بناء سياسة تمويلية للجامعات الأهلية بالمملكة العربية السعودية في ضوء الخبرات العالمية

Abstract EN

The current study aimed to achieve the following main objective is: build a financing policy for private universities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia based on international experiences.

In order to achieve this objective, the descriptive survey method is applied.

After applying the tool of the study (Questionnaire) to all members of the study population, who are (171) between Deans of colleges, heads of Deanships, departments, offices, and service centers in the private universities, (121) of the total study population.

The study revealed the following main results: That There is neutrality between the members of the study about the reality of financing private universities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

And The private sector is the first possible source of financing that may contribute to the diversification of the financing sources of the private universities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, followed by the productive university, the educational services, and finally endowment and assistance.

And The possible contributions of educational services to financing the private university education including that the private universities should recruit scientific competencies such as experts to collaborate with them to establish programs and research projects that generate financial income, and to collect additional tuition fees on some specific majors related to the needs of the labor market such as technical and other programs.

And The possible contributions of the private sector to finance the private university education that the private sector: should establish some exhibitions within the private universities against amounts, And finance research centers within the national universities through establishing scientific research chairs.

There are barriers may prevent financing private universities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Firstly, the impediments to the contributions of endowment and internal assistance in financing the private university education, followed by the barriers of the contribution of the productive university in financing the private university education, and then obstacles to benefit from educational services in financing the university education, and finally the impediments of the private sector contribution to finance the private university education.