A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on April 14, 2010, between Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University (PMU) and Fort Hays State University (FHSU) of Kansas, USA, to facilitate a dialogue to explore specific joint academic programs in the near future. The MOU was signed by Dr. Nassar Shaikh, PMU Vice Rector for Academic Affairs, and Dr. Lawrence V. Gould, FHUSU Provost/Chief Academic Officer. Dr. Zlatica Kraljevic, PMU Dean of Institutional Relations and Ms. Cynthia Elliott, FHSU Associate Provost for strategic Partnerships witnessed the ceremony.

FHSU is the leading forward-thinking, entrepreneurial university of the Midwest region of the United States that offers degree programs through 28 academic departments. (http://www.fhsu.edu/)

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).