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Line 1: {{distinguish|King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences}}▼ {{Short description|Public university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia}} ▲{{distinguish|King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox university Line 28: | free = | logo = | website = {{ }} '''King Saud University''' ('''KSU''', {{lang-ar|جامعة الملك سعود|Jāmiʿa al-Malik Saʿūd}}) is a [[public university]] in [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]]. Established in 1957 by [[Saud of Saudi Arabia|King Saud bin Abdulalziz]] to address the country's skilled worker shortage, it is the first university in [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref name="topuniversities1">{{cite web|url=http://www.topuniversities.com/institution/king-saud-university |title=Top Universities|publisher=Top Universities|date=12 November 2009|access-date=16 November 2010}}</ref> It was known as '''Riyadh University''' from 1964 until it was reverted to its inceptive name in 1982.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://countrystudies.us/saudi-arabia/31.htm |title=Saudi Arabia - EDUCATION |publisher=Countrystudies.us |access-date=16 November 2010}}</ref> It was converted into an independent non-profit academic institution in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web | The student body of KSU today consists of 40,000 male and female students, 7% of which are international.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/king-saud-university|title=King Saud University|website=Timeshighereducation.com|access-date=28 September 2017}}</ref> The female students have their own disciplinary panel,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksu.edu.sa/Students/Female%20Students/OlyashahCenter/Aboutcenter/Pages/Committees.aspx|title=King Saud University >Committees > About center KSU -|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907011058/http://ksu.edu.sa/Students/Female%20Students/OlyashahCenter/Aboutcenter/Pages/Committees.aspx|archive-date=7 September 2013}}</ref> and there is a center supervising the progress of female students, either personally by female faculty members or by male faculty members via a closed television network.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksu.edu.sa/Students/Female%20Students/OlyashahCenter/Aboutcenter/Pages/default.aspx|title=King Saud University > Home > About center KSU -|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230060107/http://www.ksu.edu.sa/Students/Female%20Students/OlyashahCenter/Aboutcenter/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=30 December 2011}}</ref> The university offers courses in the [[natural sciences]], the [[humanities]], and [[professional studies]], and many courses are tuition-free.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/king-saud-university|title=King Saud University|website=Topuniversities.com|access-date=28 September 2017}}</ref> The medium of instruction in undergraduate programs is [[English language|English]] and [[Arabic]] depending on the chosen major. Among Arab universities, its medical programs are highly regarded. Line 170: <!------------- World/Global rankings ------------> | ARWU_W =101-150<small> (2022)</small> | ARWU_W_ref =<ref>[https://www.shanghairanking.com/institution/king-saud-university]</ref> | QS_W =203<small> (2024)</small> | QS_W_ref =<ref name="topuniversities.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/king-saud-university}}</ref> | THE_W =251–300<small> (2023)</small> | THE_W_ref =<ref name="timeshighereducation.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/king-saud-university}}</ref> | USNWR_W =213<small> (2023)</small> | USNWR_W_ref =<ref name="usnews.com">[https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/king-saud-university-503764]</ref> | CWTS_W = 111<small> (2023)</small> | CWTS_W_ref = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2023/list}}</ref> | THE_Asia =38<small> (2023)</small> | THE_Asia_ref =<ref name="timeshighereducation.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/king-saud-university}}</ref> | QS_Arab =4<small> (2024)</small> | QS_Arab_ref =<ref name="topuniversities.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/king-saud-university}}</ref> |THE_Arab=7<small> (2022)</small>|THE_Arab_ref=<ref name="timeshighereducation.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/king-saud-university}}</ref>|USNWR_Asia=32<small> (2023)</small>|USNWR_Asia_ref=<ref name="usnews.com">[https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/king-saud-university-503764]</ref>}} The university offers a broad range of undergraduate courses in the natural sciences, the social sciences, the humanities and professional studies. Tuition is completely free and generous scholarships are available for Saudi and international students. The medium of instruction in undergraduate programs is English and Arabic. Applicants are required to pass an Arabic examination if they are from a non-Arabic speaking country. English-language support at all levels is provided by the Languages Unit. Line 295: * [[Saad Albazei]], Professor of English and Comparative Literature * [[Mujahid Kamran]], he was an associate professor at King Saud University from 2001 to 2004. * Robert Seeds, (son of Sir [[William Seeds]]), Lecturer, Head of English Department and Professor from 1959-1974<ref>"The Times" May 9, 1967 p.VII-VIII == See also == | |||