Prince Mohammad University
| جامعة الأمير محمد بن فهد | |
| Motto | Making History... Building Leaders |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | September, 2006 |
| President | Dr. Issa Al- Ansari |
| Location | Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia |
| Website | Official website |
Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University (Arabic: جامعة الأمير محمد بن فهد ), abbreviated PMU, is a private university in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. It was founded by Prince Muhammad bin Fahd, former governor of the Eastern Province.
The University is accredited by the Saudi Ministry of Education and regionally by NCAAA (The National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment with responsibility for determining standards and procedures for accreditation and quality assurance and accrediting postsecondary institutions and programs within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Commission is an independent authority, responsible to the Higher Council of Education. The Commission's objectives specified in its by law include a wide range of functions associated with support for improvements of the quality of postsecondary education in all fields of learning other than defense, see: http://www.ncaaa.org.sa/en/AboutUs/Pages/Vision.aspx). Internationally, the university is seeking accreditation from various accreditation bodies. Currently, the Electrical Engineering department is accredit by ABET. Applications for accreditation of the Civil and Mechanical Engineering departments are submitted to the same accreditation body) The university was inaugurated in April 2006 and was formally opened on 8 October 2008 with bachelor's degrees in 17 academic programs with some courses taught in Arabic (many are being taught in English currently). It is composed of three colleges: College of Engineering - Civil and Mechanical for males, and Interior Design for females), College of Business (both genders- but in segregated programs with most of the faculty on the male side) and College of Information Technology (both genders). In March 2008 it started an Executive EMBA program in conjunction with Maastricht School of Management. As of 17 March 2012, the affiliation with Maastricht was terminated by Maastricht.
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