Qassim University

Qassim University is a public university in Buraydah, Qassim Province, Saudi Arabia, established in 2004 and now one of the Kingdom's largest comprehensive universities, and it is placed in the 781-790 band of the 2027 QS World University Rankings.卡西姆大学是位于沙特阿拉伯卡西姆省布赖代的公立大学，2004 年成立，如今是沙特规模最大的综合性大学之一，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 781-790 区间。

Royal Order No. 22042/B/7 of the academic year 1423/1424 AH established it by merging the branches of King Saud University and Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in the Qassim region, making it the first university in the province.1423/1424 学年（2004 年）的第 22042/B/7 号皇家法令将其成立，方式是把沙特国王大学与伊玛目穆罕默德·本·沙特伊斯兰大学在卡西姆地区的分院合并，成为该省第一所大学。

Its main campus spans 7.8 million square metres, it enrols more than 66,000 students with about 2,800 faculty, and its OpenAlex record lists 31,161 research works and 626,179 citations.主校区占地 780 万平方米，注册学生逾 66,000 名、教师约 2,800 名，其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 31,161 项、被引 626,179 次。

History

• In 2004 the university inherited an academic lineage reaching back to 1401 AH, corresponding to 1981, when several of the region's colleges welcomed their first students under King Saud University and Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University.2004 年成立的这所大学继承的学术源流可上溯至 1401 年希吉来历（即公元 1981 年），当时该地区若干学院在沙特国王大学与伊玛目穆罕默德·本·沙特伊斯兰大学旗下迎来首批学生。

• Qassim University was established in 2004 in implementation of the national plan to expand higher education and universities across the Kingdom during the reign of King Fahd.卡西姆大学于 2004 年依照法赫德国王在位期间扩张全国高等教育的国家计划而设立。

• Royal Order No. 22042/B/7 created the university in the academic year 1423/1424 AH, consolidating the Qassim branches of King Saud University and Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University.第 22042/B/7 号皇家法令在 1423/1424 学年创建该大学，把沙特国王大学与伊玛目穆罕默德·本·沙特伊斯兰大学在卡西姆的分院合而为一。

• Seven colleges launched at the founding, covering Sharia and Islamic studies, humanities, Arabic language and natural sciences.创校时先设七所学院，覆盖伊斯兰教法与伊斯兰研究、人文学科、阿拉伯语言与自然科学。

• The 2004 merger made Qassim University the first university in the Qassim region, which had previously depended on Riyadh institutions for degree study.2004 年的合并使卡西姆大学成为卡西姆地区第一所大学——此前当地学生须依赖利雅得的高校攻读学位。

• Girls' colleges scattered across the Qassim region and the College of Science and Arts in Al-Rass joined the university in the following years, broadening its provincial reach.此后数年，散布卡西姆各地的女子学院与阿尔拉斯理艺术学院相继并入，扩大了大学在省内的影响范围。

• Ranked among the first modern Saudi universities created after the seven established institutions, Qassim joined a wave of regional universities founded in the 2000s.卡西姆大学属沙特在原有七校之后创建的第一批现代大学，加入了 2000 年代地区性大学设立潮。

• The university appeared in the QS World University Rankings for the first time in 2011, showing early international visibility for a young regional institution.该校 2011 年首次进入 QS 世界大学排名，作为一所年轻的地区大学早早获得国际可见度。

• In 2015 QS placed Qassim University 46th in its Arab Region Rankings, the strongest regional standing in the university's early years.2015 年 QS 将其列于阿拉伯地区排名第 46，是该校早期最强的地区座次。

• Faculty and student numbers grew through the 2010s, with the university reaching more than 60,000 students and several thousand academic staff by the end of the decade.2010 年代教师与学生规模持续扩张，至该年代末学生逾 60,000 名、学术人员数千名。

• In the 2016/2017 academic year the university newly enrolled 7,019 male and 9,692 female students, reflecting the growing share of women in Saudi higher education.2016/2017 学年，该校新录取男生 7,019 名、女生 9,692 名，反映沙特高等教育中女性比例不断上升。

