Al Yamamah University — one of the best private universities in Saudi Arabia
Prof. Hussein M. AlFreihi, President of Al Yamamah University talks about Al Yamamah University — one of the best private universities in Saudi Arabia.
Prof. Hussein M. AlFreihi, President of Al Yamamah University talks about Al Yamamah University — one of the best private universities in Saudi Arabia.
Al-Yamamah University is located north of Riyadh, on the Al-Qassim Highway, and occupies an area of 160,000 square meters. It was designed in accordance with the latest standards for educational institutions. The men’s campus consists of the central academic building, the grand auditorium, main library, students’ lounge, sports club and a mosque. In addition, from its inception, Al-Yamamah University has been committed to providing female students with educational opportunities that prepare them for their vital role in the emerging Saudi labor market.
The women’s campus is the fruit of that commitment, with a state-of-the-art campus featuring modern facilities – both academic and recreational – that are fully equivalent to those enjoyed on the men’s campus. Built at a total cost of 300 million Saudi Riyals (approximately US$ 80 million), the University’s ultra-modern campus provides state-of-the-art facilities and innovative instructional designs and curricula offered by faculty from around the world.
He says, “Al Yamamah University has a few key international partnerships with a number of universities. The most important ones are joint programs with international universities, such as the Grenoble Graduate School of Business and INSEEC in France. Many of the students also attend international schools during the summer: for example, the University of California at Irvine, or they go to Munich, Germany, or to British Columbia. Our graduate students have enrolled successfully in a number of universities, like Stanford, which is among the highest-ranked universities in the United States. The university ranks very high on this parameter. The graduates are quite capable of finding high-paying jobs, which is evidence of the quality of our graduates. And this is good for the labor market as well, to invest in these graduates; that will be the only assurance that your business will survive in the long run. Al Yamamah is striving to maintain high standards, pushing for quality. We conduct surveys with our students on a regular basis. Our graduates rank among the most highly-desired in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We know that we can always improve, and are continually improving our standards. Hopefully we will meet international standards of excellence. That is certainly the aim.”