A Conceived Proposal for Endowment University Administration in Saudi Arabia in Light of American and Malaysian Universities Experience

Study Objectives:  
1. Knowing the reality of endowment university administration in Saudi Arabia (Sulaiman Al Rajhi University as a model).  
2. Reaching the major factors (political, economic, cultural, social and geographic) affecting the emergence of endowment universities in the United States and Malaysia.  
3. Figuring out how to manage endowment universities in the United States and Malaysia.  
4. Identifying similarities and differences in the administration of endowment universities between the United States and Malaysia.  
5. Building a conceived proposal for the administration of endowment universities in Saudi Arabia in light of American and Malaysian universities experience.  

In order to achieve the objectives, the researcher used the comparative method, specifically Bereday's comparison method with its four steps: description, interpretation, corresponding (or interview) and comparison, using quality tools, which are: Interview, documents analysis and comparison tool.  

The population and sample of the study consist of (4) educational leaders in Sulaiman Al Rajhi University, Saudi Arabia and (4) educational leaders in Al Madina International University, Malaysia. Regarding Harvard University, USA, the researcher was unable to reach out Harvard leaders, and alternatively he analyzed the documents he received from the vice president of Harvard Management Company (HMC) besides other documents.  

The study results are as follows:  
- The concept of Endowment university: It is a non-profit organization for higher education, with a legal personality, subject to the regulations of the Ministry of Education, has an independent administration, and mainly depends mainly for its financing on endowments and the returns of investments, studies and research, in addition to other