Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University is a public university in Dammam in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, one of the oldest institutions of the province and one of the country's leading universities for medicine.伊玛目阿卜杜拉赫曼·本·费萨尔大学是沙特阿拉伯东部省达曼的一所公立大学，是该省历史最悠久的院校之一，也是沙特在医学领域领先的大学之一。

It was founded in 1975 as a branch of King Faisal University, became the independent University of Dammam in 2009 and took its present name in 2016 during a visit by King Salman, honouring Abdul Rahman bin Faisal, the father of King Abdulaziz.该校 1975 年作为费萨尔国王大学的分校创办，2009 年独立并更名为达曼大学，2016 年在国王萨勒曼访问期间改为现名，以纪念阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王之父阿卜杜拉赫曼·本·费萨尔。

It has 19 colleges, 4 institutes and 15 research and academic centres across the Eastern Province, and is placed 474th in the 2027 QS World University Rankings, in the 651-700 band of the 2027 Times Higher Education ranking and 596th in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities, and did not enter the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities.该校在东部省设有 19 个学院、4 个研究所与 15 个研究与学术中心；在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 474，2027 年泰晤士高等教育排名处于 651 至 700 区间，2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名第 596，并且未进入 2026 年世界大学学术排名。

History

• In 1395 AH, corresponding to 1975, the institution was established as a branch of King Faisal University in Dammam with two colleges, the College of Medicine and the College of Architecture and Planning.1395 年（即公元 1975 年），该校作为费萨尔国王大学的分校在达曼创办，最初设医学院与建筑与规划学院两个学院。

• Both male and female students have been enrolled since the institution's inception, a point the university has emphasised throughout its history.自建校之初，该校便同时招收男女学生，这一点在其历史中一直被强调。

• Other colleges followed over the following decades: Applied Medical Sciences in 1995, Dentistry in 2001, and Applied Studies and Community Services in 2003, together with Nursing.此后数十年间陆续增设其他学院：1995 年的应用医学学院、2001 年的牙科学院、2003 年的应用研究与社区服务学院，以及护理学院。

• In 1981 the King Fahd University Hospital was set up and grew into the region's leading health care and research institution, combining patient care with advanced diagnostic techniques.1981 年，法赫德国王大学医院建立，并发展为该地区领先的医疗与研究机构，把患者护理与先进的诊断技术结合起来。

• In 1430 AH, corresponding to 2009, Royal Decree number 7305 of September 2009 separated the institution from King Faisal University and renamed it the University of Dammam, with its main campus in Dammam.1430 年（即公元 2009 年），2009 年 9 月颁布的王室法令第 7305 号使该校从费萨尔国王大学中分离出来，更名为达曼大学，主校区设于达曼。

• At that time the university comprised 28 colleges distributed across six governorates, among them Jubail, Qatif, Hafr Al-Batin, Khafji, Nairyah and Qaryat Al-Ulya.当时该校设有 28 个学院，分布在包括朱拜勒、卡提夫、哈费尔巴廷、海夫吉、奈里耶与卡里亚阿勒乌利亚在内的六个行政区。

• In 1435 AH, corresponding to 2014, Royal Decree number 20937 of June 2014 established Hafr Al-Batin University as an independent institution, separating the colleges in Hafr Al-Batin, Khafji, Nairyah and Qaryat Al-Ulya.1435 年（即公元 2014 年），2014 年 6 月颁布的王室法令第 20937 号将哈费尔巴廷大学设立为独立机构，分出位于哈费尔巴廷、海夫吉、奈里耶与卡里亚阿勒乌利亚的学院。

• In 1438 AH, corresponding to 2016, Royal Decree number 29402 of February 2016 approved renaming the University of Dammam as Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University.1438 年（即公元 2016 年），2016 年 2 月颁布的王室法令第 29402 号批准把达曼大学更名为伊玛目阿卜杜拉赫曼·本·费萨尔大学。

• The new name was announced in November 2016 during a visit by King Salman bin Abdulaziz to Dammam, the city in which the institution had been founded four decades earlier.新校名在 2016 年 11 月国王萨勒曼·本·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹访问达曼期间宣布，这座城市正是该校四十年前创办之地。

