Message from the Dean

CIM is KFUPM’s business school and the first AACSB accredited business school. CIM provides the skills today’s graduates need to solve local and international business issues in a range of environments with a challenging, rigorous education, and with support, coaching, and personalized attention of our world class faculty.

CIM students develop deep relationships with outstanding faculty members in a variety of different areas who have been creating both great research and new classroom content to both local and global businesses cope with the information influx of today.

CIM is committed to embedding a global mindset and orientation into all of our programs, research, and outreach activities. Our top ranked program, focuses on the petroleum industry, emerging markets and global leadership. CIM faculty, staff, students, alumni, are committed to transforming business education to take advantage of experiential, global, and entrepreneurial learning opportunities.

Mohammed Faraj Al Zahrani, PhD
Dean, College of Industrial Management