| 词条 | Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University |
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| name = Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University | native_name = جامعة الأميرة نورة بنت عبد الرحمن | image_name = PNoraU-logo.jpg | image_size = 150 | image_alt = logo | caption = PNU logo | motto = | established = 1970; renamed 2008[1] | type = Public university | endowment = | budget = | rector = Dr. Inas bint Suleiman bin Mohammed Al-Issa http://www.arabnews.com/node/1471806/saudi-arabia | head_label= Vice Rector|head = Fawzia bint Mohammed Abalkhail | academic_staff = 3,767 | administrative_staff = 2,000[2] | students = 52,308[2] | undergrad = | postgrad = 777 | doctoral = 331 | other = | city = Riyadh | country = Saudi Arabia | coor = {{Coord|24.846|46.72|type:edu|display=inline,title}} | former_names = Riyadh University for Women | colors = | mascot = | website = www.pnu.edu.sa ((in English)) }} Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University (PNU; {{lang-ar|جامعة الأميرة نورة بنت عبد الرحمن}}) is a public women's university located in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. It is the largest women's university in the world. Designed by Perkins & Wills Architects, part of Dar Group, it has innovative design and technology, all while keeping in mind the complex characteristics of the Saudi culture. The university offers diplomas, bachelor and postgraduate degrees. It has over 60,000 students in 34 colleges in the city of Riyadh and in the neighbouring cities, a preparatory year program for all first year undergraduate students, an Arabic Language Institute (for non-speakers of Arabic), a Deanship of Community Service and Continuous Education, and a Community College. It has more than 5,000 academic and administrative staff.[2] History and NameThe university was founded in 1970 as the first College of Education for women in the Kingdom. Within the following 25 years, there were 102 similar colleges in 72 cities around the country, accommodating 60,000 students. There were 6 colleges in the city of Riyadh alone, primarily in the fields of education, social service, science, arts, and home economics. In 2004, the decision was made to unify all of the women's colleges in Riyadh, thus creating the first all-female university in the Kingdom. Other colleges around the Kingdom were unified and expanded in their respected regions into independent universities. In 2008, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud inaugurated the campus and changed the university's name to “Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University” after Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman, the sister of the country's first king and leader, King Abdulaziz.[3][6] Nourah in Arabic means "light."[4] With this launch was the building of the world's largest and most modern women's institution of higher education in a self-contained higher education city. On 12 June 2011, the new campus was opened in an official ceremony by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, during which he said: "Women carry a responsibility that is more than a duty, to maintain the stability of society and contribute to building the economy of the nation, and to represent the community and the nation to the highest standards, outside and inside the country. To be the caring mother, exemplary citizen and productive employee. Outside the nation, to be the ambassador of her country and community, and to represent well her religion, faith and our values." In February 2017, the University was the host of the first-ever opera in Saudi Arabia. The show, "Antar and Alba", was produced by Opera Lebanon.[5] Colleges and DepartmentsHealth Colleges
The Deanship of Community Service and Continuous Education offers various diploma options. The Arabic Language Institute (for non-speakers of Arabic) offers grant scholarships to non-speakers of Arabic from different countries. The institute has over 350 students from more than 40 countries. In early 2018, the University became the first in the Kingdom to offer a driving school for women, following the allowance of King Salman to grant women the right to drive in the Kingdom. More than 50,000 female students are expected to take part.[6] Preparatory Year Program (PYP):To ensure quality and a smooth transition into university life, PNU students are required to enroll in a two-year preparatory program of necessary skills, such as:
Campus services and facilitiesDescriptionThe campus was constructed in a record time of two years, supported by 75,000 construction workers and the latest building machinery and methodologies. It is 13 million square meters in size,[7] with a maximum capacity of 60,000 students. The campus has 600 high-tech smart buildings, large-capacity student residencies, various models of faculty residence units, and three spacious, state-of-the-art recreation centers. In addition, it has pre-schools, primary schools, intermediate and secondary schools. It also has an elegant central library, research centers, a university hospital, student support centers, student-accessible sport facilities,[8] a convention center and an automated metro system by Hitachi Rail Italy. Health and WellnessSports Facilities include a number of sports halls (basketball, volleyball, aerobatics, bicycles, etc.) as well as an olympic sized swimming pool. In 2016, the University signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the General Authority for Sports, aiming to increase participation in sports to 40% by 2030.[9] Sustainable Design
