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August 25th, 2009, 07:39 PM
http://arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=125767&d=25&m=8&y=2009
JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has approved the establishment of four new universities in Dammam, Alkharj, Shaqra and Majmaa, Higher Education Minister Khaled Al-Anqari announced Monday. The minister thanked the king for his continuous support to higher education.
The Higher Education Council recommended the formation of the new universities after it observed that King Saud University in Riyadh and King Faisal University in Dammam had exceeded the natural size of a university, and feared that the present situation would affect their academic and research programs, the minister said.
King Saud University has now 120,000 students in 73 affiliated colleges located in 15 cities while King Faisal University has 66,000 students in 38 colleges dotted in six cities.
JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has approved the establishment of four new universities in Dammam, Alkharj, Shaqra and Majmaa, Higher Education Minister Khaled Al-Anqari announced Monday. The minister thanked the king for his continuous support to higher education.
The Higher Education Council recommended the formation of the new universities after it observed that King Saud University in Riyadh and King Faisal University in Dammam had exceeded the natural size of a university, and feared that the present situation would affect their academic and research programs, the minister said.
King Saud University has now 120,000 students in 73 affiliated colleges located in 15 cities while King Faisal University has 66,000 students in 38 colleges dotted in six cities.