Northern Borders University

Northern Borders University is a public university in Arar, the capital of the Northern Borders Region in the far north of Saudi Arabia, and it is the only university in that region, so it bears the name of the province it serves.北部边疆大学是一所位于沙特阿拉伯最北部边疆区首府阿拉尔的公立大学，也是该地区唯一的一所大学，故以它所服务的省份名称命名，自创办起即承担着为该偏远北部地区培养人才、推动发展的使命。

It was founded in 2007 by a royal decree of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz during his historic visit to the region, and it has developed into a comprehensive institution with sixteen colleges and a common first-year programme.该校由阿卜杜拉·本·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王在访问该地区期间颁令创办于2007年，现已发展为设有十六个学院及统一一年级基础课程的综合性大学，学科覆盖医学、工程、理学、商科与人文等领域。

Its colleges are spread across four locations, with nine in Arar, four in Rafha, two in Turayf and one in Al Uwayqilah, and in the 2027 QS World University Rankings it was placed in the 1001-1200 band.该校各学院分布于四个地点，阿拉尔9个、拉夫哈4个、图赖夫2个、欧韦吉莱1个；在2027年QS世界大学排名中，该校位列第1001-1200位区间，并在泰晤士、US News与软科等多项榜单中均有名次。

History

• The present university traces its origins to the Middle College for Girls, established in 1402 AH in the Northern Borders Region as the earliest foundation of the institution.该校的源头可追溯到1402年（伊斯兰历）在北部边疆区创办的女子中级学院，这是其最早的办学基础，也是该地区早期女子教育的重要起点。
• In 1408 AH the Middle College for Girls was turned into the Teachers' College, which awarded bachelor's degrees to its students for the first time.1408年（伊斯兰历），女子中级学院改组为师范学院，首次开始向学生授予学士学位，成为该地区培养师资与文职人员的重要机构。
• In 1426 AH the College of Science in Arar and the Community College in Rafha were established as two branches of King Abdulaziz University.1426年（伊斯兰历），阿拉尔的理学院与拉夫哈的社区学院成立，作为阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王大学的两个分支，为后来组建独立大学奠定了基础。
• In 1427 AH, corresponding to 2007, the College of Medicine was established in Arar after King Abdullah's historic visit to the Northern Borders Region, becoming the first medical college in that part of the Kingdom.1427年（伊斯兰历、即公元2007年），在阿卜杜拉国王访问北部边疆区之后，阿拉尔成立了医学院，成为沙特北部地区的第一所医学院。
• In 1428 AH, also 2007, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz announced a royal decree during that same historic visit establishing Northern Borders University.1428年（伊斯兰历、同为2007年），阿卜杜拉·本·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王在同一次历史性访问中颁布王室法令，宣布成立北部边疆大学。
• The royal decree of 1428 AH merged the Teachers' College with the two branches of King Abdulaziz University in Arar and Rafha to form the new university.1428年（伊斯兰历）的王室法令将师范学院与位于阿拉尔和拉夫哈的两个阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王大学分支合并，组成新的大学，使其迅速具备完整的教学基础。
• In 2007 the College of Pharmacy, the College of Nursing and the College of Applied Medical Sciences were established alongside the medical college, giving the new university a full set of health colleges.2007年，药学院、护理学院与应用医学科学院与医学院一并成立，使新大学拥有完整的健康类学院体系，覆盖医、药、护、技等方向。
