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Not to be confused with Prince Mohammad Bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship.
Prince Mohammed Bin Salman College for Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technologies
كلية الأمير محمد بن سلمان للأمن السيبراني والذكاء الاصطناعي والتقنيات المتقدمة
Former name
College of Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technologies
Established14 April 2018; 6 years ago (14 April 2018)
FounderSaud al-Qahtani
Location
Riyadh
,
Saudi Arabia

The Prince Mohammed Bin Salman College for Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technologies (Arabic: كلية الأمير محمد بن سلمان للأمن السيبراني والذكاء الاصطناعي والتقنيات المتقدمة) is a higher education technological college in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Established by Saud al-Qahtani in 2018, it is named after Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia since 2017. It is the first academic institute in Saudi Arabia dedicated for the study of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.[1]

Just prior to its inauguration, it was renamed after the country's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman after getting assent for the proposal put forward by Saud al-Qahtani – a top aide to the crown prince.[2] Since its inception, it has signed pacts with some of the renowned institutions around the world, including Stanford University, Carnegie Mellon University, Draper University, Booz Allen Hamilton and SANS Institute.[3]

History

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In March 2018, the then President and Chairman of the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones Saud al-Qahtani issued a decision to establish the College of Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technologies in Riyadh.[4] Prior to its official inauguration in April 2018, the college was renamed as the Prince Mohammed bin Salman College for Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technologies after getting the crown prince's assent for the renaming proposal put forward by the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones. Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Dahlawi serves as the institute's inaugural and acting dean.[5] In April 2018, the college signed a memorandum of understanding with Columbia, Maryland-based cybersecurity firm Chiron Technology Services, Inc.[6][7] In June 2018, the college signed a memorandum of understanding with San Francisco's Stanford University to contribute to the design of academic content of the institute.[8]

In July 2018, the college signed a partnership with IronNet Cybersecurity – an American private sector cybersecurity firm founded by retired four-star general of the United States Army Keith B. Alexander who was the first head of the U.S. Cyber Command.[9][2] In January 2019, the college announced that it will soon offer bachelors program in cybersecurity in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University.[10][11] In April 2019, the college signed a cooperation agreement with Redmond-based DigiPen Institute of Technology.[12] In August 2019, the college signed an agreement with Chinese information technology conglomerate Inspur Group.[13][14] In September 2019, the college signed an agreement with British multinational arms, security, and aerospace company – BAE Systems.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Mohammed bin Salman Cyber Security College signs deal with IronNet Cybersecurity". Al Arabiya English. 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  2. ^ a b Whitlock, Craig; Jones, Nate (2022). "Retired U.S. generals, admirals take top jobs with Saudi crown prince". Washington Post.
  3. ^ Defaiya, Al (2018-06-25). "Al Defaiya | Prince MBS College of Cybersecurity, Stanford University Sign MoU". www.defaiya.com. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  4. ^ ""القحطاني" يصدر قرارًا بإنشاء كلية متخصصة في الأمن السيبراني والذكاء الاصطناعي". صحيفة سبق الإلكترونية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  5. ^ "Cyber Security College to be named after Crown Prince". Saudigazette. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  6. ^ LLC, Chiron Commercial. "Chiron Signs MOU with Saudi Cyber Security College". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  7. ^ "توقيع مذكرة تفاهم بين كلية الأمير محمد بن سلمان للأمن السيبراني والذكاء الاصطناعي والتقنيات المتقدمة وشركة كايرون الأمريكية". www.eyeofriyadh.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  8. ^ "Prince Muhammed Bin Salman College signs key pact with Stanford University". Saudigazette. 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  9. ^ "Mohammed bin Salman Cyber Security College signs deal with IronNet Cybersecurity". Al Arabiya English. 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  10. ^ "كلية محمد بن سلمان تطرح قريبا بكالوريوس الأمن السيبراني". العربية (in Arabic). 2019-01-27. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  11. ^ الوفد (27 January 2019). "كلية الأمير محمد بن سلمان تنتهي من برنامج بكالوريوس الأمن السيبراني". الوفد. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  12. ^ "كلية الأمير محمد بن سلمان للأمن السيبراني توقع اتفاقية مع جامعة "دي جي بِن" الأمريكية". صحيفة الاقتصادية (in Arabic). 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  13. ^ "كلية الأمير محمد بن سلمان تستعد لإطلاق بكالوريوس الأمن السيبراني". بوابة الفجر (in Arabic). 2019-01-27. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  14. ^ "كلية الأمير محمد بن سلمان للأمن السيبراني توقع اتفاقية مع إنسبر | صحيفة المواطن الإلكترونية" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  15. ^ "كلية الأمير محمد بن سلمان للأمن السيبراني توقع مذكرة شراكة إستراتيجية مع "بي آي إي سيستمز"". صحيفة الاقتصادية (in Arabic). 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2021-12-29.

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