Collaborating with NGOs and/or businesses to tackle the SDGs
Collaboration with international universities to address the fields of sustainability and future studies (conferences…)
The university, represented by the College of Education, will prepare to organize the first international conference on the performance of faculty members in universities, during the period from 14-16 Jumada al-Awwal 1440 AH, corresponding to January 20-22, 2019, entitled “Evaluating the performance of a faculty member… in light of modern national trends”, and that Based on the university’s vision of supporting sustainable development, providing distinguished education, contributing to building a knowledge society, and its mission to provide advanced university education and distinguished community services, under the supervision and care of His Excellency Prof. Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al-Daoud, Rector of the University.
His Excellency Prof. Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al-Daoud, Rector of the University, stressed that universities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are entrusted with providing everything that develops the aspect of the knowledge economy, which is the main pillar for increasing production and development, especially in light of the great support that universities receive from the wise leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and His Highness. His faithful crown prince - may God protect them -. Al-Abbas stressed the importance of effective investment in human capital and the realization that developing and investing in human capital requires many measures to enhance the status of science and scientific research.
Saudi Finance in its meeting with the International Transport Fund when stressed the importance of building capabilities that lead to building advanced technologies by governments and individuals in general and touched on the importance of technology in promoting financial inclusion globally while stressing the importance of taking advantage of this tool to promote economic growth and develop financial markets and achieving sustainable development.” Investing in knowledge means investing in technology and in the minds that apply this technology, and balance here is the test.
Several research papers were discussed in the second session chaired by Dr. Ibrahim bin Saleh Al-Omar, in which Dr. Alem Al-Noor Othman, President of the World Organization for Sustainable Development in Britain, spoke in a paper “Activating Scientific Research to Serve the Sustainable Knowledge Economy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”, stressing the need to enhance the role of science, innovation, and research for Achieving the seventeen sustainable development goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The presentation addressed the prominent and future role of higher education institutions in the Kingdom, and how to develop their research to achieve the Kingdom’s vision of 2030 and to achieve sustainable development based on knowledge.
The University Net, the schedule of the work of the “First International Conference on the Sustainability of Natural Resources: Sustainable Solid Waste Management”, which is organized by the College of Engineering at the university, during the period from 6-9 Rabi’ al-Awwal of the next year 1441 AH, to contribute to the preparation of a vision on the sustainable management of solid waste on The national and global level, showing the volume of wasted natural and economic resources, and estimating the environmental cost of waste.
The university, represented by the College of Engineering, will prepare to host the first international conference on the sustainability of natural resources: Sustainable Solid Waste Management, during the period from 8-9 Rabi’ al-Awwal 1441 AH, in cooperation with the Center for Sustainable Development, to discuss ways to contribute to the preparation of a vision on sustainable solid waste management on The national and global level, through the participation of several experts, academics and specialists in this field, with a discussion of the results of the latest studies, research and scientific papers related to the sustainable management of solid waste.
Volunteering Programs
The Faculty of Dentistry at Qassim University has completed its seventh convoy of its pioneering program called Voluntary Dental Caravans, which landed for five consecutive days in the village of Al-Thumad in the Medina region, which is 650 km away from the Qassim region, as an extension of the tenders of the caravans inside the Kingdom.
The beneficiaries of the caravan carried out by the students of the college throughout the days of the mid-semester vacation of the second semester, reached more than 750 references and reviews in five basic specialties including nerve treatment, periodontal treatment, surgery, fillings, pediatric dentistry, and preventive dentistry, through more than ten specialized clinics supervised by (60) volunteer students representing Qassim University and a number of students of Saudi universities in addition to a group of doctors and consultants, The Taibah Doctors Charitable Society also participated in this convoy by providing all its medical equipment and vehicles, which included an equipped dental clinic, a preliminary examination clinic, and a car to transport people with special needs. In order to complete all services, the convoy allowed the participation of human medicine students at Qassim University to take a history of illness, pressure and diabetes to avoid any complications that the reviewer may experience during treatment.
