The process of attending Saudi Universities

The process of attending Saudi universities

Saudi colleges that provide financial aid to Muslim students from all over the globe to further their education are widely known to a large number of individuals. These educational institutions have garnered a significant amount of recognition over the course of the last few decades due to the fact that they have graduated hundreds of thousands of students from almost every nation on the planet. The universities that are associated with the Islamic University of Madinah, Umm al-Qura University in Makkah, and Imam Muhammad bin Saʿud Islamic University in Riyadh are among the most recognized of these educational institutions. On the other hand, the vast majority of people are not aware of the fact that Saudi Arabia is home to a total of 25 institutions with substantial enrollment capacities, which are dispersed throughout the country’s numerous areas. Additionally, in 2010, the Saudi Ministry of Higher Education established a directive that requires every Saudi institution to guarantee that five percent of the students admitted for each semester are students who are not students receiving scholarships from the Saudi government. Many people who are interested in studying Islam and have great expectations and who have applied to the more prestigious colleges but were not admitted would be able to take advantage of this chance.

During the course of the last several years, a significant number of these other educational institutions have begun to execute the mandate issued by the government that requires them to admit students from outside the nation. On the other hand, only a few of them have established Arabic language institutes that are dedicated to teaching Arabic to individuals who are not natural speakers of the language in order to prepare them to study at the different colleges of the respective universities. Therefore, in order to be eligible for enrollment at the majority of these colleges, you are required to have a strong foundation in the Arabic language.

To put it another way, once an applicant is accepted to one of these universities, he is typically given the opportunity to select his undergraduate studies from any of the university’s colleges (with the exception of certain colleges, such as the college of medicine). This means that he is not required to necessarily specialize in Islamic studies. Those individuals who are interested in pursuing a specialty in Islamic studies are often restricted to a single institution: the college of tarbiyah (education). This college offers a variety of specialties, one of which is Islamic studies. Additionally, the college offers other specializations in the fields of ʿAqidah, Tafsir, Hadith, and Fiqh.

On the other hand, each of these institutions has a branch of the same college that is specifically designed for female students. Nevertheless, they do not provide services for students who do not know Arabic, and they do not have Arabic language institutions comparable to those that they could have for male students. Because of this, these colleges do not accept applications from non-Saudi females from other countries unless they already have a command of the Arabic language, are able to attend the college without any further steps, and are currently residing in Saudi Arabia with their spouses.

Upon acceptance, a student is eligible to enjoy the same privileges as are available to students who are not receiving Saudi scholarships at other Saudi colleges. These include, but are not limited to the following:

As well as a residence permit and a student visa
In addition to a monthly stipend of 850 SR (or 900 SR for post-graduate students), the student will get an annual round-trip airline ticket to the nation from whence they originated.
Free housing (only for students who are attending school alone).
Cost-free primary medical care
Reduced prices on meals
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To begin, the prerequisites for admission to any Saudi institution are the same for non-Saudis who are currently residing outside of Saudi Arabia. These prerequisites include a maximum age of 25 years, a high school diploma, and other similar conditions. Each and every university in Saudi Arabia is obligated to comply with these regulations, which were established by the Saudi Ministry of Higher Education.

Second, a few of these educational institutions provide an online application procedure that may be accessed via their respective primary websites. However, there are others who do not, which makes it challenging to apply to them. However, candidates who are interested in applying to these colleges might submit their papers to them via the mail in the hope that they would be received by the appropriate individuals.

It is typically the case that the papers that are requested are the same for all institutions. They are as described below:

The cover letter should be written in either Arabic or English and should include the applicant’s complete postal address, as well as their phone number and email address. The applicant should also state that they are interested in attending the same institution.
The candidate must submit a minimum of two tazkiyahs, which are letters of reference, from well-known Islamic institutes in their nation.
a copy of the diploma from high school
Both a copy of the birth certificate and a copy of the academic transcript
Official copy of the passport
There are formal application deadlines for some of these colleges, while others do not have any deadlines at all. You may get that information by clicking on the links that I have supplied below for each higher education institution.

Schools of higher education that have Arabic Language Institutes:

The University of Qassim

There are two universities in Saudi Arabia that do not have Arabic language institutes:

King Saud University in Riyadh and King Abdul-Aziz University in Jeddah.

• A University of Taif
• The Dammam University (Ustam)
• Tabuk University,
• Prince Sattam bin Abdul-Aziz University (Kharj),
• King Khalid University (Abha),
• King Faisal University (Hufuf)
• Universiti Hail University