Dr. Masao Sakauchi, President of the National Institute of Informatics hosted a PMU delegation headed by Rector Dr. Issa Al Ansari on February 10, 2010 to discuss areas of joint collaboration between the two institutions in areas related to information and communications technology. Dr. Al Ansari was joined by Dr. Nassar Shaikh, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs, Dr. Zlatica Kraljevic, Dean of Institutional Affairs and Dr. Jamal Nayfeh, Dean of the College of Engineering. As Japan's only general academic research institution seeking to create future value in the new discipline of informatics, the National Institute of Informatics (NII) seeks to advance integrated research and development activities in information-related fields, including networking, software, and content (http://www.nii.ac.jp/en/)

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).