Academic calendar
Summer Semester 2027 runs Jun 28, 2026 – Aug 5, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer Semester 2027Relevant now
- Summer Semester 1447-1448 AH
- First (Fall) Semester 2027-2028
Campus language
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Showing 11 of 11 terms
A
- Al-Iskan
- The general Arabic term for the on-campus student residential housing complex.
D
- DSA
- Deanship of Student Affairs; the primary body governing all student clubs and extracurricular activities.
G
- GDSC
- Google Developer Student Club; a prominent student-led tech community on campus.
I
- IEEE
- The IAU student branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
T
- The Bridge
- The elevated pedestrian walkway connecting different wings of the medical campus buildings.
- The Caf
- Generic shorthand for the smaller cafeterias located within individual college buildings like Engineering or Medicine.
- The Dorms
- Common English shorthand used by international and health science students for the residential buildings.
- The Food Court
- The primary dining area located within the Student Service Center at the Ar-Rakah campus.
- The Square
- The central outdoor gathering area in the Ar-Rakah campus where students congregate between classes.
U
- UoD
- University of Dammam; the university's former name, still frequently used by students, locals, and in older documentation.
V
- VPD
- Vice Presidency for Development; often cited in administrative logistics and campus improvement projects.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Blackboard
- The Learning Management System (LMS) used for all course materials, assignments, and virtual classes.
- Building 11
- The main building for the College of Engineering.
- Building 400
- The main administrative building which houses the university's grand auditorium and central offices.
- Building 500
- The primary facility for the College of Medicine and health science lectures.
- MyIAU
- The official mobile application used for digital ID, campus maps, and accessing student services.
- PeopleSoft
- The backend system for the student portal used for course registration, transcripts, and financial records.
- Sijill
- The specific name of the electronic student record system and registration portal.
- The Site
- A term used to distinguish the main Ar-Rakah campus from the older Dammam campus locations.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Summer Semester 2027 runs Jun 28, 2026 – Aug 5, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 11 approved campus terms and 8 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.