University of Ha'il

The University of Ha'il (Arabic: Jami'at Ha'il) is a public university in the city of Ha'il in north-western Saudi Arabia, established by royal decree on 7 June 2005 and supervised by the Ministry of Education.哈伊勒大学（阿拉伯语 Jami'at Ha'il）是沙特阿拉伯西北部哈伊勒市的一所公立大学，2005 年 6 月 7 日依王室法令设立，隶属教育部监管。

It grew out of the Hail Community College founded in 1998 under King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, and now comprises 14 colleges offering 64 academic programmes.该校由 1998 年在法赫德国王石油与矿产大学监管下创办的哈伊勒社区学院发展而来，现设 14 个学院、开设 64 个学术项目。

The university is placed in the 1001-1200 band of the QS World University Rankings 2027, was not listed in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027, and did not enter the 2026-2027 U.S. News or 2026 Shanghai main tables.哈伊勒大学在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列 1001-1200 区间，未进入 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名，也未进入 US News 2026 至 2027 年度与 2026 年软科的主榜。

History

• Hail Community College was founded in 1998 under the supervision of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, the first community college launched in a national drive to widen access to higher education.哈伊勒社区学院于 1998 年在法赫德国王石油与矿产大学监管下创办，是全国扩大高等教育入学机会计划中设立的第一所社区学院。
• The college initially awarded associate degrees in business administration, computer systems, and electronic engineering and instrumentation, and later added bachelor's degrees in applied electrical engineering, computer science and management information systems.学院最初授予工商管理、计算机系统以及电子工程与仪器专业的副学士学位，后又增设应用电气工程、计算机科学与管理信息系统学士学位。
• On 7 June 2005, corresponding to 30 Jumada al-Akhir 1426 in the Hijri calendar, a royal decree established the University of Ha'il as an independent institution.2005 年 6 月 7 日（伊斯兰历 1426 年 6 月 30 日），王室法令宣布设立哈伊勒大学，作为独立的高等教育机构。
• The same 2005 decree created Jouf University and Jazan University, part of a wave of regional universities founded during the reign of King Fahd.同一批 2005 年的法令还设立了乔夫大学与吉赞大学，构成法赫德国王在位期间创办地区性大学的一轮高潮。
• Hail is one of eight universities established during King Fahd's reign, and its creation followed a national policy of placing a university in each region of the kingdom.哈伊勒大学是法赫德国王在位期间设立的八所大学之一，其创办遵循了在王国各大区各设一所大学的全国性政策。
• The first students were admitted on 11 February 2006, and four months later King Abdullah formally inaugurated the university at a ceremony in Hail on 14 June 2006, the day the foundation stone of the university city was laid.首批学生于 2006 年 2 月 11 日入学；四个月后，阿卜杜拉国王于 2006 年 6 月 14 日在哈伊勒的典礼上为大学正式揭幕，同日大学城奠基。
• At its launch the university comprised five colleges, namely medicine and medical sciences, engineering, computer science, science, and a community college.建校之初，大学下设五个学院，即医学与医学科学、工程、计算机科学、理学以及社区学院。
• The first phase of the campus project was budgeted at 645 million Saudi riyals and planned on a site of nine million square metres north of the city.校园工程一期预算为 6.45 亿沙特里亚尔，规划用地为城北一片 900 万平方米的地块。
• In 2007 the men's Hail Teachers College, now the College of Education, and the Girls College of Education were transferred from the Ministry of Education into the new university.2007 年，男子哈伊勒师范学院（今教育学院）与女子教育学院由教育部划归这所新大学。