• In 2007 a College of Engineering and a College of Computer Science, later reorganised as the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, were also set up to serve the region's technical and industrial needs.2007年，该校又设立工程学院与计算机学院（后改组为计算与信息技术学院），以满足该地区对技术与工业人才的需求。
• A College of Business Administration and a Community College were founded in 2007 among the first batch of colleges created under the newly established university.2007年，工商管理学院与社区学院作为新大学首批设立的学院之一成立，承担商科与应用型人才的培养任务。
• Three university branches were created in 2007 in Rafha, Turayf and Al Uwayqilah, extending the university's reach across the whole of the Northern Borders Region.2007年，大学在拉夫哈、图赖夫和欧韦吉莱设立三个分支，使办学触角覆盖整个北部边疆区，便利了偏远城镇的学生就近求学。
• After 2007 the university underwent a period of rapid development and became a significant part of the cultural, social and economic transformation of the Northern Borders Region.2007年之后，该校进入快速发展期，成为北部边疆区文化、社会与经济转型的重要力量，深度参与地方发展。
• The College of Science in Arar offers departments of biological sciences, mathematics, physics, chemistry and computer science.阿拉尔的理学院设有生物科学、数学、物理、化学和计算机科学等系，承担该地区基础科学的教学与研究。
• The College of Engineering includes departments of industrial, civil, electrical, chemical and materials, and mechanical engineering.工程学院设有工业工程、土木工程、电气工程、化工与材料工程、机械工程等系，面向区域产业培养工程技术人才。
• The College of Medicine houses departments of anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, surgery, internal medicine, paediatrics, and family and community medicine, and it trains physicians for the whole northern frontier.医学院下设解剖学、生理学、病理学、药理学、外科学、内科学、儿科学以及家庭与社区医学等系，为整个北部边境地区培养医师。
• The College of Pharmacy includes departments of clinical practice, pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacognosy and alternative medicine, and pharmacology and toxicology.药学院设有临床药学、药剂学、药物化学、生药学与替代医学、药理学与毒理学等系，服务地区医药卫生事业。
• The Faculty of Computing and Information Technology comprises computer sciences, information systems and information technology departments.计算与信息技术学院由计算机科学、信息系统和信息技术等系组成，回应地区对数字化人才的需求。
• The College of Humanities and Social Sciences covers education, psychology, special education, Islamic studies, Arabic language, and languages and translation.人文与社会科学学院涵盖教育学、心理学、特殊教育、伊斯兰研究、阿拉伯语以及语言与翻译等领域。
• The College of Design and Arts, which grew out of earlier home-economics studies, now includes design, arts, and nutrition and food science departments.设计与艺术学院由早期的家政学科发展而来，现设设计、艺术、营养与食品科学等系，延续应用型专业的传统。
• Its strategic plan covers the period from 2020 to 2025, and in October 2026 the bachelor's programme in marketing received full accreditation from the Education and Training Evaluation Commission through October 2029.该校战略规划覆盖2020年至2025年；2026年10月，其市场营销本科专业获得教育与培训评估委员会的完全认证，有效期至2029年10月，标志其质量保障达到国家要求。
• In the years after the merger the new university expanded its programmes and facilities to meet the growing demand for higher education in the Kingdom's sparsely populated north.合并后的若干年里，新大学持续扩充专业与设施，以回应沙特人口稀少的北部地区日益增长的高等教育需求，并逐步完善校区建设。

