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King Abdulaziz University
King Abdulaziz University - seal
General Info.
Mail	(PO Box 1450, Jeddah 21441),
Established	1967
Location	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Enrolment	40000 Students , 2300 Teachers.
Dean	Prof. Taieb, O.
Phone	(0096626400000)
E-Mail	Almodyr@kau.edu.sa
Website	http://www.kau.edu.sa
Global Membership	None.

King Abdulaziz University (in Arabic جامعة الملك عبد العزيز) was founded in 1967, and had 2,000 teachers and more than 37,000 students in 2000/2001. Established initially as a private university, King Abdulaziz University was converted to a state university in 1971. It has the following Faculties:

Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences
Faculty of Pharmacy
Faculty of Dentistry
Faculty of Economics and Administration
Faculty of Sciences
Faculty of Earth Sciences
Faculty of Marine Sciences
Faculty of Meteorology and Agriculture
Faculty of Environmental Designs
Faculty of Art and Humanities
Faculty of Community
Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology

Faculty of Engineering

College departments:

Nuclear Engineering
Aeronautical Engineering Department
Chemical & Materials Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mining Engineering
Production Engineering and Mechanical Systems Design
Thermal Engineering and Desalination Technology

Faculty of Medicine

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Medicine Faculty

The Faculty of Medicine was established in 1975. And later on 1977, University Hospital was established to provide teaching facilities for both medical and nursing students.

Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences

Established in 2003. This faculty is now one of the four major Health Faculties in the campus of the Medical Center of KAU . it has the Following departments:

Medical Laboratories.
Natural Medication
XRays Technology
Clinical Nutrition
Nursing

Faculty of Pharmaceuticals

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Faculty of Dentistry

The establishment of the Faculty of Dentistry and its four departments at KAU was in 1985. the college departments are:

Oral Basic and Clinical Sciences
Oral/Maxillofacial Rehabilitation
Preventive Dental Sciences
Conservative Dental Sciences

Faculty of Economics & Administration

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Faculty of Sciences

The Faculty was established in 1973. and it has now the following departments:

Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Statistics
Astronomy
Biochemistry

and department of Computer Science has been moved to Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology

Faculty of Earth Sciences

The Faculty occupies two modern and well-equipped two-story buildings within the premises of KAU. In 1970 ,the Ministry of Petroleum established the Center of Applied Geology for training graduate geologists in geological mapping and mineral exploration. The training program of the Center was later expanded to include hydrogeology and engineering geology. In 1975 , the Center was attached to the KAU as the Institute of Applied Geology. The Faculty of Earth Sciences in its current embodiment is the result of amalgamation of the Institute of Applied Geology and the Geology Department of the Faculty of Sciences of the KAU in 1978. and now it has these departments: