Major expansion of Kuwait University

Abdullatif A. Al-Bader, President of Kuwait University talks about the major expansion of Kuwait University. The investment value of the project is $525m.

He says, “You see now Kuwait has started, the idea was to build a new campus for Kuwait University which is now being built in the Sabah Al Salem university city and we’re in charge of it and we’re building it. Of course it started slowly because there were indecisions as to what the final project would be. But now since 2011, it’s moving and it will eventually be finished. I’m of the idea that it should be another university, rather than Kuwait University moving there because first of all Kuwait University already has 40,800 students- almost 41,000. That project, even though it’s huge and is much bigger than what we have in this university, it’s designed for 40,000 students although I’m sure it will handle 1000 students no problem if you compare it to this university. “

“If that university campus was to become a new university and it attracted 40,000-60,000 students, it would reduce the load on this university. In my opinion, this university with its facilities it should shrink in size – now it’s 5 campuses, it should remain on just 2 campuses. Leave out the medical campus, that’s an independent one which should be either here in Shuwaikh and only in Shuwaikh. It will have 25,000 students, 15,000 postgraduate students and 10,000 undergraduates.” he adds.