University history
Qassim University History
The university was launched under its new name (Qassim University) carrying an academic and research legacy extending back to more than four decades in the region, as some colleges have received their students since the year 1401 AH. The university was established in implementation of the national plan to expand higher education and universities, and Royal Decree No. 22042/B/7 was issued to establish Qassim University in the academic year 1423/1424 AH. At that time, it included seven colleges affiliated with the branches of Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University and King Saud University in the Qassim region. ; Thus, it became the first university in the region.
Qassim University is considered one of the first modern universities, after the seven universities, in terms of its establishment, development, and expansion. In fulfillment of the directives of the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to advance the educational process, it opened new colleges due to the increasing numbers of high school graduates in all regions of Qassim. The number of colleges increased in the academic year 1427/1428 AH as a result of the inclusion of teachers’ colleges and girls’ colleges of education in the cities of the Qassim region (there are nine colleges) to the university. The academic year 1428/1429 AH also witnessed the annexation and restructuring of health colleges (four in number), which were affiliated with the Ministry of Health. The expansion of the establishment of new colleges at Qassim University continued, bringing the number currently to (38) colleges located in (12) governorates in the Qassim region, in addition to The main headquarters is in the university city of Al-Malida, in addition to the Deanship of Educational Services, which supervises the preparatory year, and the Deanship of Community Service, which supervises the various diploma programs. The university’s colleges are distributed across various regions of Al-Qassim.
The university did not limit itself to the study curriculum using traditional methods only; Rather, the Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education was established. In order to keep pace with scientific, technical and cultural developments, and to facilitate male and female students wishing to continue their academic journey in the field of higher education and move forward towards a better tomorrow.
The support of the Kingdom’s government for this emerging university and what it provided to it had a clear impact on its transformation into a modern university whose number of students currently stands at (66,894) male and female students from more than (80) countries around the world.
Qassim University occupies a distinguished position among higher education institutions in the Kingdom. It is also considered one of the comprehensive government universities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is determined to develop and modernize its curricula and decisions, and provide an academic environment for the advancement of various fields of science and knowledge, and to conduct meaningful scientific studies and research related to the problems of the environment and society. .