Aspects of collaborations between college of engineering at King Saud University and industry

The mission of most colleges of engineering in many universities is to strengthen the partnership and cooperation with the different institutions of the society. This paper presents the various aspects of collaborations of college of engineering at King Saud University with industry. The first aspect is providing consultations by college faculty to industry companies. The second aspect is supporting scientific research through the finance provided by industry to establish research chairs in the college. The third aspect is providing scholarships to the outstanding students and awards to the outstanding graduation projects in all departments of the college. The fourth aspect involves the practical training of college´s students in different industrial companies. The last aspect focuses on providing specialized engineering training courses in different fields to the engineers in industry.