• Colleges expanded across the province into Al-Rass, Unaizah and other governorates, giving the university a distributed campus network serving rural districts.学院陆续扩展至阿尔拉斯、欧奈扎等省内城市，使大学形成服务乡村地区的分布式校区网络。

• The College of Medicine and its teaching hospital in Buraydah became the province's principal centre for medical education and specialist care.医学院及其实习医院设于布赖代，成为该省医学教育与专科医疗的主要中心。

• In 2024 the university restructured its 38 colleges into 17 larger academic units, aiming at administrative efficiency and sharper disciplinary focus.2024 年，大学把原有的 38 所学院重组为 17 个更大的学术单位，以求行政效率与学科聚焦。

• King Saud University, one of the two institutions whose Qassim branches merged in 2004, was founded in 1957 as Saudi Arabia's first modern university.2004 年并入的卡西姆两所分院之一——沙特国王大学，1957 年创办，是沙特阿拉伯第一所现代大学。}

• Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University, the other predecessor, was founded in 1974 and its Qassim branch formed part of the new university's founding colleges.另一所前身伊玛目穆罕默德·本·沙特伊斯兰大学创建于 1974 年，其卡西姆分院构成新大学的建校学院之一。

• In 2004 the new university kept the seven colleges that had operated under the two Riyadh institutions, adding girls' colleges and new faculties in the following decade.2004 年新大学承接原先隶属两所利雅得高校的七所学院，并在其后十年增设女子学院与新学院。

• The College of Medicine and its teaching hospital gave Buraydah a specialist care centre, reducing transfers of patients to Riyadh.医学院及其实习医院让布赖代拥有了专科诊疗中心，减少了患者向利雅得的转诊。}

• The university's Agricultural College works with the Qassim region's date-palm plantations and livestock farms through field stations across the province.其 Agricultural College 通过遍布全省的田间工作站，与卡西姆地区的椰枣种植园和牧场开展合作。}

• The Engineering College serves the province's construction and industrial sectors, training engineers for Saudi Vision 2030 projects.Engineering College 服务全省的建筑与工业部门，为「沙特 2030 愿景」项目培养工程师。}

• The College of Computer Science and the health colleges expanded rapidly after 2015 as national funding for technology and medicine grew.2015 年后，随着国家对技术与医学的投入增长，计算机学院与各健康类学院迅速扩张。}

• Qassim University's Community Service and Continuing Education deanship runs training for provincial teachers, nurses and farmers.卡西姆大学的社区服务与继续教育部门为全省教师、护士与农民提供培训。}

• The restructuring aligned the university with Saudi Vision 2030's goals for higher-education quality and workforce development.这次重组使大学与「沙特 2030 愿景」的高等教育质量与人才培养目标对接。

• In 2020 the university launched a research and sustainability strategy for 2020-2025 setting 90 strategic projects, including research commercialisation and community service.2020 年，该校推出 2020 至 2025 年研究与可持续战略，设定 90 个战略项目，涵盖研究商业化与社区服务。

• Agricultural and veterinary colleges on the campus serve the Qassim region's date-palm and livestock economy, among the Kingdom's most productive farming districts.校园内的农业与兽医学院服务卡西姆地区的椰枣与畜牧经济——该地区是沙特产量最高的农业区之一。

• The university operates teaching hospitals and clinics in Buraydah, including the King Fahd Specialist Hospital affiliation, anchoring clinical training.大学在布赖代运营教学医院与诊所，并与法赫德国王专科医院开展合作，支撑临床训练。

• Annual enrolment now exceeds 66,000 students across undergraduate and graduate programmes, making Qassim one of the largest student bodies in the Kingdom.本科生与研究生年度注册现已逾 66,000 名，使卡西姆大学成为沙特学生规模最大的高校之一。

• Research centres in dates, desert agriculture and renewable energy reflect the university's regional mission on the Najd plateau.椰枣、沙漠农业与可再生能源领域的研究中心，体现了这所大学在内志高原上的区域使命。

