Around 50 male and female students, recipients of the NEOM Scholarship Program, will begin their academic journey at American universities to obtain their bachelor degrees after completing their freshman year at Fahad Bin Sultan University in Tabuk Province.  Fahd bin Sultan University is one of the private universities and the first private university using English as a medium of instruction in Saudi Arabia.  

FBSU was established in the year 1424 H in the city of Tabuk with one college – the College of Computing. At the beginning of the academic year 1427 – 28 H a branch for girls was added and was followed by the addition of the two colleges of Engineering and Business and Management in 1428 – 29 H. 

The University is governed by a Board of Trustees chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Fahad Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz. It consists of five colleges offering eight undergraduate programs that grant the bachelor’s degree in eleven majors and six graduate programs offering the master’s degree in more than fifteen tracks (specializations).

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