28 August 2026 · Office of the Provost
Study from Jeddah — or Wherever You Are: ALU Tuition-Free Online Degrees for Arab Students
A university that only works if you abandon Jeddah is a university for someone else. Arab Leadership University offers online degrees at zero tuition so students and professionals across the Arab world who want a rigorous degree in English, with Arabic-language support, without leaving their country or career can stay.
Youssef Al-Harbi, a Islamic-fintech analyst, should be able to open the learning platform after work and meet the same standard as a student anywhere else ALU serves.
A digital campus designed so Arab learners never need to relocate abroad. Optional visits are hospitality, not enrolment conditions.
Identity checks, integrity rules and published rubrics travel with the programme. Geography does not reduce the mark scheme.
"Your city is not a disadvantage. Apply from it," said the Provost.
Time-zone teaching rotas exist so that live contact is not always at 2 a.m. in Jeddah.
If you are ready, apply now. The form takes you into the ALU application — not a waiting list, not a brochure request. You can save a draft and return.
Arab Students are the intended applicants — not a side market. Youssef Al-Harbi, a Islamic-fintech analyst in Jeddah, should be able to finish this page and open the form the same evening. Online tuition at Arab Leadership University is zero. The degree is still marked. Relocation is still not required.
A tuition-free online programme is still a university programme: reading lists, deadlines, integrity rules, and a transcript that names Arab Leadership University. Exam and administrative charges are published before you submit, and most online students who apply for exam sponsorship receive it. If a recruiter, lender or group chat tells you that free tuition is only for someone else, ignore them and use the university form.
Read the charges list so you are not surprised. Then go to the only door that starts a file: Apply now. Save a draft if you need documents. Submit when the statement is true. ALU will not ask you to pay online tuition we do not charge, and will not ask you to leave Jeddah to begin.
