King Abdulaziz University
King Abdulaziz University (KAU) is a Saudi Arabian state university in Jeddah. It was founded in 1967 by a group of businesspeople led by Muhammad Abu Bakr Bakhashab and includes writer Hamza Bogary as a private university. Under the command of then-King Faisal, King Abdulaziz University was turned to a public university in 1974 by a vote of the Saudi Arabian Council of Ministers. Times Higher Education has recognized it as the best Arab university in 2021. Four main rating tables have ranked King Abdulaziz University among the top 200 universities in the world.
Between 2004 and 2014, King Abdulaziz University implemented a campaign to attract overseas students, and almost 150 research projects or fields were accepted. The institution has established worldwide research partnerships, including a cooperative moon research program with the Astronomic Observatory of Oukameden in Morocco. The institution contains 13 research centers, most of which are focused on medicine (medical genomics and osteoperosis), the environment and energy, climate change, and desalination.
Since 2020, according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities, it has been rated between 101 and 150. In addition, King Abdulaziz University is placed 51 in the U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking for 2020. According to the London-based Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings, King Abdulaziz University is placed 143rd among the world's best universities in 2021.
- Location: Jeddah, Makkah,Saudi Arabia
- Website: http://www.kau.edu.sa/
