T
he last month has been an exceptional one for the higher education sector in Saudi Arabia. It was marked by government approval for three Saudi universities to implement “the new university system”. The three universities are: King Saud University or KSU, King Abdulaziz University or KAU and Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University or IAU.
The new system aims to promote greater university independence academically, administratively and financially.
