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Promote sustainable commuting
Dedicated bus service for students
Qassim University provides an organized and dedicated transportation service for students via buses that operate according to predefined routes, encouraging the use of high-capacity mass transportation instead of individual vehicles, and contributing to reducing congestion and carbon emissions.
Allocating pedestrian paths on campus
The campus design includes pedestrian walkways and dedicated trails (Non-Motorized Transport) that encourage walking as a sustainable and healthy mode of transportation within the campus, enhancing the environmental quality of life.
Student housing location near campus
By planning dormitories close to university facilities, the university encourages students to walk and reduce reliance on motorized transportation, reducing daily commuting distances and maintaining a more sustainable environment.
Launching bus route (16) to Qassim University
Public transport bus route No. (16), which connects Ras → Al-Bukairiyah → Qassim University, was launched to facilitate the mobility of students and employees via public transport and reduce the use of private cars, thereby promoting regional sustainable transportation.
Research on sustainable transportation-related sidewalks at Qassim University
According to a research study, the engineering team at Qassim University is working to develop sustainable pavements within infrastructure projects to support safe and sustainable transportation, as all infrastructure components are linked to the concept of sustainable transportation and reducing environmental impacts.
Qassim University achieves advanced global ranking in sustainability, including transportation
Qassim University ranked 153rd globally and second locally in the GreenMetric global sustainability ranking, which is one of the most prominent university rankings in this field. The ranking includes a set of environmental performance and sustainability criteria, including the sustainable transportation criterion, which measures the university's efforts in developing transportation infrastructure, reducing emissions, and encouraging environmentally friendly means of transportation.
Goal-related news
The university achieved 153rd place globally and second place locally in the international sustainability ranking "Green Matrics" Green Matrics 2022, out of 1050 local and international universities, for its attention to the principles of comprehensive institutional and environmental sustainability academically, socially and economically, maintaining its advanced position globally in the ranking. This achievement emphasizes the continuity of the university's progress in various international rankings in a short period of time, [...]
2022-12-19
The University signed a new contract to develop the infrastructure of student parking lots yesterday, Sunday, at the headquarters of the University City, with Bandar and Khalid Al-Mazeed Trading and Contracting Company, under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Dr. Faisal bin Meshal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Qassim Region, who blessed this agreement that will benefit the staff of the university, wishing everyone success. The agreement was signed [...]
2018-11-26
Engineer Saleh Al-Dhalei, Director of the Services and Maintenance Department at the university, revealed the university's intention to afforest and cultivate the parking lots of male and female students in the university city, due to the environmental and health benefits and cost savings for the university, as the project started with planting the parking lots of the College of Shari'ah as a first phase, with more than 500 different trees, including: "Bazromia, Ficus and Ficus", and the rest of the college parking lots are being completed. Al-Daleh pointed out [...]
2018-10-03