Academics

• The university comprises sixteen colleges, of which nine are in Arar, four in Rafha, two in Turayf and one in Al Uwayqilah, together with a common first-year programme for all new students.该校共有十六个学院，其中阿拉尔9个、拉夫哈4个、图赖夫2个、欧韦吉莱1个，另为所有新生设统一的大学一年级基础课程，帮助其适应大学学习。
• Its named colleges include Science, Engineering, Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Applied Medical Sciences, Computing and Information Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Design and Arts, Business Administration and the Applied College.其具名学院包括理学院、工程学院、医学院、药学院、护理学院、应用医学科学院、计算与信息技术学院、人文与社会科学学院、设计与艺术学院、工商管理学院以及应用学院。
• It offers bachelor's and master's degree programmes across fields such as business, computer science, engineering, education, law, medicine, pharmacy and the sciences.该校在工商管理、计算机科学、工程、教育、法律、医学、药学及自然科学等领域开设本科与硕士课程，形成多层次的人才培养体系。
• The College of Medicine offers clinical departments in obstetrics and gynaecology, internal medicine, ear nose and throat, anatomy, surgery, microbiology, clinical biochemistry, family and community medicine, paediatrics, pharmacology, pathology and physiology.医学院设有妇产科、内科、耳鼻喉科、解剖学、外科、微生物学、临床生物化学、家庭与社区医学、儿科、药理学、病理学和生理学等临床与基础科室。
• The College of Nursing includes internal surgical nursing, emergency and intensive care, maternal and child health nursing, and public health nursing departments.护理学院设有内外科护理、急救与重症护理、妇幼保健护理以及公共卫生护理等系，培养临床护理与公共卫生人才。
• The College of Applied Medical Sciences offers programmes in clinical nutrition, diagnostic radiology, medical laboratory technology and physical therapy.应用医学科学院开设临床营养、诊断放射学、医学检验技术和物理治疗等专业，面向医院与技术岗位培养应用型人才。
• The College of Pharmacy provides teaching in clinical practice, pharmaceutics, pharmacognosy and alternative medicine, pharmacology and toxicology, pharmaceutical chemistry and basic health sciences.药学院开设临床药学、药剂学、生药学与替代医学、药理学与毒理学、药物化学及基础健康科学等教学方向，覆盖药学主要分支。
• The Applied College, formerly a community college, offers diploma and applied programmes in accounting and taxation, customer service, graphic design and digital media, human resource management, cybersecurity, e-commerce, programming and mining engineering.应用学院由原社区学院发展而来，开设会计与税务、客户服务、平面设计与数字媒体、人力资源管理、网络安全、电子商务、编程以及采矿工程等文凭与应用课程。
• The Applied College also offers diplomas in warehouse and supply chain management, event management and organisation, systems administration, medical sterilization and information technology, giving students short-cycle technical pathways.应用学院还开设仓储与供应链管理、活动策划与管理、系统管理、医疗灭菌以及信息技术等文凭课程，为学生提供短周期的技术升学与就业通道。
• Postgraduate studies are administered by the university's Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, whose Department of International Cooperation and Knowledge Exchange manages academic partnerships with other institutions.研究生教育由该校研究生与科研事务副校长办公室主管，其国际交流与知识交换部门负责与外界机构的学术合作。
• The College of Business Administration includes business administration, general administration, marketing, finance and insurance, law, accounting, human resource management and management information systems departments.工商管理学院设有工商管理、综合管理、市场营销、金融与保险、法律、会计、人力资源管理和信息系统等系，为地区经济活动输送管理人才。
• The College of Humanities and Social Sciences includes leadership and educational policies, curriculum and instructional technologies, psychology, special education, Islamic studies, Arabic language, general courses, and languages and translation.人文与社会科学学院设有领导与教育政策、课程与教学技术、心理学、特殊教育、伊斯兰研究、阿拉伯语、通识课程以及语言与翻译等系。
• The College of Design and Arts includes departments of design, arts, and nutrition and food science, reflecting its origins in home economics.设计与艺术学院下设设计、艺术以及营养与食品科学等系，体现其源自家政学科的传统，并强调应用与创意。
• The College of Engineering offers industrial, civil, electrical, chemical and materials, and mechanical engineering departments.工程学院开设工业工程、土木工程、电气工程、化工与材料工程以及机械工程等系，注重工程实践与产业合作。
• The Faculty of Computing and Information Technology offers computer sciences, information systems and information technology departments.计算与信息技术学院开设计算机科学、信息系统和信息技术等系，培养软件开发与信息管理人才。
• The university's Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research oversees postgraduate programmes and publishes the Al-Shamal scientific journals in basic and applied sciences and in the humanities.该校研究生与科研事务副校长办公室主管研究生教育，并出版《北部》基础与应用科学期刊及人文期刊，推动地区学术交流。
• The university reports 959 faculty members and 656 administrative staff, and its alumni number about 23,871 according to its official figures.据校方官方数据，该校有教师959人、行政及职工656人，校友约23871人，规模在沙特新建高校中位居前列。
• It has partnerships with international institutions including the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States, the University of Stavanger in Norway and the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom.该校与多所国际院校建立合作，包括美国的内布拉斯加大学林肯分校、挪威的斯塔万格大学以及英国的斯特拉思克莱德大学，涵盖学分互认与联合培养。

