A Saudi woman drives her car along a street in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah, on September 27, 2017. Saudi Arabia will allow women to drive in a historic decision that makes the Gulf kingdom the last country in the world to permit women behind the wheel. (AFP Photo)

RIYADH, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- A university in Saudi Arabia has said it will open a driving school for women, the first time in the country after a ban on women driving was lifted, Okaz local news reported on Sunday.

"Princess Nourah University is preparing to set up a driving school in cooperation with the relevant authorities," the women's university said.

"This is the first such announcement following this week's order by King Salman to allow women to drive," it said.

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said it would allow driving permits for women under a royal decree to take effect next June, sparking euphoria and disbelief among activists who long fought the ban.

The Gulf kingdom was the only country in the world to ban women from taking the wheel.

Princess Nourah University says it has more than 60,000 female students in Riyadh and other cities.

Tuesday's decision is expected to push women into the workforce and boost car sales, especially in the coming months before a scheduled imposition of a government value-added tax in January 2018.