Prince Sultan University | |
Native Name: | جامعة الأمير سلطان |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
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Former Name: | Prince Sultan College (1998–2003) |
Mottoeng: | Excellence in higher education |
Parent: | Al-Riyadh Philanthropic Society |
Rector: | Dr. Ahmed Al Yamani |
Head Label: | President of the Board of Trustees |
Head: | Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Ayyaf |
Students: | 3500+ |
Language: | English |
Athletics Nickname: | Falcons |
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Prince Sultan University (PSU) (Arabic: جامعة الأمير سلطان), formerly Prince Sultan College, is a private university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1998, it is the first private institute of Saudi Arabia and was named after the country's then-defense minister Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, who later served as the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 2005 until his death in 2011.
Initially, it was founded as Prince Sultan Private College in 1998 by the Riyadh Philanthropic Society for Sciences and received university status in 2003. The university offers a number of bachelor's and master's degrees in various business, technical, and humanities fields.