Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz, President of the Council of Trustees of the Open Arab University and Head of The Arab Gulf Program for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND), has announced his personal donation of 37 million Riyals to help construct buildings and installations of the university. Prince Talal also has instructed AGFUND to provide a soft loan of 37 million Riyals to complete some urgent needs pertaining to the buildings of the university. On behalf of the university, Prince Turki bin Talal bin Abdulaziz thanked Prince Talal for this gesture which came after the donation of 100 million Riyals by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz to begin construction of the buildings necessary for the branches of the university. Prince Turki bin Talal said that Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz has donated 20 million Riyals for the university. Other people and companies have also donated for the university.