Campus

• The university's main campus is in Arar, the administrative capital of the Northern Borders Region in the extreme north of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia near the border with Iraq.该校主校区位于阿拉尔，即沙特阿拉伯最北部、邻近伊拉克边境的北部边疆区首府，地理位置偏远而战略地位显著。
• Arar lies at approximately 30.98 degrees north and 41.04 degrees east, and its campus anchors the university's academic life.阿拉尔约位于北纬30.98度、东经41.04度，其校园是该校学术生活的核心，集中了多数教学与研究设施。
• The sixteen colleges are distributed across four locations in Arar, Rafha, Turayf and Al Uwayqilah, spanning the whole of the Northern Borders Region.十六个学院分布于阿拉尔、拉夫哈、图赖夫与欧韦吉莱四个地点，覆盖整个北部边疆区，形成多校区办学格局。
• Arar hosts the largest concentration of colleges, including medicine, engineering, science, business administration, pharmacy, nursing and computing.阿拉尔集中了最多的学院，包括医学、工程、理学、工商管理、药学、护理与计算等学院，构成办学主体。
• Rafha hosts four colleges serving the southern part of the region, while Turayf has two and Al Uwayqilah one.拉夫哈设有四个学院，服务该地区南部；图赖夫设有两个，欧韦吉莱设有一个，兼顾各地需求。
• The university bears the name of the Northern Borders Region because it is the only university serving that part of the Kingdom.因该校是服务沙特该地区唯一的大学，故以「北部边疆」命名，其身份与地方紧密相连。
• The multi-site structure allows the university to deliver higher education close to communities scattered across the Kingdom's northern frontier.多校区结构使该校得以在幅员辽阔的北部边境就近为各地社区提供高等教育，降低学生的求学成本。
• The main campus in Arar groups the medical, engineering and science colleges with the central administration, forming the heart of the institution.阿拉尔主校区集中了医学、工程、理学等学院与中央行政机构，构成该校的核心，也是多数科研活动的所在地。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings Northern Borders University was placed in the 1001-1200 band.在2027年QS世界大学排名中，北部边疆大学位列第1001-1200位区间，进入全球榜单。
• In the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings it was placed in the 801-1000 band.在2027年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校位列第801-1000位区间，是其在综合性榜单中的较好位次。
• In the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities ranking it was placed 1490th in the world.在2026-2027年度US News全球最佳大学排名中，该校位居全球第1490名。
• In the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities it was placed in the 901-1000 band.在2026年软科世界大学学术排名中，该校位列第901-1000位区间，四榜均有名次。
• OpenAlex records about 11,884 research works and roughly 160,736 citations associated with the university.OpenAlex记录到与该校相关的论文约11884篇、被引约160736次，反映其科研产出稳步增长。
• As the only university in the Northern Borders Region, it provides higher education and research capacity that the region would otherwise lack.作为北部边疆区唯一的大学，该校为该地区提供了原本缺乏的高等教育与科研能力，是区域人才供给的关键。
• Its partnerships with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the University of Stavanger and the University of Strathclyde strengthen its international profile.该校与内布拉斯加大学林肯分校、斯塔万格大学及斯特拉思克莱德大学的合作提升了其国际影响力，推动教学与研究接轨国际。
• Programmes such as the marketing bachelor's degree have earned full accreditation from the Education and Training Evaluation Commission, a mark of quality assurance in the Kingdom.其市场营销本科等专业获得教育与培训评估委员会的完全认证，是沙特质量保障体系中的认可标志。
• Its health colleges make it a supplier of doctors, pharmacists and nurses to the whole northern frontier of Saudi Arabia.其健康类学院使该校成为沙特整个北部边境地区医师、药师与护士的重要来源，缓解基层医疗人才短缺。
• The university publishes two scholarly journals, Al-Shamal for basic and applied sciences and Al-Shamal for the humanities, which circulate research produced in the region.该校出版两份学术期刊，即《北部》基础与应用科学期刊和《北部》人文期刊，用以传播本地区产出的研究成果。
• Since its founding in 2007 the university has grown rapidly to become a comprehensive institution serving the northern frontier of Saudi Arabia.自2007年创办以来，该校迅速发展为服务沙特北部边境的综合性大学，办学层次与影响力持续提升。

