Classified among the best 200 universities worldwide by Webomatrex for the month of July 2011, King Saud University (KSU) maintained its lead over Arab, Islamic, Middle Eastern and African universities. Ranked 186, KSU, along with King Fahd University which came 302, were yet another proof that higher education in the Kingdom is proceeding towards globalization. Since 2008, KSU was taking the lead over the Arab, Islamic, Middle Eastern and African universities according to this internationally-recognized Spanish classification.