• Further colleges were added over the following decade in dentistry, pharmacy, applied medical sciences, nursing, public health, business administration, sharia and law, and arts and humanities.此后十年间，学校陆续增设牙科、药学、应用医学科学、护理、公共卫生、工商管理、伊斯兰法与法律以及人文艺术等学院。
• The university now runs 14 colleges and a set of supporting deanships, including scientific research, quality and development, postgraduate studies, admission and registration, and student affairs.该校现设 14 个学院及一系列辅助性院务机构，包括科研、质量与发展、研究生、招生注册以及学生事务等处室。
• In 2019 the university won two Saudi Digital Library awards for scientific production, one for the highest impact output and one for the most productive output in the Scopus database.2019 年，该校获得两项沙特数字图书馆科研产出奖，分别表彰其在 Scopus 数据库中的最高影响产出与最高产出量。
• The University of Ha'il Award for Excellence was launched in 2021 with five branches covering teaching, scientific research, creativity, distinguished employees and distinguished students.哈伊勒大学卓越奖于 2021 年设立，分教学、科研、创新、优秀职员与优秀学生五个类别。
• In December 2022 the colleges housed on the men's campus on Baqaa Road moved to the new university city, and the old complex was converted to sports facilities and a driving school.2022 年 12 月，位于巴卡阿路男子校区的各学院迁入新大学城，旧校区则改作体育设施与驾驶学校。
• The university adopted a second strategic plan for 2024-2028 under the slogan Our Capabilities Are Our Future, built on eight strategic goals aligned with Saudi Vision 2030.学校制定了 2024 至 2028 年第二个战略规划，口号为「我们的能力就是我们的未来」，以契合沙特 2030 愿景的八项战略目标为基础。
• Badr bin Shujaa Al-Amri Al-Harbi became president in September 2025, succeeding Zaid bin Muhalhal Al-Shammari, who had served as acting president from July 2024.巴德尔·本·舒贾阿·阿姆里·哈尔比于 2025 年 9 月出任校长，接替自 2024 年 7 月起担任代理校长的扎伊德·本·穆哈尔哈勒·沙马里。
• The university renewed its institutional accreditation with the National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment in 2026 and extended its ABET accreditation for engineering and computing until 2030.该校于 2026 年续获国家学术认证与评估委员会的机构认证，并把工程与计算学科的 ABET 认证延长至 2030 年。
• It reports 82 national and international accreditations from 11 accrediting bodies, with 100 per cent of undergraduate programmes accredited, 75 per cent of master's programmes accredited and eight more in progress.校方称已获得来自 11 家认证机构的 82 项国内与国际认证，本科项目认证覆盖率达 100%，硕士项目达 75%，另有八项认证正在进行。
• Ten research chairs operate at the university, including a chair for research on women, the Prince Saud bin Abdul Mohsen Chair for Civil and Charitable Work and two chairs named after Dr. Nasser Al-Rasheed.校内设有十个科研讲席，包括妇女研究讲席、沙特·本·阿卜杜勒穆赫辛亲王民事与慈善工作讲席，以及两个以纳赛尔·拉希德博士命名的讲席。
• The Dr. Nasser Al-Rasheed Chair for Hail Studies examines the history and heritage of the Hail region, whose capital was the seat of the Rashidi emirs from 1836 to 1921.纳赛尔·拉希德博士哈伊勒研究讲席专事哈伊勒地区的历史与遗产研究；该地区首府在 1836 至 1921 年间曾是拉希德王朝埃米尔的驻地。
• The university opened a Medical and Diagnostic Research Centre under the patronage of Prince Abdulaziz bin Saad bin Abdulaziz, governor of Hail, to support clinical and biomedical research.在哈伊勒省省长阿卜杜勒阿齐兹·本·萨阿德·本·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹亲王赞助下，学校设立了医学与诊断研究中心，以支持临床与生物医学研究。