Academics

• The university's 17 colleges after the 2024 restructuring cover Sharia, Arabic language and social sciences, business and economics, science, engineering, computer science, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and applied medical sciences.2024 年重组后的 17 所学院覆盖伊斯兰教法、阿拉伯语言与社会科学、商学与经济学、理学、工程、计算机科学、医学、牙医、药学与应用医学科学。

• More than 30 doctoral, 70 master's and 120 bachelor's and diploma programmes are offered across the colleges and their branch campuses.各学院及其分校开设 30 余个博士、70 个硕士以及 120 个学士与文凭项目。

• Faculty numbers about 2,800 members, supported by administrative staff across the Buraydah campus and provincial branches.教师约 2,800 名，另有行政人员分布于布赖代主校区与省内各分校。

• Enrolment exceeds 66,000 students in undergraduate and graduate programmes, with women forming a growing majority of the student body.本科生与研究生注册逾 66,000 名，女性在学生中占比持续上升并渐成多数。

• The College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine researches date-palm cultivation, arid-zone crops and livestock health for the Qassim farming belt.农业与兽医学院围绕椰枣种植、旱区作物与畜牧健康，为卡西姆农业带开展研究。

• The Medical School runs clinical training with the teaching hospital in Buraydah and the King Fahd Specialist Hospital network, training physicians for the whole Qassim region.Medical School 与布赖代的教学医院及法赫德国王专科医院网络联合开展临床训练，为整个卡西姆地区培养医师。

• The Engineering College and the Computer College have expanded with the national push for technology and industrial diversification under Vision 2030, adding laboratories and industry chairs.在国家「2030 愿景」推动技术与产业多元化的背景下，Engineering College 与 Computer College 持续扩张，增设实验室与产业讲席。

• Sharia and Arabic language colleges maintain the traditional Islamic scholarship that predates the 2004 university, rooted in the Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University branch.伊斯兰教法与阿拉伯语学院延续着 2004 年建校之前的传统伊斯兰学术，其根在伊玛目穆罕默德·本·沙特伊斯兰大学分院。

• The College of Science hosts the core disciplines of physics, chemistry, mathematics and biology, feeding graduate study across the university.理学院开设物理、化学、数学与生物学的核心学科，为全校研究生教育输送生源。

• Applied medical sciences, dentistry and pharmacy colleges train health professionals for the province's hospitals and clinics.应用医学科学、牙医与药学学院为该省医院与诊所培养卫生专业人员。

• Its OpenAlex record lists 31,161 research works and 626,179 citations, weighted toward agricultural sciences, chemistry and medicine.其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 31,161 项、被引 626,179 次，成果以农业科学、化学与医学为主。

• The university runs community colleges and a College of Science and Arts in Al-Rass, offering diplomas and applied training to provincial students.大学在阿尔拉斯设有社区学院与理艺术学院，为省内学生提供文凭与应用培训。

• The Graduate School expanded after 2015 in medicine, engineering and business, supporting the national demand for advanced Saudi graduates and research capacity.Graduate School 于 2015 年后在医学、工程与商学方向扩张，回应国家对高级人才与研究能力的需求。

• English-language instruction has increased in medicine, engineering and business colleges as part of internationalisation under Vision 2030.作为「2030 愿景」下国际化的一部分，医学、工程与商学院系的英语授课持续增加。

• Research partnerships with King Saud University and other Saudi institutions continue the collaborations that preceded the 2004 merger.与沙特国王大学及其他沙特院校的研究合作，延续了 2004 年合并之前已有的协作。

• The main library in Buraydah and branch libraries across the province serve the distributed student population with print and electronic collections in Arabic and English.布赖代的主图书馆与省内各分馆以阿拉伯语与英语的纸本和电子馆藏，服务分散的学生群体。

Campus

• The main campus lies in Buraydah at coordinates of 26.326 degrees north and 43.975 degrees east, in the heart of the Qassim region and about 15 kilometres west of the city centre near the international airport.主校区位于布赖代，坐标为北纬 26.326、东经 43.975，地处卡西姆地区腹地，距市中心约 15 公里，紧邻国际机场。

