Umm al-Qura University

Umm al-Qura University is a public educational institute located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Founded in 1981, it operates in the education, higher education, and university industries. The university is also known as جامعة أم القرى, and its motto is 'Honored Education, Honored Place'.

Umm al-Qura University has been assigned 66 patents and holds accreditations from the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of ABET, and the Ministry of Education of Saudi Arabia. The university is affiliated with the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World.