| King Faisal University جامعة الملك فيصل |
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| Established | 1975[1] |
| Type | Public_university |
| Academic staff | 2,619 |
| Students | 90,000+ |
| Location | Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia |
| Website | http://www.kfu.edu.sa |
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King Faisal University (KFU) is a public university King Faisal University was founded in 1975 (1395H) by royal decree with a main campus in the city of Hofuf in Al-Ahsa. The university was inaugurated by the late King Faisal Bin Abdulaziz on 6th of Jamada II, 1397 H. At the time of inauguration King Faisal University comprised four colleges; Agriculture and Food Sciences, Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources, Medicine, and Architecture.
King Faisal University is located south of the city of Hofuf and occupies a total land space of 4,000,000 square meters. The university's station for Agriculture and Veterinary Training and Research near Guaiba also sits on a land space of 6,000,000 square meters. In addition, the new campus teaching hospital (under construction) with its capacity of 400-patient beds is situated on a 1,500,000 square meters land, 25 kilometer east of the city of Hofuf.
By 2010 the number of colleges at King Faisal University has risen to 14 including the following[2]:
King Faisal University has 11 supporting deanships as follows:
Research centers at King Faisal University include:
King Faisal University hosts a student population of 29019 in its undergraduate level main stream programs for 1432-1433 H, 11672 students are males and 17347 are females. Enrollment in Postgraduate programs are 778. In addition, 36194 students (males and females) are enrolled in distance and e-learning education programs.
A total number of 2619 staff working at King Faisal University. Out of 2619, 1419 are faculty, 1200 working as support and operating.
Covering a large genre of important specialties, King Faisal University offers a total of 86 academic programs. 59 of these programs are undergraduate and 27 are graduate programs. Graduates of such programs earn degrees ranging from higher diploma to master degree.
In the College of Arts
Islamic Studies English Language History Geography Sociology Library and Information Information and Communications
In the College of Science
Physics Chemistry Life Science Mathematics
In the College of Education
Special Education Kindergarten Physical Education Art Education
In the College of Business Administration
Finance Marketing Accounting Management Information System Health Administration Hospitality Management Business Administration Project Management
In the College of Computer Science and Information Technology
Computer Information System Computer Science
In the College of Engineering
Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Material Engineering Chemical Engineering Water Desalination Engineering Biomedical Engineering
In the College of Agriculture Science and Food
Plant Biotechnology Nutrition Food Science Food Industry Plant Protection Fisheries Ruminantia Sciences Poultry Science Applied Agricultural Science Water Science Agribusiness Consumer sciences Home Economics sciences Child and Family Science Clothing and Textiles Science Ecology Natural Resources Animal Biotechnology Food Biotechnology Horticultural Sciences Crop Sciences Therapeutic Science Agricultural Systems Engineering Field Mechanization
In the College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources
Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources
In the College of Clinical Pharmacy
D-Pharma
In the College of Medicine and Surgery
Medicine and Surgery Crops and Range Agricultural Economics Soils and Water Plant Protection Agricultural Engineering Food Science and Technology Animal Sciences Home Economics – Nutrition Home Economics – Education Home Economics - Family and Child Development Animal Health-Laboratory Diagnosis Animal Health - Preventive Medicine Veterinary Anatomy Home Economics sciences Child and Family Science Clothing and Textiles Science Ecology Natural Resources Animal Biotechnology Food Biotechnology Horticultural Sciences Crop Sciences Therapeutic Science Agricultural Systems Engineering Field Mechanization
In the College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources
Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources
In the College of Clinical Pharmacy
D-Pharma
In the College of Medicine and Surgery
Medicine and Surgery Crops and Range Agricultural Economics Soils and Water Plant Protection Agricultural Engineering Food Science and Technology Animal Sciences Home Economics – Nutrition Home Economics – Education Home Economics - Family and Child Development Animal Health-Laboratory Diagnosis Animal Health - Preventive Medicine Veterinary Anatomy
Crops and Range Agricultural Economics Soils and Water Plant Protection Agricultural Engineering Food Science and Technology Animal Sciences Home Economics – Nutrition Home Economics – Education Home Economics - Family and Child Development Animal Health-Laboratory Diagnosis Animal Health - Preventive Medicine Veterinary Anatomy Theriogenology Veterinary Pathology Veterinary Pharmacology Applied Linguistics (TEFL) Arabic Language - Literary Criticism Arabic Language - Linguistics Educational Administration Giftedness and Creativity Psychological Counseling and Guidance Student Counseling and Guidance MBA Mathematics Physics Biochemistry and Molecular Biology(soon)
In addition to main stream education, King Faisal University offers e-learning and distance education. State-of-the-art e-Learning systems are used in this program. These include virtual classroom system for interactive synchronous learning and class capturing system, to avail lectures asynchronously to learners through the internet and mobile phone. The number of enrollment in the e-learning programs is around 36194 students. Students earn bachelors degree in the eight programs offered. These programs are offered in the colleges of Arts, Education, and Business Administration.
In the College of Arts
Arabic Language English Language Islamic Studies Social Studies (Geography, History, Sociology)
In the College of Education
Special Education
In the College of Business Administration
Business Administration
With its solid base of highly qualified researchers, well trained technical staff, and fully equipped research labs and facilities, King Faisal University has set itself as one of the leading higher education and research institutions in the kingdom. King Faisal University's qualitative research centers, training and research station, deanship of scientific research, and institute of research and consultations continue to redirect their strategies, programs, and activities to recruit more able researchers, attract more funding, engage in more outstanding research projects, and achieve more international collaboration and linkages to bring King Faisal University's research programs and publications to more internationally recognized standards. Starting 2010, the university has reshaped its vision and mission and assumed more responsibility towards and engagement with the community. Accordingly, and to harmonize with this new era, both vision and mission of research in the university have been redrawn. King Faisal University's new vision for research is to “be recognized as the area leading university where research directly benefits local society and environment.” Consequently, the university‟s research mission is to be distinguished as a “governmental institution where research will be focused on areas that pertain to society and environment needs and problems” Based on this renewed sense of research, the university will seek to achieve excellence in some identified areas, giving priority to: Environmental Sustainability, Natural Resource Management, Medicine and Healthcare, Agriculture and Food resources, Engineering for Hot and Arid Regions, Biotechnology, and Nontechnology and Material science Applications. In this new phase, King Faisal University will work to advance knowledge through creative research and scholarship across a wide range of academic disciplines and to nurture a high quality graduate research environment. The tools to accomplish this will include but will not be limited to the following:
In the equation of more enablement of the university‟s research capabilities for better enablement and development of the community, the newly established Institute of Research and Consultations is set to play a major role in reaching out to the community with King Faisal University's expertise in various developmental fields, carrying solutions to existing problems, be they social or scientific, related to knowledge, business, or industry, leading to short-term or sustainable development. Through contractual research, the institute will magnify the return of King Faisal University's investment in human and material resources and infrastructure, providing innovative research, consultative, analytical, and technical services, and high impact training to public and private sectors to help them better address their greatest challenges and improve the quality of their services and products, increase the speed of their performance, and maximize the their return and revenue.
KFU has agreements and works in close collaboration with a good number of national and international institutions, organizations, and agencies in academic and research areas of mutual interest. At the national level, KFU has signed 18 agreements with different ministries, universities, research centers, and industry and business organizations. KFU‟s domestic partnerships include such organization as.