King Saud University located in Riyadh is Saudi Arabia's oldest and premier university. It was founded in 1957 as Riyadh University and was renamed in honour of King Saud in 1982. It was created to try to meet Saudi Arabia's shortage of skilled workers. Today the school has over 24,000 students, including many women. It offers a wide array of programs, but is perhaps best known for is engineering and medicine programs.
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