Umm-al-Qura University
| Umm-al-Qura University | |
|---|---|
| founding | 1981 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Mecca , Saudi Arabia |
| Students | 22,580 (2005) |
| Employee | 1,108 (2005) |
| Website | uqu.edu.sa |
The Umm-al-Qura University ( Arabic جامعة أم القرى Jamiat Umm al-Qura , DMG Ǧāmiʿat Umm al-Qurā 'University of the Mother of All Cities') is a public university in Mecca , Saudi Arabia . "Umm al-Qura" is an epithet of Mecca and means "the mother of the cities". The university was established in 1981 by Royal Decree No. 39 (July 30, 1981) from faculties of King Abdulaziz University .
Faculties
- College of Applied Sciences
- College of Applied Medical Science
- College of Arabic Language
- College of Community Service and Continuing Education
- College of Computers
- College of Da'wa and Usul-ud-Din
- College of Education (in Makkah)
- College of Education for Girls at Al-Qunfudah
- College of Education for Girls in Al Leith
- College of Education for Girls - Literature Sections
- College of Education for Girls - Domestic Economy
- College of Education for the Preparation of Female Teachers
- College of Engineering and Islamic Architecture
- College of Medicine
- College of Pharmacy
- College of Teacher Preparation in Al-Qunfudah
- College of Teacher Preparation in Makkah
- College of Shari'ah and Islamic Studies
- College of Social Sciences
- Faculty of Dentistry
- Institute of Scientific Research and Revival of Islamic Heritage
- Institute of Arabic Language for Non-Native Speakers
Web links
- uqu.edu.sa (Official Website)
- chronicle.com: Ursula Lindsay, 'Saudi Arabia Reaches Out to Foreign Colleges at Conference' , in: The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 21, 2011
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Saudi higher education system: facts and figures ( memento of the original from May 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Abdulrahman M. Abouammoh, Advisor, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Higher Education, April 26, 2005 Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Umm al-Qura. Mecca, the mother of the cities of the Mohammedan religion Andreas Magnus Hunglinger von Yngue, Degen, 1804.
- ↑ Country Analysis Saudi Arabia - The Saudi 'Market' for Higher Education ( Memento of the original from December 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Karola Hahn, study commissioned by the DAAD , July 2005
- ↑ The Development of Umm Al-Qura University ( Memento of the original from January 7, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Umm Al-Qura University website uqu.edu.sa
Coordinates: 21 ° 19 ′ 31.4 ″ N , 39 ° 56 ′ 42.5 ″ E