• The university is named after Abdul Rahman bin Faisal, the last ruler of the Second Saudi State and the father of King Abdulaziz ibn Saud, the founder and first monarch of Saudi Arabia.该校以阿卜杜拉赫曼·本·费萨尔命名，他是第二沙特王国的末代统治者，也是沙特阿拉伯的创建者与首任君主阿卜杜勒阿齐兹·本·沙特之父。

• In 1441 AH, corresponding to 2020, the Universities Law issued by Royal Decree number M/27 of March 2020 introduced a Board of Trustees to oversee the university.1441 年（即公元 2020 年），2020 年 3 月颁布的王室法令第 M/27 号《大学法》引入董事会来监管该校。

• Its organisational structure now comprises a Board of Trustees, a University Council chaired by the president, four vice presidencies and the Academic Medical City.其组织结构如今包括董事会、由校长主持的大学理事会、四位副校长以及学术医疗城。

• In May 2021 Dr Ebtisam Mohammed Al-Mathal, dean of human resources and professor of parasitology in the science faculty, was appointed secretary of the board of trustees.2021 年 5 月，人力资源院院长、理学院寄生虫学教授埃卜蒂萨姆·穆罕默德·阿勒马塔尔被任命为董事会秘书。

• In July 2025 Prof. Fahad bin Ahmed Al-Harbi was appointed president of the university, leading it at the start of the 2025 academic year.2025 年 7 月，法哈德·本·艾哈迈德·阿勒哈尔比教授被任命为该校校长，在 2025 学年开学之际领导学校。

• In September 2025 several residency training programmes at the College of Medicine received academic accreditation from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.2025 年 9 月，医学院的若干住院医师培训项目获得加拿大皇家内科与外科医师学院的学术认证。

• On 2 September 2025 the university introduced the Blackboard Ultra learning platform, presented by the president at a meeting of the University Council.2025 年 9 月 2 日，该校启用 Blackboard Ultra 学习平台，由校长在大学理事会会议上介绍。

• Besides its academic units, the university owns Dammam Valley Company, which serves as its principal investment arm.除教学单位外，该校还拥有达曼谷公司，作为其主要投资机构。

• Its research portal lists about 871 researcher profiles, 172 research units and 14,953 research outputs, together with 46 prizes.其科研门户列出约 871 位研究者简介、172 个研究单位、14,953 项研究成果，以及 46 个奖项。

• The university operates three university hospitals and a Family and Community Medicine Centre, which support both patient care and clinical teaching.该校运营三所大学医院与一个家庭与社区医学中心，既支持患者护理，也支持临床教学。

• Today its colleges are distributed across the Eastern Province, with the main campus in the coastal Al-Rakah area between Dammam and Khobar.如今其学院散布于东部省各地，主校区位于达曼与胡拜尔之间的沿海拉卡地区。

• After the 2014 separation the University of Dammam retained the colleges concentrated in Dammam, Khobar, Qatif and Jubail, which remain the core of its teaching today.2014 年的分离之后，达曼大学保留了集中于达曼、胡拜尔、卡提夫与朱拜勒的学院，这些学院至今仍是其教学核心。

• Following the Universities Law of 2020, the university gained greater administrative autonomy under its Board of Trustees while remaining a public institution supervised by the state.依据 2020 年的《大学法》，该校在董事会的领导下获得更大的行政自主权，同时仍是受国家监管的公立机构。

• It was among the first institutions in the Eastern Province to offer medical education, and its College of Medicine became a regional centre for training physicians and dentists.该校是东部省最早提供医学教育的院校之一，其医学院成为培养医生与牙医的区域中心。

Academics

• Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University includes 19 colleges, 4 institutes, 15 research and academic centres and several supporting deanships.伊玛目阿卜杜拉赫曼·本·费萨尔大学设有 19 个学院、4 个研究所、15 个研究与学术中心，以及若干辅助性院务机构。

• Its colleges cover health sciences, engineering, the sciences, business administration, arts and humanities, computer science and education, making it one of the broadest universities in the Eastern Province.其学院涵盖健康科学、工程、理学、工商管理、艺术与人文、计算机科学与教育学，是该省学科覆盖面最广的大学之一。

