Prince Sultan University (PSU) (Arabic: جامعة الأمير سلطان), formerly Prince Sultan College, is a private university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1998, it is the first private institute of Saudi Arabia and was named after the country's then-defense minister Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, who later served as the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 2005 until his death in 2011.
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Former name | Prince Sultan College (1998–2003) |
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Motto in English | Excellence in higher education |
Type | Private |
Established | 1998 |
Parent institution | Al-Riyadh Philanthropic Society |
Accreditation | NCAAA |
Academic affiliation | AACSB |
Rector | Dr. Ahmed Al Yamani |
President of the Board of Trustees | Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Ayyaf |
Students | 3500+ |
Location | , |
Language | English |
Nickname | Falcons |
Website | www |
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Initially, it was founded as Prince Sultan Private College in 1998 by the Riyadh Philanthropic Society for Sciences and received university status in 2003. The university offers a number of bachelor's and master's degrees in various business, technical, and humanities fields.
College and Department
edit- College of Business Administration
- Department of Accounting
- Department of Finance
- Department of Marketing
- Department of Aviation and management
- MBA
- College of Engineering
- Department of Engineering Management
- Department of Interior Design Engineering
- Department of Communication and Network Engineering
- Department of Architectural Engineering
- College of Law
- College of Humanities
- Department of English language and Translation
- Department of Linguistics
- College of Computer and Information Science
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Information System
- Department of Software Engineering
Notable alumni
edit- Ahmed Alsuwaiyan, was appointed Governor and board member of the Digital Government Authority (DGA) in May 2021.
See also
editExternal links
edit- (This is not an official University forum) Prince Sultan University - forums
- http://www.psu.edu.sa/en/AboutPSU/Overview/Pages/InternationalRanking.aspx