A delegation from Saudi Aramco, and Fahd Hamad Al-Qurainy, dean of student affairs at King Saud University (KSU), discussed the possibility of a longterm recruitment partnership with the university across a range of professions.

Led by Al-Qurainy, a group of KSU leaders from various colleges and departments participated in the discussions with Saudi Aramco representatives, who were briefed on programs offered by the College of Languages and Translations, Department of English, College of Arts, and other programs that help students prepare for transition to work life.

The two delegations also agreed to organize tours of Saudi Aramco facilities for qualifying students to increase their workplace awareness, a statement on the university website said.

Both groups agreed on establishing a mechanism to help recruit outstanding graduates needed by the company, especially in interdisciplinary engineering, English, chemistry, mathematics and science.

Besides Al-Qurainy, KSU was represented by Faiz Al-Shihri, dean of College of Languages and Translation, Faiz Al-Ghamdi, assistant dean of development and quality at the College of Arts, Abdulrahman Abdullah Al-Atar, assistant dean of Student Affairs, and Osama Al-Zaidan, head of vocational guidance.

Saudi Aramco delegation included Awad bin Aouda Al-Aouda, head of relations with universities, Abdulaziz Abdullah Al-Sadoun, head of operations training and the Department of Industrial Training in the Southern Region, and Mutlaq Abdullah As-Sabii, administrative director of the Training Center of the Industrial South and the Department of Industrial Training.

Founded in 1957 by King Saud as Riyadh University, KSU is the first university in the Kingdom not dedicated to religious subjects as it was created to meet the shortage of skilled workers in the Kingdom. It was renamed King Saud University in 1982. It has around 40,000 students on its rolls.

Saudi Aramco, a fully integrated oil company based in Dhahran, has long served as the engine of economy, producing oil that fuels the world.

The largest petrochemical company continues to expand, making enormous contributions to the Kingdom’s prosperity as it holds about one-quarter of the world’s proven conventional oil reserves, or approximately 261.8 billion barrels.