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History of the university
The university was launched under its new name (Qassim University), carrying an academic and research legacy that extends for more than four decades in the region, as some colleges have received their students since 1401 AH. The university was established in implementation of the national plan to expand higher education and universities, and the Supreme Decision No. 22042/B/7 was issued to establish Qassim University in the academic year 1424/1423 AH, which at that time 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 one of the first modern universities, after the seven universities, in terms of establishment, development and expansion, and in fulfillment of the directives of the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to promote the educational process, new colleges were opened due to the increasing number of high school graduates in all regions of Qassim. The number of colleges increased in the academic year 1428/1427 AH as a result of the inclusion of teachers' colleges and girls' education colleges in the cities of the Qassim region (nine colleges) to the university. The academic year 1429/1428 AH also witnessed the inclusion and restructuring of health colleges (four in number), which were affiliated to the Ministry of Health. The expansion in the establishment of new colleges at Qassim University continued, bringing the number to (38) colleges located in (12) governorates in the Qassim region, in addition to the main headquarters in the university city in Al-Malida, in addition to the Deanship of Educational Services overseeing the preparatory year and the Deanship of Community Service overseeing the various diploma programs, the university colleges are distributed in different regions of Qassim.
The Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education was established to keep pace with scientific, technical and civilizational developments, and to facilitate those who wish to continue their studies in the field of higher education and move forward towards a better tomorrow.
The Saudi government's support for this fledgling university has had a clear impact on its transformation into a modern university with a current student population of 66,894 students from more than 80 countries around the world.
The University of Qassim occupies a distinguished position among higher education institutions in the Kingdom. It is one of the comprehensive public universities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and is determined to develop and modernize its curricula and courses, provide an academic environment to advance the various fields of science and knowledge, and conduct meaningful scientific studies and research related to the environment and society.