• The 7.8 million square metre main campus is among the largest university sites in Saudi Arabia, with colleges, teaching hospitals and residential districts on one site.780 万平方米的主校区是沙特面积最大的大学园区之一，学院、教学医院与生活区集中于同一地块。

• Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport adjoins the campus, named for the late Crown Prince who served as interior minister for decades.纳伊夫·本·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹亲王国际机场毗邻校区，机场以执掌内政部数十年的已故王储命名。

• Colleges and community schools are scattered across the Qassim region, with campuses in Al-Rass, Unaizah and other governorates serving local students.学院与社区学校散布卡西姆各地，阿尔拉斯、欧奈扎等城市的校区就近服务当地学生。

• Campus architecture combines modern Saudi institutional buildings with landscaped desert plantings suited to the Najd climate.校园建筑融合现代沙特的机构大楼与适应内志气候的沙漠绿化。

• Student housing, sports facilities and a mosque complex occupy designated districts of the main campus beside the college zones.学生宿舍、体育设施与清真寺建筑群占据主校区学院区旁划定地块。

• The teaching hospital precinct adjoins the medical and health colleges, concentring clinical education and patient care.教学医院区域与医学及健康类学院相邻，把临床教学与病人照护集中一处。

• Buraydah's position on the Riyadh-Qassim highway and its airport link the campus to the capital in about three hours by road.布赖代位于利雅得—卡西姆公路之上，机场又把校区与首都连接在约三小时车程内。

• Agricultural experiment farms on the campus outskirts support the region's date-palm research and extension services.校园边缘的农业试验农场支撑该地区的椰枣研究与推广服务。

• The expansion of branch campuses into Al Rass and other towns has brought degree study within commuting distance of most Qassim residents.把分校扩展到阿尔拉斯等城镇，使大多数卡西姆居民能在通勤范围内攻读学位。

Reputation

• Qassim University is placed in the 781-790 band of the 2027 QS World University Rankings.卡西姆大学在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 781-790 区间。

• THE World University Rankings 2027 place it in the 801-1000 band.2027 年度 THE 世界大学排名将其列于 801-1000 区间。

• The 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities survey ranks it 904th worldwide, and the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026 places it in the 701-800 band.2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名将其列于世界第 904，2026 年软科世界大学学术排名（ARWU）将其列于 701-800 区间。

• It ranks among the top seven Saudi universities, one of the largest public systems in the Kingdom by enrolment.它是沙特排名前七的大学之一，按注册规模属沙特最大的公立大学系统之列。

• QS placed the university 46th in the Arab Region Rankings in 2015, its strongest regional position to date.2015 年 QS 将该校列于阿拉伯地区排名第 46，是其迄今最强的地区座次。

• Its OpenAlex record lists 31,161 research works and 626,179 citations, led by agricultural sciences, chemistry and medicine.其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 31,161 项、被引 626,179 次，以农业科学、化学与医学为首。

• The university's agricultural and veterinary research supports the Qassim region's position as the Kingdom's date-palm capital.其农业与兽医研究支撑卡西姆地区作为沙特「椰枣之都」的地位。

• A gold medal and three silver medals at the Geneva International Inventions Exhibition 2026 illustrate the university's applied research record.在 2026 年日内瓦国际发明展上摘得一金三银，体现其应用研究的成绩。

• Within Saudi Arabia it is recognised as the leading comprehensive university of the Qassim region, training teachers, health workers and engineers for the province.在沙特国内，它被视为卡西姆地区的领军综合性大学，为该省培养教师、卫生工作者与工程师。

Student life

• The university does not adopt a formal Latin motto, framing its identity instead through national service, quality education and research leadership.该校不采用正式的拉丁文校训，其身份通过国家服务、优质教育与科研引领来界定。

• Student life follows Saudi campus conventions, with separate male and female student facilities, mosque-centred daily life and family-oriented community events.校园生活遵循沙特大学惯例：男女学生设施分设、日常生活以清真寺为中心、社区活动面向家庭。