• The health colleges include Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Applied Medical Sciences, Clinical Pharmacy, Public Health and Applied Medical Sciences in Jubail.健康类学院包括医学院、牙科学院、护理学院、应用医学学院、临床药学院、公共卫生学院，以及朱拜勒的应用医学学院。

• The engineering and design colleges include Architecture and Planning, Design, and Engineering, while the sciences, business, arts and computer science are served by their own colleges.工程与设计类学院包括建筑与规划学院、设计学院与工程学院，理学、商学、人文与计算机科学则各有对应学院。

• According to Times Higher Education data, the university has 24,964 full-time equivalent students, a student-to-staff ratio of 11.4 and a female-to-male student ratio of 85 to 15.据泰晤士高等教育数据，该校全日制等效学生为 24,964 人，师生比为 11.4，男女学生比例为 85 比 15。

• Some 5 per cent of its students are international, and 28 per cent of its publications are internationally co-authored.约有 5% 的学生为国际学生，其 28% 的论文为国际合作发表。

• Admission is based on standardised national examination results, after which students are placed into streams by grade and compete for majors in their first year.录取以全国标准化考试成绩为依据，随后学生按成绩分流，并在第一年为专业选择展开竞争。

• The medical stream is the most competitive in the university, with only the top-ranked applicants admitted to the College of Medicine.医学方向是该校竞争最激烈的方向，只有排名最前的申请者才能进入医学院。

• The Academic Medical City and the university hospitals provide clinical training for medical, dental, nursing and applied medical sciences students.学术医疗城与各大学医院为医学、牙科、护理与应用医学等专业的学生提供临床培训。

• The research portal records about 14,953 research outputs and 46 prizes, with medicine, dentistry and the health sciences among the most productive areas.其科研门户记录约 14,953 项研究成果与 46 个奖项，其中医学、牙科与健康科学是产出最多的领域。

• The university maintains 19 libraries across its campuses, serving students in Dammam and the wider Eastern Province.该校在各校区设有 19 个图书馆，为达曼及整个东部省的学生服务。

• Its teaching covers medicine and dentistry, other health subjects, engineering, computer science, the natural sciences, business and management, law, education, and arts and humanities.其教学涵盖医学与牙科、其他健康学科、工程、计算机科学、自然科学、商业与管理、法律、教育学，以及艺术与人文。

• The university is accredited by the National Centre for Academic Accreditation and Evaluation of Saudi Arabia.该校通过沙特阿拉伯国家学术认证与评估中心的认证。

• Its College of Medicine has earned international recognition for its residency programmes, including accreditation from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 2025.其医学院的住院医师培训项目获得国际认可，包括 2025 年获加拿大皇家内科与外科医师学院的认证。

• Dammam Valley Company supports the commercialisation of research and the university's links with industry in the Eastern Province.达曼谷公司支持研究成果的商业化，以及该校与东部省产业界的联系。

• The university has launched a strategic plan for 2025 to 2030 that sets out a vision of a pioneering university shaping the future through globally competitive research and teaching.该校启动了 2025 至 2030 年的战略规划，提出以具有全球竞争力的科研与教学塑造未来的先锋大学愿景。

• Most students complete a preparatory year before entering a college, and their performance in that year determines the major they are able to pursue.大多数学生在进入学院前先完成一年预科，这一年的成绩决定他们能够选读的专业。

• The colleges in Jubail, Qatif and Rayyan extend the university's teaching to the industrial and coastal cities of the Eastern Province.位于朱拜勒、卡提夫与拉扬的学院把该校的教学延伸到东部省的工业与沿海城市。

• Its research output is concentrated in medicine, dentistry, engineering and computer science, and its faculty publish in international journals indexed by major databases.其研究产出集中于医学、牙科、工程与计算机科学，其教师在国际主流数据库收录的期刊上发表论文。

• The university awards degrees across the health professions, engineering and the sciences, business and management, education, and the arts and humanities.该校在健康类专业、工程与理学、商业与管理、教育学，以及艺术与人文学科授予学位。

