University education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia began with a small initiative in Makkah Al-Mukarramah in 1949, with the establishment of the College of Sharia, which initially had a limited educational scope focused on Islamic jurisprudence. The college (which later became one of the colleges of Umm Al-Qura University ) was founded by a Royal Decree from Founding King Abdulaziz Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud , introducing a modern form of higher education in Islamic studies alongside traditional l...

Noor System is an electronic system launched by the Ministry of Education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2011 to connect its affiliated educational institutions to a comprehensive database hosted at the ministry’s headquarters in Riyadh City . History of the Noor System The Noor System succeeded the Ma'arif System, which the Ministry of Education began operating independently in each school in 1999. The Ma'arif System managed student data entry, data collection, and exam results....