International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change. www.ijicc.net Volume 14, Issue 3, 2020 971 University Education in KSA in COVID Times: Status, Challenges and Prospects Malak Ibraheem Almansour a , Arif Ahmed Mohammed Hassan Al- Ahdal b , a PhD in Applied Linguistics, Department of English and Translation, College of Science and Theoretical Studies, Saudi Electronic University, Saudi Arabia, b Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, Department of English and Translation, College of Sciences and Arts, Methnab, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia, Email: a m.almansour@seu.edu.sa, b aa.alahdal@qu.edu.sa As Coronavirus cases in the KSA grew, more and more economic sectors took an ongoing view of curbing the spread of the pandemic and isolating those already infected. The study generally assessed the Saudi-based university education in the times of COVID through the prism of Saudi Electronic University and Qassim University. It employed a quantitative and qualitative research design. Results revealed that the teachers and students of both universities assessed the status of online learning modality very favourably during the pandemic. The overall rating on the level of skill of teachers and students using online learning modality is also very favourable. This indicates that both students and teachers are capable of using and engaging themselves in the online learning mode. The assessment on the attitude and beliefs of the students and teachers on the online learning implementation, generally, both students and teachers assessed themselves to have a favourable attitude and beliefs. This shows that Saudi universities have already positively embraced the use of online learning well before the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. Students cannot apply the learning they gained to actual experience; online learning is somewhat boring, and technical difficulties emerged on the conduct of online learning for both universities. Suggestions were presented by the respondents to provide solutions to the identified problems on the status of online learning in the KSA. Keywords: Higher education, Online learning, COVID-19, University education.