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mateacher · Joined: 07 Sep 2013 Posts: 180

Are these two different places? Ive been reading up about them an thinking of applying to KFUPM, but if its KFU its a bad place to work right?

Also could someone let me know what the on campus housing is like a KFUPM is it like living on a compound?

nomad soul · Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world

plumpy nut · Joined: 12 Mar 2011 Posts: 1652

I think the compounds with the really nice amenities that some foreigners get because they are considered to be really valuable run about 30,000 US a year to stay in. At any rate they are very expensive. It is doubtful they are putting a teacher up in one of those. They also refer to cheap apartments that they rent out for teachers as compounds also. That is probably what you will get. Any housing area where they house women is going to be walled.

hocus pocus · Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 6:49 am Post subject: Re: Shabaka KFU vs KFUPM

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

KFUPM is a campus not a compound. Teachers and families have access to shopping and sports facilities. Students are in a different paret of the campus. Transport is available to town for teachers and familes. Nice place.

Location is between US Consulate and ARAMCO Camp, ie Dhahran and not Khobar.

King Faisal Uni is not as impressive and does not attract many Western teachers. It is located in Dammam.

hocus pocus · Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:17 am Post subject:

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Main campus in Hofuf. They also have a campus in Dammam. Sorry t6o rattle your cage. Yo can go back to your other obsessive behaviour now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Faisal_University

mateacher · Joined: 07 Sep 2013 Posts: 180

can the women walk around freely in campus, use bikins at the pool, walk aroud wearing what they want without the headscarves? can I bring pets to the campus?
since its not a compound, whats the difference?

plumpy nut · Joined: 12 Mar 2011 Posts: 1652

What do you think?

mateacher · Joined: 07 Sep 2013 Posts: 180

I can only guess but I think no to the dog, and probably no to the bikinis, but then what can the women wear to swim in that KFUPM pool, can they tan etc.. like in other compounds?

Axel Heidsman · Joined: 24 Jan 2008 Posts: 22 Location: Area 47

Some people import dogs; others feed the numerous feral cats.

I don't know what women wear at the pool because the pool is strictly segregated according to gender.

I had assumed that, nowadays, tanning was limited to the leather industry. Anyone attempting to tan themselves in KSA would probably need to have a fair amount of parking space between their ears. Rolling Eyes

plumpy nut · Joined: 12 Mar 2011 Posts: 1652

cmp45 · Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 1475 Location: KSA

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Bikinis are not permitted in public places - and that includes the campus swimming pools. I know people on KFUPM campus who keep dogs.

mateacher · Joined: 07 Sep 2013 Posts: 180

I still can't get this on campus concept, from what I understand there is a separate area for westerners to live and they can have dogs and pets, but the pool is segregated?? and it is not a compound as there are no gates?
what can women wear on this on campus housing area when they walk around in common areas? Do they need to wear the headscarf?

KFUPM doesn't sound bad at all, the salary, work hours and holidays but still can't get this concept of campus housing, that's not a compound. Can anyone elaborate on it taking in mind I have never been to a gulf country.