Qassim University

1401 AH. The university was established in implementation of the national plan to expand higher education and universities, and Royal Decree No. 22042/B/7 was issued to establish Qassim University in the academic year 1423/1424 AH. At that time, it included seven colleges affiliated with the branches of Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University and King Saud University in the Qassim region. ; Thus, it became the first university in the region.

Qassim University is considered one of the first modern universities, after the seven universities, in terms of its establishment, development, and expansion. In fulfillment of the directives of the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to advance the educational process, it opened new colleges due to the increasing numbers of high school graduates in all regions of Qassim. The number of colleges increased in the academic year 1427/1428 AH as a result of the inclusion of teachers’ colleges and girls’ colleges of education in the cities of the Qassim region (there are nine colleges) to the university. The academic year 1428/1429 AH also witnessed the annexation and restructuring of health colleges (four in number), which were affiliated with the Ministry of Health. The expansion of the establishment of new colleges at Qassim University continued, bringing the number currently to (38) colleges located in (12) governorates in the Qassim region, in addition to The main headquarters is in the university city of Melida, in addition to the Deanship of Educational Services, which supervises the preparatory year, and the Deanship of Community Service, which supervises the various diploma programs.