Effat University

Location:
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Student Population:
1,500 Undergraduate Students
90 Graduate Students
120 PhD Students

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Effat University is located at the heart of the vibrant city of Jeddah on the shore of the Red Sea. It was established in 1999 as the first private institution of higher education in Saudi Arabia. Effat University is a fully accredited, non-profit university providing quality education at international standards. It offers rigorous educational graduate and undergraduate programs conducive to lifelong learning within four colleges: Effat College of Humanities, Effat College of Engineering, Effat College of Business, and Effat College of Architecture and Design. Our programs are innovative and stimulating, inspiring and motivating our students to gain a true passion for life-long learning.

Our international academic partnerships and networks span the United States, to Japan and places in between, bringing new perspectives and impulses to our programs. Furthermore, the Ambassador’s Program, with its co-curricular and extra-curricular activities and experiences, open new horizons for our students, enriching them emotionally, spiritually, physically and intellectually.

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Effat University is looking to partner with U.S.-based institutions in the following areas

Study Abroad
Faculty Exchange
Campus Visits
Academic Partnerships
Collaborative Research

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