Academics

• The 14 colleges are Sharia and Law, Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Applied Medical Sciences, Nursing, Public Health Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Science, Applied College, Education, Arts and Humanities and Business Administration.十四个学院分别为伊斯兰法与法律、医学、牙科、药学、应用医学科学、护理、公共卫生科学、工程、计算机科学与工程、理学、应用学院、教育、人文艺术以及工商管理。
• The university offers 64 academic programmes, made up of 18 bachelor's programmes, 21 diploma programmes and 25 master's programmes, developed in line with labour market needs.学校开设 64 个学术项目，包括 18 个本科项目、21 个文凭项目与 25 个硕士项目，均依据劳动力市场需求设置。
• Medical and health provision spans the colleges of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, applied medical sciences, nursing and public health sciences, with programme accreditation from the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.医学与健康类教学覆盖医学、牙科、药学、应用医学科学、护理与公共卫生科学六个学院，相关项目获沙特卫生专业委员会认证。
• Engineering, computing and science are taught in the College of Engineering, the College of Computer Science and Engineering and the College of Science, with ABET accreditation extended to 2030.工程、计算与理学分别由工程学院、计算机科学与工程学院和理学院承担，其 ABET 认证已延续至 2030 年。
• Humanities and management are taught in the College of Education, the College of Arts and Humanities, the College of Business Administration and the College of Sharia and Law.人文与管理类教学由教育学院、人文艺术学院、工商管理学院以及伊斯兰法与法律学院承担。
• All science, engineering, business and health programmes are taught in English, and the university runs a Preparatory Year Program to build academic skills and English proficiency before specialisation.所有科学、工程、商科与健康类项目均以英语授课；学校设有预科年项目，在进入专业学习前夯实学术技能与英语能力。
• A Bridging Program gives diploma holders a structured route into bachelor's study through parallel programmes in selected disciplines, in line with national higher education regulations.桥梁项目为文凭持有者提供进入本科阶段的结构化通道，通过指定学科的并行课程衔接，符合国家高等教育规定。
• The university's official figures record 45,644 registered students and 2,031 faculty members alongside 1,095 employees and 83,539 graduates, while the 2020 academic year counted 34,684 students and 1,030 faculty.校方公布的数字为注册学生 45,644 人、教师 2,031 人，另有职员 1,095 人、毕业生累计 83,539 人；而 2020 学年记录的学生为 34,684 人、教师为 1,030 人。
• The master plan is designed to accommodate at least 50,000 students, 2,000 academic staff and 200 administrative staff on completion.按总体规划，校园建成后可容纳至少 50,000 名学生、2,000 名学术人员与 200 名行政人员。
• Research is overseen by the vice presidency for graduate studies and scientific research, supported by the deanships of scientific research and of quality and development.科研工作由主管研究生与科研的副校长统筹，并由科研处及质量与发展处提供支持。
• The ten research chairs include the Chair for Research on Women, the Prince Saud bin Abdul Mohsen Chair for Studies of Civil and Charitable Work, and the Al-Jazeera Chair for Cultural and Social Development.十个科研讲席包括妇女研究讲席、沙特·本·阿卜杜勒穆赫辛亲王民事与慈善工作研究讲席，以及半岛电视台文化与社会发展讲席。
• Two further chairs honour Dr. Nasser Al-Rasheed, one devoted to Hail studies and one to future pioneers, reflecting the university's endowment by private donors.另有两个讲席以纳赛尔·拉希德博士命名，分别致力于哈伊勒研究与未来领军人才培养，体现该校获私人捐资支持的传统。
• The Medical and Diagnostic Research Centre, opened with gubernatorial patronage, adds laboratory capacity in clinical diagnostics and biomedical science to the College of Medicine.在省长赞助下启用的医学与诊断研究中心，为医学院增添了临床诊断与生物医学方面的实验能力。
• Research output indexed by OpenAlex stands at 17,049 works and 447,511 citations, a volume supported by the medical, engineering and science colleges.OpenAlex 收录该校 17,049 篇研究成果与 447,511 次引用，这一产出规模主要由医学、工程与理学院支撑。
• The university has three branch campuses outside its main headquarters, extending teaching into other parts of the Hail region.该校在总部之外另设三个分校区，把教学延伸至哈伊勒地区的其他城镇。
• Programme-level international accreditation also covers computer science, health administration, clinical nutrition, diagnostic radiology, dentistry and the doctor of pharmacy degree.项目层面的国际认证还覆盖计算机科学、卫生管理、临床营养、诊断放射学、牙科以及药学博士项目。
• The 2024-2028 strategic plan sets eight goals, from competitive graduates and innovative research to financial sustainability, digital transformation and community engagement.2024 至 2028 年战略规划设定八项目标，从培养有竞争力的毕业生、创新科研，到财务可持续、数字化转型与社区参与。

