Fahd bin Sultan University
{{short description|Private university in Saudi Arabia}}
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| academic_staff = nearly 50 (2010-2011){{cite web|title=2010-2011 Catalogue|url=http://www.fbsu.edu.sa/PDF/FBSU_Catalogue.pdf|work=FBSU|accessdate=14 August 2012}}
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| city = Tabuk
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Fahd bin Sultan University (FBSU) is a private university in Saudi Arabia{{cite web|title=Private Universities|url=http://www.mohe.gov.sa/en/studyinside/privateedu/Pages/listphe.aspx|publisher=Ministry of Higher Education|accessdate=14 August 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423075451/http://www.mohe.gov.sa/en/studyinside/privateedu/Pages/listphe.aspx|archivedate=23 April 2012|df=dmy-all}} and the first private university in the country using English as a medium of instruction.{{cite web|title=AUB helps establish first private English-speaking university in northern Saudi Arabia|url=http://www.aub.edu.lb/communications/media/Documents/oct-11/FBSU-REP-EN.pdf|work=American University of Lebanon|accessdate=14 August 2012|date=19 October 2011}}
History and profile
FBSU was established in Tabuk as a private college in 2003 under the patronage of Prince Fahd bin Sultan, governor of Tabuk Province.{{cite web|title=University background|url=http://www.fbsu.edu.sa/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1542&Itemid=459|work=FBSU|accessdate=14 August 2012|archive-date=8 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308130224/http://fbsu.edu.sa/index.php?id=1542&itemid=459&option=com_content&view=article|url-status=dead}} It initially included only College of Computing. In the academic year 2007-2008, a branch for female students was added, and the college was inaugurated by the late Sultan bin Abdulaziz.{{cite news|title=Sultan opens Prince Fahd bin Sultan University in Tabuk|url=http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2008100818646|accessdate=30 April 2012|newspaper=Saudi Gazette|date=8 October 2008 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930140810/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2008100818646|archivedate=30 September 2013|df=dmy}} One year later, two colleges were added; the College of Engineering and of Business and Management. Therefore, the university is made up of three colleges, all focusing on technical fields. It provides undergraduate and postgraduates programs.{{cite web|title=Fahd bin Sultan University|url=http://www.university-directory.eu/Saudi-Arabia/Fahd-Bin-Sultan-University.html#.UCpQ3FZgKWY|publisher=University Directory|accessdate=14 August 2012}}
The campus of the university is 10 km away from Tabuk.{{cite web|title=Fahd bin Sultan University|url=http://wikimapia.org/4311619/Fahad-Bin-Sultan-University|publisher=Wikimapia|accessdate=14 August 2012}} In October 2011, it gained the status of the university.{{cite news|title=King approves Fahd bin Sultan University|url=http://www.allvoices.com/news/10498279-king-approves-fahd-bin-sultan-university |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116145332/http://www.allvoices.com/news/10498279-king-approves-fahd-bin-sultan-university|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 January 2013|accessdate=14 August 2012|newspaper=Arab News |date=1 October 2011 }} It is accredited by ABET.{{cite web|title=Fahd bin Sultan University|url=http://www.myuniversityeducation.com/world-universities/middle-east/saudi-arabia/fahad-bin-sultan-university.html|work=My University Education|accessdate=14 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121537/http://www.myuniversityeducation.com/world-universities/middle-east/saudi-arabia/fahad-bin-sultan-university.html|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
Governance
The university is governed by a board of trustees chaired by Prince Fahd. Abdallah I. Husein Malkawi is the president of the University.{{cite web|title=About President|url=http://www.fbsu.edu.sa/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1642&Itemid=767|work=FBSU|accessdate=14 August 2012|archive-date=10 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110192850/http://www.fbsu.edu.sa/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1642&Itemid=767|url-status=dead}}
Partnership
FBSU is in close relationship with American University of Beirut that provides technical and consultative support.{{cite web|title=REP Catalogue|url=http://www.aub.edu.lb/rep/rep_home/Documents/Rep_Catalogue09.pdf|publisher=American University of Beirut (AUB)|accessdate=14 August 2012|date=November 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812231534/http://www.aub.edu.lb/rep/rep_home/Documents/Rep_Catalogue09.pdf|archive-date=12 August 2012|url-status=dead}} The collaboration between the two institutions began in 2006. In April 2013, FBSU joined the SAP University Alliance Program, being the eleventh Saudi university that is part of the program.{{cite news|title=Fahad Bin Sultan University partners with SAP to boost IT graduates' job prospects |url=http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20130402159495 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130418003539/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20130402159495|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2013 |accessdate=3 April 2013 |newspaper=Saudi Gazette|date=2 April 2013}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/user/FahadBinSultanUniver Official YouTube Channel of the University]
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