Campus

• The main campus lies in the coastal Al-Rakah area between Dammam and Khobar, on King Faisal Road in the Eastern Province.主校区位于达曼与胡拜尔之间的沿海拉卡地区，地处东部省费萨尔国王路。

• Besides the main campus, the university operates colleges and facilities in Jubail, Qatif and Rayyan across the Eastern Province.除主校区外，该校在东部省的朱拜勒、卡提夫与拉扬等地设有学院与设施。

• The King Fahd University Hospital, established in 1981, is the region's leading health care and research institution and a principal site of clinical training.1981 年建立的法赫德国王大学医院是该地区领先的医疗与研究机构，也是临床培训的主要场所。

• The Academic Medical City brings together the university's medical colleges and hospitals in a single integrated medical complex.学术医疗城把该校的医学院系与医院整合为一个综合医疗园区。

• Some 19 libraries are distributed across the university's campuses, serving students of the various colleges.该校各校区共设有约 19 个图书馆，为各学院的学生服务。

• Dammam is a major administrative centre for the Saudi oil industry, and its population has grown by about 12 per cent a year, among the fastest rates in Saudi Arabia.达曼是沙特石油工业的重要行政中心，其人口每年约增长 12%，是沙特增长最快的地区之一。

• The city is served by King Fahd International Airport, the largest airport in the world by land area.该市由法赫德国王国际机场提供服务，就占地面积而言是世界最大的机场。

• The university's coastal setting gives students access to the Gulf beaches and the Dammam corniche, which form part of campus life in the Eastern Province.该校临海的地理位置使学生可以使用波斯湾海滩与达曼滨海大道，这些构成了东部省校园生活的一部分。

• The main campus houses the central administration, the College of Medicine and the university's principal teaching hospital, alongside lecture halls and student facilities.主校区设有中央行政机构、医学院与该校主要教学医院，并配有讲堂与学生设施。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University is placed 474th, the 2027 Times Higher Education ranking places it in the 651-700 band, the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities ranks it 596th, and it did not enter the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，伊玛目阿卜杜拉赫曼·本·费萨尔大学位列第 474；2027 年泰晤士高等教育排名把它列入 651 至 700 区间；2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名第 596；该校未进入 2026 年世界大学学术排名，以各榜单官方发布为准。^[1]

• In the 2025 Times Higher Education World University Rankings it was placed in the 501-600 band, and in the 2024 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings in the 101-200 band.在 2025 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校处于 501 至 600 区间；在 2024 年泰晤士高等教育影响力排名中处于 101 至 200 区间。

• In the 2024 Times Higher Education Young University Ranking, covering universities under 50 years old, it was placed joint 186th.在面向建校不足 50 年高校的 2024 年泰晤士高等教育年轻大学排名中，该校并列第 186。

• According to OpenAlex the university has produced 23,811 research works attracting 876,348 citations.据 OpenAlex 统计，该校已产出 23,811 项研究成果，累计被引 876,348 次。

• It is regarded as one of the leading universities in Saudi Arabia for medicine, serving both male and female students in the Eastern Province.该校被视为沙特阿拉伯医学领域的领先大学之一，为东部省的男女学生提供教育。

• Its research portal records about 14,953 research outputs, reflecting a research profile concentrated in medicine, dentistry, engineering and the health sciences.其科研门户记录约 14,953 项研究成果，显示出以医学、牙科、工程与健康科学为主的研究格局。

• In September 2025 its medical residency programmes received accreditation from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, an international recognition of their quality.2025 年 9 月，其医学住院医师培训项目获得加拿大皇家内科与外科医师学院的认证，这是对其质量的国际认可。

• The King Fahd University Hospital, part of the university, is recognised as the leading health care and research institution in the Eastern Province.作为该校一部分的法赫德国王大学医院，被公认为东部省领先的医疗与研究机构。

• The university's growing research output and its strategic plan for 2025 to 2030 reflect an ambition to strengthen its position nationally and internationally.该校不断增长的研究产出与 2025 至 2030 年战略规划，体现出其提升国内外地位的雄心。

