22 June 2008
RIYADH - King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, has ordered the allocation of a piece of land to Riyadh University for Women on King Khaled International Airport Road.

Princess Al-Jawhara Bint Fahd Al-Saud, President of the university, said an integrated university city will be built on the land. It would double the admission capacity of female students, she said.

The increased capacity will serve development projects and contribute effectively to developing qualified human cadres, she said, Okaz reported Saturday.

Princess Al-Jawhara issued directives for on-time completion and furnishing of the current building on the Eastern Ring Road in order to be ready to enroll students for the fall semester of 2008 at Pharmacy, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Computer Science, Science, Medical Science, Languages and Translation, and Kindergarten departments.

© The Saudi Gazette 2008