King Abdulaziz University

An oasis of research and knowledge

Supercomputing KAU's Aziz pushes Saudi Arabia to the forefront of supercomputing The High Performance Computing Centre at KAU is an example of the university'...

Solid waste management In 2007 KAU created the Centre of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research and the Center of Excellence in Environmental Studies (CEES)....

KAU offers outstanding opportunities for academics looking to be part of a dynamic, quality-centric institution for research and personal growth. In recent years, KAU has earned a respectable reputation across the globe as a world-class...

Distinguished history in mathematics In the 9th and 10th centuries, during Islam's Golden Age, scholars in the region produced important advances in algebra and...

MERS A 43 year-old man was admitted to King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Jeddah in November 2013 with respiratory distress. In the days leading up to his...

King Abdulaziz University (KAU) was established in 1967 in the city of Jeddah by the Red Sea as a private university bearing the name of the founder of Saudi Arabia, King Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud, in order to serve the needs of higher...

KAU is a public university with an annual endowment fund of approximately $1 billion (£690 million