King Abdul-Aziz University King Abdul-Aziz University is one of the most distinguished higher education institutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. At first, it was a private university, but in 1971 it became a state university. It has both male and female students study at KAU. The aim of the institution is to offer higher education to all students in western Saudi Arabia. It also established the Deanship of Distant Teaching to keep up with the continuous development in learning and teaching technology which make it very special university.