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Culture page Lesson Link

A. Look at the pictures and the title of the text. www.ien.edu.sa
What do you know about this university?
Listen, read and check your answers.

KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY (KAU)

King Abdulaziz University is one of the most
distinguished higher education institutions in the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. King Faisal was the head of
the committee that established this university in Jeddah,
in 1967. At first, it was a private university, but in 1971
it became a state university. During the first year the
university started its educational programmes with 68 male and
30 female students, but the government’s support soon turned KAU into a modern institution.
Now the staff consists of more than 2000 people and the male and female students who
currently attend amount to about 180,000.

The success of KAU is obvious both in terms of the number of students and the number of
scientific and theoretical fields it offers.

Since both male and female students study at KAU, there are two separate campuses,
according to Islamic Law. Both of them have all the cultural, recreational and athletic facilities
students need, including a library with the most up-to-date equipment available for both
students and teaching staff.

The aim of the institution is to offer higher education to all students in western Saudi
Arabia. This is why, apart from the regular students’ programme, KAU has an external
programme. It also established the Deanship of Distant Teaching to keep up with the
continuous development in learning and teaching technology.

B. Read and answer the questions. 5. Can KAU students do any sports on the
1. Where is King Abdulaziz University? campus?
2. When did KAU become a state university?
3. How many students study at KAU now? 6. How does the university try to help all
4. Why are there two different campuses at students get a higher education?

KAU?

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