Meeting between Prince Bandar bin Saud bin Khalid and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the First League of Faisal University yesterday at King Faisal charity foundation in the Saudi capital. The university's preparatory program proposed curricula presented to the Ministry of Higher Education for adoption in September last. Prince Bandar emphasized during his meeting with a delegation from the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, he discussed ways of cooperation with the Academy's engineers who are one of the most prominent academics in the world.
The Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Faisal University such as the League of «SAUDI» will not seek in any way to change the identity of the Saudi citizen, as large disciplines taught in English, in the university, but we will look for scientific expertise in all areas where we will start from where the others ended in the sector of higher education, university taught Islamic Studies and Social Arabic language and literature also. The university aims «Faisal» mainly to the elegance of education while preserving the pure customs and traditions of Saudi.
According to Prince Bandar that Faisal University in Saudi Arabia is the only University that will concern desalination either by study or scientific research valuing the Saudi government's continued support financially and morally to serve a desalination of saline water.
The four faculties are the University of scientific medicine, engineering, science, general studies and the Technology College, which introduced its curricula in the sections of the scientific consultants specialized senior faculty members at the Universities of Cambridge and MIT considering scientific research as a basic foundation. Concentrated efforts of the University in scientific research, through the involvement of students, faculty members and staff in high-quality research closely related to local and regional needs.
The focus of research and scientific studies in the university at important strategic issues as sources of fresh water, water treatment, the use of oil, petrochemical materials and renewable energy sources and areas of genetics, clinical medicine, communications and technical micro-electronics, and Applied Economics, are benefiting all peoples on local and international levels.
The Palace of King Faisal, where Management center of university is located. The campus of King Faisal Palace, is in Almadhir district, of the Saudi capital Riyadh.
It is noteworthy that the Faisal University is non-profit-making educational foundation. It wants to be a model University pursuing a new approach of cooperation with universities and centers, where the participation of King Abdul Aziz City of Science and Technology with the University of Faisal's experiences and research laboratories and facilities, and the King Faisal specialist hospital and research center to provide great experience in the field of medicine and chemical research will be utilized with researchers from the departments of research and development in private industrial companies.