PMU Rector, Dr. Issa Al Ansari and his delegation visited with Tsukuba University President Prof. Dr. Nobuhiro Yamada (center), Prof. Takafumi Ohtomo (third from left) and Prof. Yutaka Tsujinaka (far right) in Tsukuba Ibaraki, Japan, on February 10, 2010. The meeting led to specific discussions about collaboration between the two institutions in relation to student and faculty exchange and joint academic programs. Dr. Issa Al Ansari (third from right) was joined by Dr. Nassar Shaikh, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs (second from left); Dr. Zlatica Kraljevic, Dean of Institutional Relations(second from right), and Dr. Jamal Nayfeh, Dean of the College of Engineering (far left).

Tsukuba University aims to be an "open university" in every perspective. With the basic principle of taking initiatives to realize the creation of a "flexible education and research structure" and a "new university system" that meets the needs of the next generation, the University of Tsukuba has become a forerunner in university reform in Japan. In this way, the university aspires to be an ideal university, continuously meeting new challenges and valuing the spirit of developing new areas. (http://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/english/president/index.html)

PMU is the first private university in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia currently enrolling over 2,000 students, with a targeted capacity of 5,500 students by 2013. 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)