• Within Saudi Arabia it is one of the country's established public universities, a group that also includes King Saud University in Riyadh, King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, King Khalid University in Abha and Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh.在沙特阿拉伯国内，它是该国历史较久的公立大学之一，这一群体还包括利雅得的沙特国王大学、吉达的阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王大学、艾卜哈的哈立德国王大学，以及利雅得的努拉·宾特·阿卜杜拉赫曼公主大学。

Student life

• The university has no formal motto, but its strategic plan for 2025 to 2030 sets out a vision of a pioneering university shaping the future.该校没有正式校训，但其 2025 至 2030 年战略规划提出以塑造未来的先锋大学为愿景。

• Students are admitted on the basis of national examination results and are then placed into streams by grade, with the strongest students able to choose the most competitive majors.学生依据全国考试成绩录取，随后按成绩分流，成绩最优秀者可选择竞争最激烈的专业。

• In their first year students compete for majors that determine the college into which they will be accepted, and the medical stream is the hardest to enter.在第一年，学生为决定入读学院的各专业展开竞争，其中医学方向最难进入。

• About 85 per cent of students are women and 15 per cent men, and around 5 per cent are international students.约 85% 的学生为女性、15% 为男性，约 5% 为国际学生。

• The university's 19 libraries provide study space and resources across the campuses in Dammam and the wider Eastern Province.该校的 19 个图书馆在达曼及整个东部省的各校区提供学习空间与资源。

• Student affairs deanships organise clubs and extracurricular activities, including the Computer Science and Information Technology Club established in 2013.学生事务机构组织社团与课外活动，其中包括 2013 年成立的计算机科学与信息技术社团。

• Each academic year the university launches its student activities under the patronage of the president, honouring outstanding students and partner organisations.每一学年，该校都在校长的主持下启动学生活动，表彰优秀学生与合作机构。

• The Academic Medical City and the three university hospitals give medical, dental and nursing students hands-on clinical experience from an early stage of their studies.学术医疗城与三所大学医院让医学、牙科与护理专业的学生从学习早期就获得临床实践机会。

Notable people

• Abdul Rahman bin Faisal, the last ruler of the Second Saudi State and father of King Abdulaziz, is the namesake of the university, which was renamed in his honour in 2016.第二沙特王国的末代统治者、阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王之父阿卜杜拉赫曼·本·费萨尔是该校的名称来源，该校于 2016 年为纪念他而更名。

• King Salman bin Abdulaziz announced the university's present name during his visit to Dammam in November 2016.国王萨勒曼·本·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹在 2016 年 11 月访问达曼期间宣布了该校的现名。

• King Abdulaziz ibn Saud, the founder and first monarch of Saudi Arabia, was the son of the university's namesake, Abdul Rahman bin Faisal.沙特阿拉伯的创建者与首任君主阿卜杜勒阿齐兹·本·沙特，是该校名称来源人物阿卜杜拉赫曼·本·费萨尔之子。

• Prof. Fahad bin Ahmed Al-Harbi has served as president of the university since his appointment in July 2025.法哈德·本·艾哈迈德·阿勒哈尔比教授自 2025 年 7 月获任命以来担任该校校长。

• Dr Ebtisam Mohammed Al-Mathal, a professor of parasitology and dean of human resources, was appointed secretary of the board of trustees in May 2021.寄生虫学教授、人力资源院院长埃卜蒂萨姆·穆罕默德·阿勒马塔尔于 2021 年 5 月被任命为董事会秘书。

• Dr Mohammed Al-Shahrani served as dean of the College of Medicine when its residency programmes received Canadian accreditation in 2025.在医学院住院医师培训项目于 2025 年获得加拿大认证时，穆罕默德·阿勒沙赫拉尼博士担任医学院院长。

• Tareg Hamedi, a Saudi karateka who won a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, is a graduate of the university.在 2020 年夏季奥运会获得银牌的沙特空手道选手塔雷格·哈梅迪是该校毕业生。

• King Fahd bin Abdulaziz is commemorated in the university's King Fahd University Hospital, established in 1981 and named after the monarch.国王法赫德·本·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹的名字见于该校 1981 年建立并以他命名的法赫德国王大学医院。