http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/05/15/149218.html
Saudi Arabia opens largest women's university in the world
Sunday, 15 May 2011
King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia inaugurating Princess
Nora Bint Abdulrahman University (PNU) on the outskirts of the
capital, Riyadh.
By MUSTAPHA AJBAILI
AL ARABIYA WITH AGENCIES
King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia opened on Sunday the
largest women's university campus in the world in a major move to
boost women's higher education in the Kingdom.
The SAR20 billion ($5.3-billion) new campus of Princess Nora Bint
Abdulrahman University (PNU) on the outskirts of the capital, Riyadh,
was inaugurated in the presence of senior royal family members,
ministers and foreign diplomats.
The university campus, spreading over eight million square meters (26
million feet), will host up to 50,000 students in its 15 departments.
It is also planned to be a car-free environment, operating a shuttle
monorail train and electric buggies for internal transport, while
solar panels stretched on the campus will reportedly generate 18
percent of the power needed for air-conditioning.
An aerial view of Princess Nora Bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh.
(SPA photo)
The campus also boasts a 700-bed hospital and accommodation facilities
that could lodge 12,000 students.
"The new campus is considered the largest women-only university in the
world," Huda Al-Ameel, the newly appointed PNU president said,
according to Arab News.
Ms. Al-Ameel said the huge campus was completed in a record time of
less than three years on the instructions of King Abdullah.
"We are grateful to King Abdullah for this vital project, which will
surely encourage PNU staff and students to exploit this state-of-the
art facility to excel in education," she said.
Munira Al-Abdan, vice president for studies and development, said PNU
seeks to provide high quality academic education and skills for its
students. "We have designed our academic programs to meet job market
requirements," she said.
"We provide our graduates with additional training courses to
strengthen their competitive capabilities in the job market," Ms.
Abdan added.
She also said the university will be environment-friendly by promoting
a paperless work policy and carrying out all its internal activities
electronically.
The university's library has about six million titles including reference books.
Women make up 58 percent of the total student population of 130,000 at
seven universities in Saudi Arabia, according to the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The Saudi
government devotes nearly 30 percent of its annual budget, or $40
billion, to education.
(Mustapha Ajbaili, an editor of Al Arabiya, can be reach at:
Mustapha.ajbaili@mbc.net)
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