A delegation of UK companies and universities visited Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University (PMU) on March 22 to discuss opportunities for collaboration including joint academic programs in several fields and customized training designed to build language, leadership and management capabilities among PMU students and local executives. A high interest in increasing the interaction and exchange between the UK and the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia was at the core of the discussions. Accompanying the delegation were representatives of the UK Trade & Investment Office in London and Al Khobar.

PMU is the first private university in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia currently enrolling 2,000 students. Applying state-of-the-art technology to education, PMU offers twelve degrees in the areas of business, engineering and information technology, in addition to an Executive MBA program, serving Saudi men and women and international students (http://www.pmu.edu.sa).