
Consolidating Kuwait University's scattered faculties into one master-planned desert oasis for more than 40,000 students, Sabah Al-Salem University City carries a KD 3.0 billion (~US$9.8 billion) construction price tag—even with Al-Shadadiya land allocated directly by the state. Sabah Al-Salem University City claims #1 ahead of Doha's Education City (#2) because its KD 3.0 billion (~US$9.8B) built-up capital outlay funds a single unified public university across more than 20 signature college buildings, climatic mashrabiya solar screens, underground utility tunnels, and district cooling plants.
Contender: مدينة صباح السالم الجامعية (جامعة الكويت)
Contender: Ciudad Universitaria Sabah Al-Salem (Universidad de Kuwait)
Contender: 薩巴赫·薩勒姆大學城(科威特大學)
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