38 of the university's buildings, totaling a million square meters, have been submitted for a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating and the library has applied for the second highest LEED "Gold" rating. Central LibraryThe library holds over 2 million books in both Arabic and English with a maximum capacity of 5 million, in addition to numerous journal subscriptions, government publications, dissertations, databases, and manuscripts.[10] Research CentersSocial Research and Women's Studies
Student Support Centers
Convention center
TransportationDue to the physical size of the campus, an efficient means of transporting students needed to be developed. To this end, an 11.5 km automated guideway transit system, the Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University Automated People Mover (PNU-APM), was constructed. The network, built to light metro standards, opened in 2012 and has 4 lines and 14 stations.[11] It has 22 two car AnsaldoBreda Driverless Metro trains, each having a maximum capacity of up to 110 passengers and a maximum speed of 60 km/h.[15] The driverless technology used in the trains is the same as that of the Copenhagen Metro.[7][12] International partnerships
Memberships in Regional and International Associations
See also{{Portal|Saudi Arabia|University}}
References1. ^"Giant Nourah campus to be ready by end of next year" Arab News, 15 October 2010 2. ^"Self-learning projects by PNU students on display" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527041651/http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article410814.ece |date=27 May 2011 }} Arab News, 18 May 2011 3. ^{{cite book|author=Madawi Al-Rasheed|title=A Most Masculine State: Gender, Politics and Religion in Saudi Arabia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JmafWmVNJAAC&pg=PA43|accessdate=2 April 2013|date=30 April 2013|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-76104-8|pages=43}} 4. ^1 {{cite news|last=Al Ghamdi|first=Mohamed|title=Light dawns on girls’ education|url=http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2008103020589|accessdate=2 June 2012|newspaper=Saudi Gazette|date=30 October 2008|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526155927/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2008103020589|archivedate=26 May 2013|df=dmy-all}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/319182/First-opera-in-Saudi-Arabia-held-at-Riyadh-university|title=First opera in Saudi Arabia held at Riyadh university|website=Gdnonline.com|date=23 February 2018|accessdate=13 August 2018}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://emirateswoman.com/saudi-university-opening-driving-school-women/|title=This Saudi university is opening a driving school for women|website=Emirateswoman.com|date=1 October 2018|author=Siobhan Downes|accessdate=13 August 2018}} 7. ^1 {{cite news|last=Brewer|first=Georgina|title=Royal visit casts light on women's sheltered existence in Saudi Arabia|url=http://www.itv.com/news/2013-03-16/royal-visit-casts-light-on-womens-sheltered-existence-in-saudi-arabia/|accessdate=16 March 2013|newspaper=ITV|date=16 March 2013}} 8. ^{{cite web|title="Steps of the Devil" Denial of Women’s and Girls’ Rights to Sport in Saudi Arabia|url=https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/saudi0212webwcover.pdf|publisher=Human Rights Watch|accessdate=20 May 2012|date=February 2012}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/1015386/saudi-arabia|title=PNU, sports authority sign deal to promote women’s sport in Saudi Arabia|website=Arabnews.com|date=25 November 2016|author=Aisha Fareed|accessdate=13 August 2018}} 10. ^1 2 "Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310125644/http://www.mohe.gov.sa/en/studyinside/Government-Universities/Pages/RUG.aspx |date=10 March 2011 }} Saudi Ministry of Higher Education Portal 11. ^{{cite news|title=Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University gets license for automated on-campus metro|url=http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093554404/Saudi-Princess-Nora-University-gets-license-for-automated-oncampus-metro|accessdate=5 September 2012|newspaper=Middle East North Africa Financial Network (MENAFN)|date=5 September 2012}} 12. ^1 {{cite news|title=Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University driverless metro opens|author=Andy Hellawell |date=21 August 2012|newspaper=Railway Gazette International|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban-rail/single-view/view/princess-nora-bint-abdul-rahman-university-driverless-metro-opens.html}} External links
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