King Khalid University signed a 3-year cooperation agreement with Al-SoudahDevelopment Company, at the University City in Abha "Greiger". Representing the university in the signing of the agreement was his Excellency the university president Prof.Faleh bin Rajaa Allah Al-Salami, while the Soudah development company was represented by the company CEO Eng. Hussam Al Madini. The agreement comes as a realization of the joint responsibility of the two parties towards the community of the Asir region and the shared interest in raising awareness and creating opportunities in Asir region.

The agreement included attracting specialized cadres from the university to conduct environmental and survey studies for the company, in addition to providing consultancy expertise in the historical field, inscriptions and antiquities to Al-Soudah Development Company according to its areas of interest, student training and employment , as well as holding activities and events on university properties.

It is worth noting that the meeting included, the signing of the agreement, a speech by the University’s Vice Rector for Business and Knowledge Economy, Prof. Abdullatif Al-Hadithi, and a speech by the Executive Director of Strategy and Development at Al-Soudah Development Company, Eng. Waheed Al-Jalali, a visual presentations of a number of units at the university , training and investment opportunities at the university.