It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the website of Civil Engineering Department at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The information provided will give you insight into the Department's infrastructure and its academic and research activities.

The Department of Civil Engineering was established in 1962 and is the first in the Kingdom and one of the earliest and largest departments in the Arab World. Since its establishment, the civil engineering department has effectively contributed to the rapid development of the Kingdom. The Department makes an indispensable and effective contribution to the rapid and advanced development of the Kingdom. Its programs have been designed in accordance with international standards and criteria of engineering education to serve the goals of the development plans of the Kingdom in preparing the graduates to fit in different job sectors within the field of civil engineering.

Our graduates play a vital role in all development plans of the country and hold key positions in all governmental and private sectors. They are involved in different engineering projects that include different engineering disciplines such as, structural analysis and design, site construction, design and planning of transportation systems, design and managing water resource systems, environmental engineering, project management and geotechnical engineering.

The department is continuously updating the curricula of undergraduate and graduate programs to keep pace with the national and international developments. The department is equipped with high quality laboratories and workshops that cover all aspects of civil engineering. Efforts are made to update continuously the laboratories and workshops to keep pace with the latest technology requirements. The diverse areas of specialty associated with civil engineering provide our graduates with very good job opportunities both in the governmental and in the private sectors all over the Kingdom.

Prof. Abdullah I. Al-Mansour

Chairman,
Civil Engineering Department
King Saud University