The Deputy Emir of Makkah HRH Prince Abdullah bin Bandar reviewed the current and new projects of the university at its main campus in Makkah and its branches in Al-Qunfudhah, Al-Lith, Jamoum, Adhm, and Al-Ordyat dedicated to providing the proper educational environment for the male and female students. This came during his meeting today with the UQU President Prof. Abdullah bin Omar Bafail and his accompanying delegation at his office at the Emirate Chamber in Makkah.
He listened to an elaborate presentation by the UQU President on the university projects including; the development of university buildings at the university main campus and its branches to provide educational and academic buildings in line with the international standards. He also listened to the plan set by the university to complete the current and new projects to run the females' campus in Abdyia and complete the implantation of some medical colleges in the university besides the future plan of the university.
He also reviewed the steps underway to complete the projects, which he had previously ordered to implement in Al-Qunfudhah University College including; four academic buildings with an area of 24,000 square meters beside the design of the university campus in the dedicated area in the province. He additionally reviewed the requirements of the academic colleges in Al-Lith and Jamoum, the rehabilitation project of the building dedicated for male students in Adhm besides renting a building for Al-Ordyat University College, female section.
He further reviewed the executive steps of the admission process for the current academic year 1439-1440 H in which 15307 students were admitted to the university making up to 7.5% of the total students admitted to the Saudi universities. The number of the students admitted in the university was as following; main campus in Makkah and Jamoum 12250 male and female students, Al-Qunfudhah 1748 male and female students, Al-Lith 916 male and female students and Adhm 293 male and female students.