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The Faculty of Earth Sciences is one of the oldest educational institutions in Applied Geology in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since its establishment in 1970 named the Center of Applied Geology under the UNESCO. The aim of establishing the center at that time was to train Saudi geologists in the fields of field geology and search for mineral resources by qualifying them for higher Diplomas, M.Sc. and PhD. The various scientific departments of the institute continued to cope with the different needs of development, as the Department of Hydrogeology was added in 1972 and the Technical Training Department was added to train technicians working in the General Directorate of Mineral Resources on various artistic works in 1973. In 1974, the Engineering Geology department was added. In 1975 the center was included at King Abdulaziz University under the name of the Institute of Applied Geology. Then the Institute and the Geology department of the King Abdulaziz University were merged under the name of the Faculty of Earth Sciences in 1978. The academic programs witnessed many developments, and it was one of the first Faculties in the Kingdom to add higher education programs, and it gained an international reputation. The Faculty of Earth Sciences is unique among the universities of the Kingdom and the Arab world by granting a Bachelor degree in Applied Geology in several fields (Mineral Resources, Hydrogeology, Engineering and Environmental Geology, Petroleum Geology and Sedimentology, Geophysics, Structural Geology and Remote Sensing, and Geological Exploration Technology). These unique scientific departments contribute to the preparation of qualified human cadres capable of exploiting the natural resources on Earth. This is in line with the Kingdom vision 2030 and in line with the blessed development boom the Kingdom is witnessing.