CHICAGO: Opening a campus of the University of New Haven in Riyadh will give students a stronger foundation of understanding and learning to strengthen career goals while better positioning them to succeed in a global environment, the university’s president told Arab News on Thursday.
The campus, which will open in the autumn of 2026, will provide a wide range of academic offerings in a country that is a “gateway” to opportunities in the Middle East and the world, said Dr. Jens Frederiksen.
The University of New Haven is the first American educational institution to receive approval to open a campus in Saudi Arabia.
“We have a mandate to deliver students who are better than ready to join the workforce and drive the future, because I think the labor market is shifting so dramatically,” Frederiksen said, adding that the Riyadh campus is slated to serve up to 13,000 students.
“The mass diversification of the entire (Saudi) economy, and the whole modernization initiative, is nothing short of inspiring and ambitious.