• The university's student activities deanships organise sports leagues, cultural festivals and national-day celebrations across the campuses.大学的学生事务部门在各校区组织体育联赛、文化节与国庆庆典。

• Eid and Ramadan events, including the annual Eid al-Fitr ceremony sponsored by the university president, structure the campus calendar.开斋节与斋月活动构成校园日历的节点，包括校长主持的年度开斋节庆典。

• Student clubs cover scientific innovation, debate, heritage and volunteering, reflecting the university's emphasis on community service.学生社团涵盖科学创新、辩论、遗产与志愿领域，体现大学对社区服务的重视。

• Female students form a growing majority of enrolment, part of the wider expansion of women's higher education in Saudi Arabia.女生在注册人数中占越来越大的多数，这是沙特女性高等教育整体扩张的一部分。

• The Buraydah campus's desert setting shapes outdoor life, with sports grounds used in the cool months of the Najd winter.布赖代校区的沙漠环境塑造户外生活，运动场多在内志冬季的凉爽月份使用。

• Annual heritage festivals on campus celebrate Qassim's Bedouin traditions, date harvests and poetry, tying student life to regional culture.校园年度遗产节庆颂扬卡西姆的贝都因传统、椰枣收获与诗歌，把学生生活与区域文化相连。

• Community-service programmes send students to provincial schools, clinics and agricultural extension offices across the Qassim region.社区服务项目把学生送往卡西姆地区的学校、诊所与农业推广站。

Notable people

• King Fahd bin Abdulaziz, during whose reign the university was established in 2004, signed the royal order that created the first university in the Qassim region.法赫德·本·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王，在其在位期间大学于 2004 年成立，他签署了创建卡西姆地区第一所大学的皇家法令。

• King Abdulaziz Al Saud, founder of the modern Kingdom, gave his name to the national higher-education system within which Qassim University was created.阿卜杜勒阿齐兹·阿勒沙特国王是现代沙特王国的开国君主，国家高教体系以其名号相承，卡西姆大学即在此体系内诞生。

• Khalid Al-Angari, Minister of Higher Education from 2003 to 2009, oversaw the national expansion plan under which Qassim University and other regional universities were founded.哈立德·安加里，2003 至 2009 年任高等教育部部长，主持了卡西姆大学等地区性大学设立的国家扩张计划。

• Mohammed bin Fahad Al Sharikh serves as president of the university in its post-restructuring era of 17 colleges.穆罕默德·本·法赫德·沙里赫在 17 学院的重组后时期出任该校校长。

• King Saud, the second king of Saudi Arabia, gave his name to King Saud University, whose Qassim branches formed part of the merged institution.沙特第二任国王沙特的名字冠于沙特国王大学，该校在卡西姆的分院构成了合并后大学的一部分。

• Imam Muhammad ibn Saud, the eighteenth-century founder of the first Saudi state, gave his name to the Islamic university whose Qassim branch merged into Qassim University.伊玛目穆罕默德·本·沙特是十八世纪第一沙特王国的奠基者，以其命名的伊斯兰大学在卡西姆的分院并入了卡西姆大学。

• Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, interior minister for four decades and Crown Prince, is commemorated by the international airport beside the main campus.纳伊夫·本·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹亲王，执掌内政部四十年并曾任王储，主校区旁的国际机场以其名纪念。

• The teaching hospital faculty of the College of Medicine train physicians across the colleges of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and applied medical sciences.医学院的教学医院师资，为医学、牙医、药学与应用医学科学各学院培养医师。

• Agricultural research staff serve the Qassim date-palm industry, the largest concentration of date cultivation in the Kingdom.农业研究人员服务卡西姆的椰枣产业——该地区是沙特椰枣种植最集中的地带。

• Graduates of the teachers' colleges staff schools across the Qassim region, anchoring the province's education system.师范类学院的毕业生遍布卡西姆各地的学校，支撑着全省的教育体系。