Talk:King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Proposal for page move to King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals what is the ranking of this university


 * Response: Among other Saudi universities and colleges? The absolute first as it is the only university in the country that can be considered a research university among the 10+ Saudi "universities." Among universities in the middle east? I couldn't find any ranking for Middle Eastern universities, but it is definitely in the very top. (personal opinion: having had connections with some UPM graduates and the university itseld, I would place it #1 among all Arab unversities) Eagle 17:27, Feb 5, 2005 (UTC)

About the section on the terrorist incident:


 * As a resident of KFUPM for the past 20 years I can recall no such incident ever occurring during my stay here. Nor can I find any source on the internet confirming these events (All other references to this event seem to be copy-paste jobs done from wikipedia). I suggest the removal of this section given that there is no evidence to prove it. 202.63.226.46 19:15, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Endowment does not mean budget !
KFUPM has no endowment. The university budget should not be listed in the university Infobox as an endowment.

for the wiki user who considered "endowment" accidentally as "budget", here is a clarification for the meaning of "endowment" :

A financial endowment is defined in the wikipedia as: " a transfer of money or property donated to an institution, with the stipulation that it be invested, and the principal remain intact."

بالعربي معناها: وقف ، مثلا وقف خيري ّّّBorhan0 20:32, 17 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I don't understand your comment... 68.39.174.238 05:38, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

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cleaning
This article is so long and includes many detailed stuff. For instance, alumni is not needed since there is a separate page for it. So I think such staff should be deleted to offer more easy-to-read article. Egeymi (talk) 13:09, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

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A personal experience CPM/UPM/KFUPM
Reference is made to the current “KFUPM” page in Wikipedia:

There are numerous corrections that should be made to this article:

First, however:

The College of Petroleum & Minerals (CPM) was created at the behest of Ahmad Zaki Yamani (then Minister of Petroleum) and its first rector, Dr. Saleh Ambah. The college was totally independent of the Saudi Ministry of Education (a major objective) and under the auspices of the Ministry of Petroleum. It received much of its initial financial support from monies set aside years earlier by ARAMCO for a yet-to-be-developed independent institution of quality post-secondary education.

The explanation is rather complex for why/how many years later UPM reverted to being under the auspices of the Saudi Ministry of Education and was renamed: King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM).

I was an employee of CPM/UPM/KFUPM (faculty and registrar) for the 23-year period: 1965-1988. Nkh8305 (talk) 15:50, 12 June 2024 (UTC)