Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University

Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University is a modern university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, established by royal decree in 1430 AH (2009 AD). The decree transformed the Al-Kharj branch of King Saud University into an independent university called Al-Kharj University, with all colleges in Al-Kharj, Ad-Dilam, Wadi Ad-Dawasir, Hawtah Bani Tamim, Al-Aflaj, and As-Sulayyil joining the university.
This stems from the support of the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for education in general and university education in particular.
 The university’s name has subsequently been changed twice as follows:

The university’s name was changed by royal decree to Salman bin Abdulaziz University on 23/10/1432 AH, corresponding to September 1, 2011.
On 10 Jumada al-Awwal 1436 AH, corresponding to March 1, 2015, King Salman bin Abdulaziz issued an order changing the university’s name from Salman bin Abdulaziz University to Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University.

The university seeks to achieve its goals of preparing and developing the national human resource, providing qualified and trained resources to meet the needs of the labor market and development requirements, and enriching scientific research and developing postgraduate studies to address societal issues.
The university is one of the largest Saudi universities in terms of geographical area and currently comprises 18 colleges spread across several governorates, including Al-Kharj, Al-Dilam, Hawtah Bani Tamim, Al-Aflaj, Al-Sulayyil, and Wadi Al-Dawasir.