Student life

• All new students begin with a common first-year programme before choosing a specialisation, easing the transition from school into university study.所有新生先修读统一的大学一年级基础课程，再选择专业方向，以顺利完成从中学到大学学习的过渡。
• Student life is centred on the Arar campus, while the campuses in Rafha, Turayf and Al Uwayqilah serve local communities across the region.学生生活以阿拉尔主校区为中心，拉夫哈、图赖夫与欧韦吉莱等校区则服务各地社区，形成多点的校园生活网络。
• The university reports about 23,871 alumni and 959 faculty members, and most of its students come from the Northern Borders Region.该校报告约有23871名校友、959名教师，其学生大多来自北部边疆区，与地方社会联系紧密。
• Students of the health colleges take part in community health services and public-health programmes guided by the College of Medicine.健康类学院的学生在医学院指导下参与社区健康服务与公共卫生项目，将所学付诸实践。
• The College of Applied Medical Sciences runs career-guidance workshops such as the Career Counseling for Health Professions programme to prepare graduates for the labour market.应用医学科学院举办「健康职业生涯辅导」等工作坊，帮助毕业生做好进入劳动力市场的准备。
• The university provides online student services such as a student card application portal, Office 365 and the Testahel platform.该校提供学生卡申请门户、Office 365以及Testahel平台等线上学生服务，方便日常事务办理。
• Cultural and religious life is shaped by the traditions of the Northern Borders Region, and the campus hosts academic and community events throughout the year.校园文化与宗教生活受北部边疆区传统塑造，全年举办各类学术与社区活动，营造活跃的校园氛围。
• Because the university is the only one in its region, many students study close to home, and the institution serves as a social hub for the northern frontier.由于该校是所在地区唯一的大学，许多学生得以就近求学，学校也成为北部边境地区的社会活动枢纽。
• The university's colleges hold outreach events for the wider community, including workshops such as the applied medical sciences workshop on career counselling for health professions organised with partner authorities across the region.该校各学院举办面向更广泛社区的活动，例如应用医学科学院与地区相关机构合作举办的健康职业生涯辅导工作坊，服务学生与当地居民。

Notable people

• King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud founded the university by royal decree in 2007 during his historic visit to the Northern Borders Region.阿卜杜拉·本·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹·阿勒沙特国王于2007年访问北部边疆区期间颁令创办该校，是该大学的最高创办者。
• Firas bin Mohammed Al-Madani serves as the acting president of the university, overseeing its academic and administrative affairs.费拉斯·本·穆罕默德·迈达尼任该校代理校长，主管其学术与行政事务。
• Mohammed Al-Shahri, a former president of the university, led its early development as a comprehensive institution.曾任该校校长的穆罕默德·舍赫里，在其作为综合性大学的早期发展中发挥领导作用。
• Saeed bin Omar Al-Omar, an early leader of the university, chaired its council meetings in the years after its establishment.该校早期负责人赛义德·本·欧麦尔·欧麦尔，在学校成立后的若干年主持校务委员会会议。
• Saad Al-Muqrin, a faculty member in environmental plant sciences, researches mangrove plants and ecological restoration and holds a doctorate from King Saud University.环境植物学领域的教师萨阿德·穆格林研究红树林植物与生态修复，拥有沙特国王大学博士学位。
• Nasser bin Majid Al-Mutlaq, a faculty member in physics, works on nanomaterials, multi-scale modelling and computational simulation.物理学教师纳赛尔·本·马吉德·穆特拉格从事纳米材料、多尺度建模与计算模拟研究。
• Abdulmohsen Al-Saedi, a faculty member in the humanities and business fields, teaches in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Business Administration.人文学科与商科领域教师阿卜杜勒穆赫辛·萨伊迪，在人文与社会科学学院和工商管理学院任教。
• Graduates of the College of Medicine founded in 2007 now practise as physicians across the Northern Borders Region, forming the region's first locally trained medical workforce.该校2007年创办的医学院的毕业生如今在北部边疆区各地行医，构成本地区首批本土培养的医疗队伍。