Founded in 2002 by the King Faisal Foundation, Alfaisal University is a private, non-profit, institute of higher education located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It has a 33% international students rate, with 40 nations represented on campus. Its programs have been designed in collaboration with distinguished international academic partners, in order to satisfy the local and international market demands, and to enable students to be prepared for a successful employment. Its campus is situated on the austere grounds of the palace of his Majesty the Late King Faisal. The university is linked to a large number of overseas universities, as well as multi-national companies, such as: Boeing, BAE Systems, Thales and Shell.