Al Jouf University


Al Jouf University is located in Al-Jawf, Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 2005 by royal decree. It is currently the only university serving the Al-Jouf Region.

Colleges and Faculties of Al-Jouf University

Al-Jouf University contains ten colleges on its main campus in Sakaka and a number of other colleges on various sub-campuses, some of them being former separate community colleges. These include:
  1. The Faculty of Education
  2. The Faculty of Pharmacy
  3. The Faculty of Science
  4. The Faculty of Applied Natural Sciences
  5. The Faculty of Science and Literature
  6. The Community College of Qariyaat
  7. The Community College of Tabrajal
  8. The Faculty of Dentistry
  9. The Faculty of Sharee'ah and Law
  10. The Faculty of Medicine
  11. The Faculty of Humanitarian and Administrative Sciences
  12. The Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences
  13. The Faculty of Science and Literature
  14. The Community College of Sakaka
  15. The Faculty of Engineering
  16. The Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences

    Community Colleges

The Community College of Sakaka was originally an all-girls college ran under the Ministry of Education separately from the University. It was formally joint to Al-Jouf University in April 2007 when a royal decree was issued for all community colleges in the kingdom to join major universities.
The Community College of Sakaka currently has an English Language Faculty and an Applied Natural Sciences Faculty for both male and female students. Students can choose between a two-year preparatory diploma or a bachelor's degree in the available faculties.