Organization
Organization and Development
Kuwait University moved to the new campus in 2021. The new campus is based in the Shadadeyah area, and all colleges are set to officially open in 2024 (except for the medical campus).
- The university has seen its enrollment grow from about 418 students to 40,000 students; from 31 faculty members to 1,565 faculty members; from 4 colleges to 17 colleges, and administrative and academic support personnel from 200 employees to more than 5,000 employees. Kuwait University has more than 100,000 alumni serving the country and the region, and some have attained prominent positions.
- The strategic plan of the university is set by the planning sector. Its executive powers are vested in the President, who heads the university and is responsible for its scientific, intellectual, technical, administrative and financial affairs. The President oversees implementation of KU laws, bylaws and the University Council’s decisions, and sustenance of institutional development through policies, plans and strategies geared to advancement.
- The sphere of Presidential responsibilities finds expression in five core offices - Academics, Research, Health Sciences, Planning, and Academic Support Services, where each is headed by a Vice President. Another executive office is the Kuwait University General Secretariat; an arm of the institutional administrative affairs, headed by the Secretary General; which together with the five Vice Presidents, constitute Kuwait University’s senior leadership and executive authority.