Saudi Arabia: Postgraduate study

• University/higher education structure
• Courses

University/higher education structure

Saudi Arabia now has eight universities, all founded since the 1950s.

• Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh (website in Arabic);
• Islamic University of Medinah in the Holy City of Madinah (website in Arabic);
• King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah;
• King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Dhahran;
• King Faisal University in Dammam and Hofuf (website in Arabic);
• King Khaled University in Abha (website in Arabic);
• King Saud University in Riyadh;
• Umm Al-Qura University in the Holy City of Makkah.

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Courses

Opportunities for postgraduate study by foreign students are extremely limited. Although Saudi universities have undergone a period of expansion, the aim has been to provide opportunities for nationals who previously had to study abroad.

The majority of opportunities for overseas students to study in Saudi Arabia are at the Islamic University of Madinah, which currently has students from more than 70 countries. The focus is on religious affairs, and teaching is in Arabic, although there are language-teaching facilities for non-Arabic speakers. Admissions requirements state that applicants should be Muslim.

As teaching is conducted in English, there may be opportunities at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals for science and technology graduates.

	Written by higher education careers professionals	Date:  Summer 2007
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