Evaluation of King Saud University Master Planning Experiment: Lessons to Be Learned
Aldegheishem, A.
Abstract:
King Saud University (KSU) is considered the oldest university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The area of its Campus is about 9 km². Since the 1980s, when the first Master Plan (MP) was completed, it has out grown the planned capacity to a total of over 40,000 students and over 5000 faculty and staff members. In (2009), therefore, KSU decided to update campus Master Plan (MP). That is to position the University to realize its strategic vision for the future. During the last decade (KSU) has made many inputs on the campus such as constructing new buildings and roads to meet the increasing numbers of students and staff. This experiment has faced many problems and challenges, though many obstacles were overcome, from which several lessons can be learned by other universities. This paper examines the new master plan with the period between the two master plans and draws the lessons which can be learned.
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APA citation
- Aldegheishem, A. (2013). Evaluation of King Saud University Master Planning Experiment: Lessons to Be Learned. International Journal of Social Sciences, II(3), 1–12.