The Beginning After more than five years' preparatory work, the Dar Al-Uloom Group (Education Division) founded Dar Al-Uloom University. The company was able to rely on its decade-long experience in education, particularly teaching. Behind the setting up of Dar Al-Uloom (DAU) were an ambitious vision and considerable, solid investments. Since the project was so important, the founders called in educational experts from within the Kingdom and abroad to advise on the main axes, identify suitable scientific disciplines, write the academic programs and put the practical and technical foundations in place. The first step to constructing the DAU campus was to examine the best designs and judge their ability to achieve our educational goals in a modern setting. The DAU Campus aims to provide ease of communication with the privacy of gender separation, while providing all that is required for a rich academic environment along with modern facilities and equipment. The next step was to conduct surveys on the current climate of higher education and particularly Saudi, private higher education. This was followed by detailed studies to ascertain which scientific disciplines high school graduates of both sexes were interested in following. The surveys and studies directly helped determine which academic disciplines would be best suited for the students and Saudi society. Specialized workshops were also held, with more than 80 experts in Computer Science, Business Administration, Law and Educational Sciences, to decide the exact needs of the academic and business sectors. We needed to find out what should be the specifications for these fields of study at the graduate level, as well as at the level of general and specialized subjects taught in the University. At the same time, the academic programs and study plans were developed, with the founders consulting the finest universities with the most relevant expertise in this area, to achieve DAU's scientific and practical aims. Thus, the DAU vision and mission became a reality and Dar Al-Uloom University were launched. Among DAU`s aims is to gain distinction in the future as a provider of high-quality graduates, both men and women. A DAU university education should open up job opportunities for those wishing to study with us. Finally, DAU hopes to contribute to human development by providing a modern education of international quality that is academically accredited.