جامعة الأميرة نورة بنت عبد الرحمن | |
Former names | Riyadh University for Women (until 2008)[1] |
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Motto | Empowerment |
Type | Public university |
Established | 1970[1] |
Rector | Dr. Inas bint Suleiman bin Mohammed Al-Issa[2] |
Vice Rector | Fawzia bint Mohammed Abalkhail |
Academic staff | 3767 |
Administrative staff | 2161[3] |
Students | 33,825[3] |
Postgraduates | 777 |
331 | |
Location | Riyadh , Saudi Arabia 24°50′46″N 46°43′12″E / 24.846°N 46.72°E |
Colors | Turquoise |
Website | www |
Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University (PNU; Arabic: جامعة الأميرة نورة بنت عبد الرحمن), formerly Riyadh University for Women, is a public women's university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the largest women's university in the world. Established in 1970 during the reign of King Faisal bin Abdulalziz, it assumed its current name in 2008 when it was granted university status by King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and is named after Noura bint Abdul Rahman, elder sister and adviser of King Abdulaziz ibn Saud and the eldest daughter of Abdul Rahman bin Faisal, the last emir of the Second Saudi State.
The university offers diplomas, bachelor and postgraduate degrees. It has 34 colleges in the city of Riyadh and in the neighbouring cities, an Arabic Language Institute (for non-speakers of Arabic), a Deanship of Community Service and Continuous Education, and a Community College. It has more than 5,000 academic and administrative staff.[4]
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