Campus

• The main campus lies north of Ha'il city on a site of about eight to nine million square metres, where construction began in 2005 and is still continuing.主校区位于哈伊勒市以北，占地约 800 万至 900 万平方米，2005 年动工，目前仍在建设之中。
• The master plan is only about 40 per cent complete, and building density is below 20 per cent, giving the campus a low, horizontal layout across a very large site.总体规划仅完成约 40%，建筑密度低于 20%，使校园在极大的地块上呈低层、横向铺开的形态。
• The Women's Colleges Complex in the Aja district covers about 327,000 square metres and brings together 14 colleges, nine supporting deanships and administrative offices for female students.位于阿贾区的女子学院综合体占地约 32.7 万平方米，集中了 14 个学院、9 个辅助处室以及女生行政办公空间。
• The former men's colleges complex on Baqaa Road housed education, arts and humanities and sharia before the December 2022 move, and now hosts football, handball and basketball courts.巴卡阿路原男子学院综合体在 2022 年 12 月搬迁前容纳教育、人文艺术与伊斯兰法等学院，现设足球、手球与篮球场地。
• The university intends to bring all its colleges onto the main campus once the remaining construction phases are finished, in order to integrate disciplines on one site.学校计划在后续工程完成后把所有学院集中到主校区，以便在同一地块上实现学科整合。
• The campus includes residential accommodation for faculty members and a series of service buildings that were still under construction in the mid-2020s.校园内设有教师住宅以及一批服务性建筑，后者在 2020 年代中期仍在施工。
• Ha'il lies between the Aja and Salma mountain ranges and had a population of 498,575 in 2022, making it the largest city in the province and the seat of its governorate.哈伊勒位于阿贾与萨尔玛两座山脉之间，2022 年人口为 498,575 人，是该省最大城市与省会所在地。
• Ha'il International Airport serves the city and province, and Ha'il railway station, opened in 2017 on the Riyadh to Qurayyat line, connects the region with Riyadh, Qassim and Al-Jouf.哈伊勒国际机场服务全市与全省；2017 年在利雅得至古莱亚特铁路线上启用的哈伊勒火车站，把该地区与利雅得、卡西姆及焦夫连通。
• The first construction phase covered five colleges on the northern site at a cost of 645 million riyals, and later phases added the medical, engineering and computing buildings.一期工程在城北地块建成五个学院，耗资 6.45 亿里亚尔；后续各期又增建了医学、工程与计算学科的教学楼。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 the University of Ha'il is placed in the 1001-1200 band, a tied interval at the lower end of the global table.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，哈伊勒大学位列 1001-1200 区间，处于全球榜单靠后的并列档位。
• The university was not listed in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027, nor in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities main table.该校未进入 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名，也未进入 US News 2026 至 2027 年度全球最佳大学主榜。
• It also did not enter the main table of the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026, leaving the QS table as its only major global placement.该校同样未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名主榜，QS 榜单因而成为其唯一的主要全球位次。
• In the QS Arab Region University Rankings 2025 the university was placed 82nd among Arab institutions, a stronger regional position than its world band suggests.在 2025 年 QS 阿拉伯地区大学排名中，该校在阿拉伯地区高校中列第 82 位，其地区位次明显优于世界排名档位所显示的水平。
• QS also places the university in the 1001-1200 band of its 2027 world table while its 2026 edition had it in the 951-1000 band, a fall of one band year on year.QS 2027 年世界榜单把该校列入 1001-1200 区间，而 2026 年版尚在 951-1000 区间，一年之间下滑一个档位。
• Research indexed by OpenAlex records 17,049 works and 447,511 citations for the university, an average of about 26 citations per indexed work.OpenAlex 收录该校 17,049 篇研究成果与 447,511 次引用，篇均引用约 26 次。
• The university holds 82 national and international accreditations from 11 bodies, including NCAAA institutional accreditation, ABET for engineering and computing, and ASIIN for science and engineering programmes.该校持有来自 11 家机构的 82 项国内与国际认证，包括 NCAAA 机构认证、工程与计算学科的 ABET 认证，以及理学与工程项目的 ASIIN 认证。
• ABET accreditation for its engineering and computing programmes has been renewed until 2030, and 100 per cent of undergraduate programmes hold programme accreditation.其工程与计算项目的 ABET 认证已续期至 2030 年，本科项目实现 100% 专业认证。
• In 2019 the university received two Saudi Digital Library awards for scientific production in Scopus, one for impact and one for volume of output.2019 年，该校因在 Scopus 中的科研产出获得两项沙特数字图书馆奖，一项表彰影响力，一项表彰产出数量。
• The university runs ten endowed research chairs and its own annual Award for Excellence, launched in 2021, which recognises teaching, research and student achievement.该校设有十个捐赠科研讲席，并自 2021 年起设立年度卓越奖，表彰教学、科研与学生成就。

Student life

• The university's core values are justice, belonging, excellence, creativity and responsibility, and they frame its statements on student conduct and community service.该校的核心价值观为公正、归属、卓越、创新与责任，并以此统摄其关于学生行为与社区服务的表述。
• The Deanship of Student Affairs runs student services and activities, alongside deanships for admission and registration, information technology and e-learning, and quality and development.学生事务处负责学生服务与活动，另设招生注册、信息技术与电子学习、质量与发展等处室。
• The campus mosque is treated as a centre of university life, and the strategic plan commits the university to reinforcing Islamic values, national identity and a culture of moderation.校园清真寺被视为大学生活的中心之一；战略规划承诺强化伊斯兰价值观、国家认同与中道文化。
• New students enter a Preparatory Year Program that develops academic skills and English before they move into medical, engineering, scientific or humanities tracks.新生先进入预科年项目，在进入医学、工程、理科或人文学科方向之前培养学术技能与英语能力。
• The annual University of Ha'il Award for Excellence includes a Distinguished Student branch, alongside awards for teaching, research, creativity and distinguished employees.年度哈伊勒大学卓越奖设有「优秀学生」类别，与教学、科研、创新及优秀职员等奖项并列。
• Ha'il province hosts the annual Hail Desert Life Festival, which celebrates desert life and culture and brings visitors to the region around the university.哈伊勒省每年举办沙漠生活节，展示沙漠生活与文化，并吸引访客来到大学所在的地区。
• The Hail Rally, first run in 2006 and approved by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile in 2008, is Saudi Arabia's first car rally and passes through the province.哈伊勒拉力赛创办于 2006 年，2008 年获国际汽车联合会认可，是沙特阿拉伯首个汽车拉力赛，赛段穿越该省。
• Al-Tai and Al-Jabalain are the province's best-known football clubs, and the Prince Abdulaziz bin Musaed Sports City Stadium serves as the main venue for sport in the region.塔伊队与贾巴莱因队是该省最知名的足球俱乐部，阿卜杜勒阿齐兹·本·穆萨伊德亲王体育城体育场则是地区主要体育场馆。
• The city's heritage, including the pre-Islamic poet Hatim al-Tai and the fire lit on Samra mountain to welcome guests, is studied and taught through the university's Hail studies chair.该市的文化遗产，包括前伊斯兰时期诗人哈提姆·塔伊以及萨姆拉山上为迎客而燃的篝火，通过该校的哈伊勒研究讲席得到研究与讲授。