The convoy also dedicated an entire section to education and awareness, which targeted the villagers by explaining the most prominent wrong and harmful eating habits to the teeth and the correct ways to clean and care for teeth, in addition to the application of fluoride to 250 children and girls that helps prevent caries.
In an enriching gesture of the convoy, students of the Faculty of Pharmacy at Qassim University participated in an accompanying awareness corner that included several information about medicines, their harms and methods of use.
It is noteworthy that the convoy was directly supervised by Dr. Mohammed Al-Muhaimid, Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry at Qassim University, and headed by Mohammed Saleh Al-Duraibi, a fifth-year student, and a direct follow-up from Dr. Murad Al-Rashidi, head of the program of voluntary dental caravans, and in coordination with the Ministry of Health, and the Department of Education.
The university ended its regular participation in the Hajj season this year, where the students of the Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine at the university participated in the Kingdom's project to benefit from the gift and sacrifice of the slaughterhouse of Me'aisem IV, in addition to the participation of the university's mobile in providing voluntary services to pilgrims of the Holy House of Allah.
The number of participating students from the Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine reached 30 students, under the supervision of a faculty member specialized in meat health and safety in the Department of Veterinary Medicine, from the first day of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah until the end of the Hajj work on the thirteenth of the same month, where they received and examined all camels and cows coming to the slaughterhouse, and determined their suitability for consumption, by making sure that they are free of diseases.
The students also conducted a medical examination of all animals coming to the slaughterhouse, allowing only animals that are legitimately and veterinarily fragmented, in addition to being tasked with conducting routine examination of carcasses through slaughter lines allocated to students of the Department of Veterinary Medicine in order to establish the validity of carcasses for human consumption.
While the university touring provided many services to pilgrims of the Holy House of Allah, through its participation in the volunteer scouting team in the Qassim region, in addition to its participation in two teams of its students in educating, guiding and assisting pilgrims of the Holy House of Allah in performing rituals and moving between feelings easily and easily.
This participation stems from the University's keenness to contribute to all events held in the Kingdom, especially in the Hajj season, in which the eyes of the Islamic world in general turn to the Kingdom, and its ability to manage and organize these large numbers of pilgrims coming to perform the Hajj.
The university mobile participates with two teams of students in the service of the guests of the Rahman in the Holy Sites in the Hajj season of this year 1439 AH, where the university prepared for a distinguished participation this year, by selecting the participating students from an early date, and holding the necessary training courses for them, which help them to serve the pilgrims and provide them with a helping hand with ease and ease with their colleagues in other universities.
For his part, Dr. Ali Al-Aqla, Dean of the Deanship of Student Affairs, explained that the mobile teams at Qassim University participate in this religious and national duty on a regular basis through the university's mobile and through the volunteer scouting team in the Qassim region, pointing out that the university's mobile headquarters has been fully equipped and in a way that helps the student to perform his tasks as required, this tasks have been distributed to students periodically through a regular work schedule.
Al-Aqlaa pointed out that the participation of the university's rovers in providing this religious and national duty to the pilgrims and Umrah pilgrims comes out of the university's keenness to contribute to all events held in our dear homeland, with the support and guidance of His Excellency Prof. Dr. Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Daoud, Rector of the University, where it participated in the service of the Umrah pilgrims in the holy month of Ramadan, and now participates in the service of pilgrims in the Holy House.
The participation of the nation's youth from all universities, institutions and educational bodies helps to develop the spirit of belonging and loyalty to this benevolent homeland, especially in the Hajj season, when the eyes of the Islamic world in general turn to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its ability and excellence in managing and organizing these large numbers of pilgrims coming to perform Hajj from all over the world.
The University, represented by the Voluntary Dental Caravans Program, organized a specialized therapeutic convoy for the Tarraq North Center . Qassim Region, over the course of Wednesday and Thursday corresponding to 27-28 Rajab 1440AH, under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Dr. Faisal bin Meshaal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud , Governor of Qassim Province, With the aim of providing specialized dental treatment services to the residents of the center and neighboring centers, with the participation of 60 From students of the Faculty of Dentistry at the university and faculty members .
