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Kuwait University
KU
(Kuwait University)
PO Box 5969
13060 Safat
Kuwait
Type
Academic
Telephone
+965 24845839
Fax
+965 24848648
Activities
Kuwait University (KU), (in Arabic: جامعة الكويت), was established in October 1966 under Act N. 29/1966. The university was officially inaugurated on November 27, 1966 to include the College of Science, the College of Arts, the College of Education and the College for Women. The university is the state’s first public institution of higher education and research.
The university aims to preserve and transmit knowledge through scholarship, encourage innovation and development in the arts and the sciences through addressing issues of national, regional and global significance. It has made significant advances since its establishment nearly 50 years ago and has evolved into a multi-faculty institution of higher learning comprised of 17 colleges offering 76 undergraduate, 71 graduate programs.
Kuwait University’s facilities are geographically spread over six campuses, providing sites for intellectual exchanges across disciplines and faculties offering programs in the sciences, engineering, humanities, medical and social sciences. In keeping with its dynamic plans for development, the university continues to add new programs, facilities and faculties, ensuring that students are at the cutting-edge of scientific advances and global initiatives.