Notable people

• Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Saif Al-Subaie served as the university's first president from 2007 to May 2011, shaping its initial college structure.艾哈迈德·本·穆罕默德·赛义夫·苏拜伊于 2007 年至 2011 年 5 月担任该校首任校长，奠定了建校初期的学院架构。
• Khalil bin Ibrahim Al-Muaiqil Al-Brahim Al-Shammari led the university from July 2011 to 2021, a decade in which the college count and student body expanded sharply.哈利勒·本·易卜拉欣·穆艾基勒·卜拉希姆·沙马里于 2011 年 7 月至 2021 年主政该校，十年间学院数量与在校生规模大幅扩张。
• Rashid bin Muslat Al-Sharif was president from August 2021 to July 2024, and Zaid bin Muhalhal Al-Shammari then served as acting president until September 2025.拉希德·本·穆斯莱特·谢里夫于 2021 年 8 月至 2024 年 7 月任校长，此后由扎伊德·本·穆哈尔哈勒·沙马里代理校务直至 2025 年 9 月。
• Badr bin Shujaa Al-Amri Al-Harbi has been president since September 2025, overseeing the second strategic plan and the accreditation renewals of 2026.巴德尔·本·舒贾阿·阿姆里·哈尔比自 2025 年 9 月起任校长，主持第二个战略规划与 2026 年的各项认证续期。
• Prince Saud bin Abdul Mohsen, a former governor of Hail, is commemorated in the name of a research chair on civil and charitable work in the kingdom.前哈伊勒省省长沙特·本·阿卜杜勒穆赫辛亲王的名字被用于命名一个研究沙特民事与慈善工作的科研讲席。
• Dr. Nasser Al-Rasheed endowed two research chairs, one for Hail studies and one for future pioneers, which carry his name at the university.纳赛尔·拉希德博士捐资设立两个科研讲席，分别研究哈伊勒地区与培养未来领军人才，两个讲席均以他的名字命名。
• Prince Abdulaziz bin Saad bin Abdulaziz, governor of Hail, patronised the opening of the Medical and Diagnostic Research Centre.哈伊勒省省长阿卜杜勒阿齐兹·本·萨阿德·本·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹亲王赞助了医学与诊断研究中心的启用。
• Khaled Al-Anqari, minister of higher education in 2006, announced at the inauguration that 15,000 Saudi students would be sent abroad under the King Abdullah Scholarship Program.时任高等教育大臣哈立德·安卡里在揭幕典礼上宣布，将依据阿卜杜拉国王奖学金计划派出 15,000 名沙特学生出国深造。
• Hatim al-Tai, the pre-Islamic Arabian poet famed for his generosity, is the best-known historical figure of the Hail region and a subject of its heritage research.前伊斯兰时期以慷慨著称的阿拉伯诗人哈提姆·塔伊是哈伊勒地区最著名的历史人物，也是当地遗产研究的对象。
• Ibn Saud took Hail from the Rashidi emirs in 1921 and ended the emirate that had ruled the city since 1836, a turning point examined in the university's regional history work.伊本·沙特于 1921 年从拉希德家族手中夺取哈伊勒，终结了自 1836 年以来统治该城的埃米尔国，这一转折是该校区域史研究的重要课题。
• The university's teaching staff spans medicine, engineering, computing, science, business, education and sharia, with 2,031 faculty members recorded alongside 45,644 registered students.该校的教师队伍分布于医学、工程、计算、理学、商学、教育与伊斯兰法等领域，校方记录教师 2,031 人，对应注册学生 45,644 人。