By Muhammad Al-Kadomi

Okaz/Saudi Gazette

JAZAN — With the start of the new academic year, female students at Jazan University found themselves again in rented buildings.

These buildings, in addition to being small and narrow, witnessed many accidents. These buildings suffered from poor services, which include waiting areas and cafeterias, according to the students.

The students told Okaz/Saudi Gazette that the problem of space in rented buildings negatively affected their education. They called on officials to find better buildings with big halls that are fully equipped. Most of the students said the university opened the door for distant learning because there was no space for more students.

Remas, a student at Jazan University, said her schedule includes only one day at the university while the rest of the days she was forced to do distant learning, which is negatively affecting her studies.

She said a number of students expressed their anger at the condition of some of the ageing buildings. There are cracks on the walls while the buildings lacked major safety elements. These buildings witnessed many accidents including short circuits and elevator malfunctioning. The buildings are badly wired and some of the cables are exposed.

Another female student, Maram Sulieman, said, "We have contacted the university administration many times to improve the condition of these buildings, but nothing has changed. This is negatively affecting our education at the university. Some of our scientific labs need urgent improvement as we need specially designed labs. Because there are no space available, the labs are located inside very small and narrow rooms.”

Okaz/Saudi Gazette tried to contact the head of public relations at Jazan University but was unable to receive any response with regard to the students' complaints.