Sulaiman Al Rajhi Colleges

Sulaiman Al Rajhi Colleges Kuliat Sulaiman Al Rajhi

كليات سليمان الراجحي

Seal of Sulaiman Al Rajhi Colleges
Type Private Non-profit Research University
Established 2009
Chairman Sheikh Sulaiman Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi
Dean Prof. Abdulrahman Bin Mohammad Al-Mazrou
Location Al Bukayriyah, Al-Qassim, Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
26°08′30″N 43°43′55″E / 26.141740°N 43.731889°E / 26.141740; 43.731889Coordinates: 26°08′30″N 43°43′55″E / 26.141740°N 43.731889°E / 26.141740; 43.731889
Campus Urban 10,200 hectares (25,000 acres)
Colours Royal Blue and White         
Nickname SRC, SRU.
Website sr.edu.sa

Sulaiman Al-Rajhi Colleges (officially abbreviated as SRC) (Arabic: كليات سليمان الراجحي‎‎) is a private, non-profit, research university, comprising three graduate colleges: Medicine, Nursing and Applied Medical Sciences as well as a state-of-the-art University Hospital. The colleges were founded by the Sulaiman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi Charitable Foundation and is located in Al Bukayriyah, Saudi Arabia.[1]

Aim and vision

Sulaiman Al Rajhi Colleges aims are to produce highly trained and specialized cadres of manpower as required for development. The project of establishing the Medical, Nursing and Applied Medical Sciences Colleges with a University Hospital is envisaged to further improve the health sciences education, patient care and biomedical research to match international standards.[2] The rationale behind establishing the colleges is due to a calculated estimate demand for higher education in the kingdom.[3]

Campus

The colleges main campus is near the Madinah-Riyadh Highway SRC's campus is specifically located beside the highway connecting Riyadh and Madinah and sits approximately 370 km from the capital city of Riyadh. When completed it will cover an area of 10,200 hectares.[4]

Governance

As of January 2008, Professor Dr. Saleh Bin Abdullah Al Damegh was named the chief supervisor and founding dean of Sulaiman Al Rajhi Colleges. In his concluding statement Sheikh Al Rajhi indicated that the general supervision of the university has been commissioned to Prof. Dr. Saleh Bin Abdullah Al Damegh, for his long academic background and wide experience in the field of medicine.[5]

Partnerships

University of Maastricht & UMC+

From right to left: Prof. Saleh Al Damegh, Dr. Khalid Al Rajhi and Prof. Martin Paul sign the contract agreement on December 18, 2008.

In the pursuit of creating the "Islands of Excellence," Sulaiman Al Rajhi Colleges signed a memorandum of understanding under the patronage of H.E. Dr. Khalid bin Mohammad Al Angary, the Saudi Minister of Higher Education, H.E. Ms. Maria Josephina Arnoldina, Netherlands Minister of Economic Affairs, and in the presence of Dr. Mohammed Al Ohali, the ministry's deputy for education.[6]

KPMG

The agreement between KPMG and SRC forms the basis of an extensive and intensive effort by the University and KPMG to build world-class organizational and operational capacity of SRC. The university seeks to primarily focus on delivering medical and health science education and will include a university hospital to serve the local community as well as the doctors-to-be.[7]

Teaching

Prof Cees van der Vleuten discussing with students during one of the PBL workshops.

The colleges are primarily health and research centered and, as such, English is the medium of instruction at SRC. The medical education of SRC is based upon the medical curriculum of Maastricht University[8] therefore students enrolled at Sulaiman Al Rajhi Colleges will be taught using the education methodology of problem-based learning (PBL). In line with Maastricht's PBL philosophy, SRC believes that the students should be personally responsible for their academic education.[9]

Medical departments

The SRC Medical College will begin its first ever problem-based learning (PBL) medical program in late September 2010, in accordance to Maastricht University new academic year of 2010-2011. The medical college would comprise the following departments:[10]

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Notes

  1. ↑ "Al Rajhi to Establish University in Al-Qassim", US-Saudi Arabian Business Council, March 15, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Philosophy & Role of SRC", SRC's Philosophy to Brighter Future!.
  3. ↑ "The Rationale behind SRC's Establishment", Sowing the Seeds of Success in the Sun.
  4. ↑ "Location Map". Sulaiman Al Rajhi Colleges.
  5. ↑ "Leadership at SRC". Sulaiman Al Rajhi Colleges.
  6. ↑ "Al Rajhi University signs cooperation agreement memo with Maastricht University". AMEinfo. Retrieved October 14, 2008.
  7. ↑ "SRC-KPMG Partnership", SRC partners with KPMG, March 16, 2009.
  8. ↑ "UM Curriculum Exported to Saudi Arabia". Sulaiman Al Rajhi Colleges.
  9. ↑ "Problem-Based Learning". Maastricht University.
  10. ↑ "SRC Medical Departments". Sulaiman Al Rajhi Colleges.
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