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King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Region: Riyadh Country: Saudi Arabia

President Welcome
Year after year, our country has witnessed an increase in academic and scientific progress. Recently, under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, this progress has received a tremendous boost. Investment in human resources has always been of the utmost concern to our wise leaders, since the time of King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud, the founder of the Kingdom.

In recent years, the number of universities and colleges throughout the Kingdom has increased alongside the economic, demographic, social and environmental needs of the country.

A great product of this blessed progress has been the King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS). This university was established under the umbrella of the National Guard and the Ministry of Higher Education. It is one of the most modern universities in the region and the Arab world, specializing in health sciences and targeting the needs of the country and its citizens in the crucial field of health care. Since man is the core of progress and development a country cannot be built without the hands of its citizens.

Conditions in the National Guard Health Affairs were ripe for the establishment of a major academic institution specializing in health sciences. The efforts of the management of King Abdulaziz Medical City bore fruit with the blossoming of this good seedling planted by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz during his reign as Crown Prince when he announced the establishment of the King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences in March 2005. It was decided that the university would include Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry, Applied Medical Sciences, Pharmacy, Nursing, Public Health and Health Informatics, Sciences and Health Professions and Deanships of Postgraduate Studies, Admissions and Registration, Student Affairs, and Libraries and other academic centers. We are pleased that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques laid down the foundation stone of the KSAU-HS campuses in Riyadh, Jeddah and Al Hasa on May 13th 2008.

Once the university is completed and its academic structures are in place, it will become an educational institution capable of attracting competent and outstanding students from all over the Kingdom. The university will attract the best and most qualified faculty, and will become a scientific and educational beacon locally and regionally. It will be an international authority with its programs, specialties and areas of research. Moreover, it will be a source of pride for the country and its citizens with God's help and the care of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and his Crown Prince, His Royal Highness, Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz.

These academic milestones are proceeding with the support and close follow-up of His Royal Highness, Prince Mitib bin Abdullah,minister of state, member of the Council of Ministers and commander of the National Guard.

Brief about KSAU-HS
In mid 1980s, the National Guard Health Affairs (NGHA) initiated a number of postgraduate programs in various medical fields and subspecialties. NGHA advanced medical facilities at King Abdulaziz Medical Cities in Riyadh, Jeddah and Al Ahsa have contributed to the success of these programs, and paved the way for the university's inception in 2005.

KSAU-HS's headquarter is in Riyadh, but it has two additional campuses in Jeddah and Al Ahsa. Riyadh Campus hosts six colleges: College of Medicine, College of Dentistry, College of Pharmacy, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, College of Applied Medical Sciences, and College of Nursing. Jeddah Campus hosts two colleges; College of Medicine and College of Nursing. Al Ahsa Campus hosts two colleges; College of Applied Medical Sciences and College of Nursing.

Being under the umbrella of NGHA has given the university and its students access to King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh, Jeddah and Al Ahsa; the most advanced medical complexes in the region. Furthermore, it has enabled the university to enhance its curricula and academic programs with clinical applications and training under the supervision of highly competent health professionals.

Why KSAU-HS
The Benefits of Studying at KSAU-HS
KSAU-HS has undergone a dramatic transformation over a short period. It has changed from a predominantly teaching institution to a research-intensive university, and adopted governance and management systems based on performance and best international practices. The university has set its sights on becoming a distinguished global university.

King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC-Riyadh) initially began as a provider of high quality health services, and gradually branched into a pioneering academic institute through the following:
High quality postgraduate residency/fellowship training programs.
Organization and management of local and international scientific conferences, and advanced training programs.
KSAU-HS follows the rules and regulations of Higher Education Council and the University Council, which is chaired by the Minister of Higher Education.
The University has two branches, one in Jeddah in the Western Region and one in Al Ahsa in the Eastern Region.

The KSAU-HS and NGHA provide optimal health care for eligible patients and their dependents. KSAU-HS will provide academic opportunity, conduct research and participate in industry and community service programs in the health field. It will also provide educational health programs in an academic setting that fosters excellence in innovative learning, scientific research, compassionate patient care, and community health promotion that will enhance the health care development nationally and globally.

Why study at KSAU-HS?
KSAU-HS is:

  1. A pioneering and unique academic project.
  2. Applying the best methods of teaching and learning.
  3. Following a delicate system that establishes special programs for students in line with the needs of the labor market in Saudi Arabia.
  4. Focusing on the quantitative and qualitative education in addressing the shortage of qualified national health.
  5. Developing a modern ambitious model of scientific research to raise the level of health services.
  6. Contributing to the continuing education programs for health workers to raise their professional competence.
  7. Utilizing available educational health potential in King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC).
  8. Cooperating with regional and global academic institutions to promote and develop health education.

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Contact Details


Address: PO Box 22490, Riyadh, 11426 Riyadh

Email: dar@ksau-hs.edu.sa

+966 (1) 252 1300

www.ksau-hs.edu.sa

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