National leadership in education, research and sustainability

About Qassim University

Qassim University. Qassim University is a Saudi public university located in Buraydah on an area of 7.8 million square meters, supervised by the Saudi Ministry of Education.
It seeks national leadership in education, research, sustainability, and effective partnership nationally and globally.
It provides educational, professional, research and consultancy services that promote national development, the spirit of initiative, giving and volunteering in an inspiring environment that is governed, stimulates innovation, achieves justice, adheres to ethics and professional ethics with transparency, and applies the highest quality standards to distinguish its outputs and services by stimulating creative thinking and establishing a culture of teamwork in thinking and behavior.

Vision
National leadership in education, research and sustainability, and effective partnerships nationally and globally.

Message
National leadership in education, research and sustainability, and effective partnerships nationally and globally.

Values

Affiliation We promote patriotism, entrepreneurship, giving and volunteering.

Justice Pursue fairness and equal opportunity for all.

Integrity We perform work with sincerity and adhere to professional ethics and morals.

Transparency We are committed to disclosure, accountability and integrity.

Mastery We apply the highest quality standards to characterize our outputs and services.

Innovation Stimulate creative thinking and valuable creative products.

Institutional We cultivate a culture of teamwork, both in thought and behavior.

The university was launched under its new name (Qassim University), carrying an academic and research legacy that spans 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. The Supreme Decree No. 22042/B/7 was issued to establish the University of Qassim in the academic year 1424/1423 H. At that time, it 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 governorates 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 1429/1428H also witnessed the annexation and restructuring of health colleges (four in number), which were affiliated to the Ministry of Health, and the expansion of the establishment of new colleges at Qassim University continued, bringing the number to (17) colleges in addition to its branches in the governorates.

Partnerships and Cooperation Agreements

The university held a number of partnership and cooperation agreements with a number of ministries, authorities, associations and private companies in an effort to achieve its vision, totaling 56 contracts from 2016 to 2024.

Credits

The university obtained institutional accreditation from the National Center for Academic Accreditation and Assessment 2020-2013 and 2027-2023 full and unconditional accreditation.

As well as a number of international accreditations:

• ABET-accredited programs
• AACSB-accredited programs
• ACPE Accredited Programs
• Accreditation from the International Commission on Accreditation of Trainers
• Training Centers (IBCT)
• Professional accreditation of the Center's training standards
• American Training and Development (ACTD)
• It has also received a number of programmatic accreditations
• According to the Education and Training Evaluation Commission for a number of programs
• Doctoral programs
• Master's programs
• Bachelor's programs
• Diploma programs

Categories

The university is in the top tier of the QS Stars international five-star rating
- Times World University Rankings.
- Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities.
- World Green University Rankings.
-Qassim University ranked 1361 globally in the WebMatrix ranking.
-91 local and international program accreditations from 6 prestigious international accreditors.
- Qassim University receives U.S. international membership of the CHEA organization
- Qassim University joins the IREG International Observatory, which is the largest umbrella for the accreditation of university ranking standards around the world.