The services provided by the caravan varied including: periodontal treatment, pediatric dentistry, oral and dental surgery and filling. Dentistry, with the guidance of those who need to perform advanced operations to the clinics of the Faculty of Dentistry in The university to complete the treatment, and the caravan provided two clinics to measure pressure and sugar, and monitor the pathological history of the references before Entering the clinic, the caravan also saw for the first time the operation of new mobile dental clinics Designed specifically for the program, it is a breakthrough in the provision of dental services to remote areas, and has It included independent gynaecological clinics serviced by a female staff of female members. Faculty and students of the college, in addition to educational, awareness and guidance events for oral health And teeth, in order to educate the reviewers on the importance of caring for them and correcting the negative impact eating habits On dental health.
The convoy organized a number of field visits to some schools of the Tarraq Center and neighboring villages to inspect Students of those schools and the application of fluoride, and the work of an educational and awareness program for students on ways to care for health Mouth and teeth, distribution of in-kind gifts of pastes and toothbrushes.
The convoy witnessed a large influx by the residents of the center and its neighbors, where the number of beneficiaries of the Specialized therapeutic services 298 patients, of whom 156 are in men's clinics, and 142 in women's clinics , and the distribution came The services are as follows: 58 cases of dental filling, 61 cases of periodontal treatment, 54 cases of dental surgery , in addition to To 125 pediatric dental treatments, this is in contrast to about 260 beneficiaries of awareness services and has By providing all those therapeutic services and regulatory work.
For his part, Dr. Zafer Al-Asmari, Dean of the College of Dentistry and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Caravans of Medicine Program, explained Voluntary dentistry, that the program seeks to put its services and all its energies to serve the needy in the villages Far away, where he studies the most needy villages, searches for them and visits them in the field to make sure they are needed, He then directs convoys at frequent intervals to a number of those villages and remote areas, This is in order to provide therapeutic service to all those in need of dental services.
Al-Asmari pointed out that the students of the college and faculty members involved in providing services in these services The convoys make great efforts to prepare and provide therapeutic and educational services to those in need.
The College of Dentistry will organize, tomorrow, Sunday, 11/11/1440 AH, the voluntary dental convoys of Nabhaniya Governorate, under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Dr. Faisal bin Meshaal bin Saud bin Abdul Aziz, Governor of Qassim Region, as part of the voluntary projects held by the University to serve the people of the Qassim region in all governorates, where the convoy will provide medical, awareness and educational services to patients for five days, at Nabhaniya General Hospital, from four pm to nine pm.
The convoy includes 13 specialized clinics distributed among men and women, including two surgical clinics, two clinics for fillers and gums, two clinics dedicated to children, 4 examination clinics and a radiology clinic, where the university is keen through such awareness programs to provide quality services that benefit the community in remote areas that need such different programs throughout the year, saving them effort and money while ensuring the quality of services provided to them.
The program of dental caravans, which is run by the university throughout the year, aims to provide its services to the people of various governorates, serve the remote villages of the region, and deliver the necessary therapeutic services according to the best standards, in addition to providing all services that contribute to raising the health awareness of the people of the province regarding oral and dental health, and the therapeutic services that the caravan will provide to the people of the governorate men and women include: "Fillers, surgery, periodontal treatment and pediatric dentistry, as well as health education and medical consultations for beneficiaries.
As for health education services for the people of the governorate, the volunteer convoys will raise awareness among all ages and segments about how to maintain oral and dental health, by explaining the proper way to use the toothbrush, as well as distributing "brochures" that contain important information for each individual about the steps to be adhered to to maintain daily dental integrity.
The University Rovers, as usual every year, participates in the service of pilgrims of the Holy House of Allah in the Holy Sites, where two teams of the University Rovers joined the public service camps for the Hajj season of 1440 AH, each band of 16 students, within the Arafat Scout Camp, in which 53 entities from all over the Kingdom participate, divided into 28 entities in the guidance centers and 25 parties participating in the delegation of pilgrims to Jamarat.
The students of the university roaming joined two important sites in the holy sites, one in the work of guiding lost pilgrims, and the second site in the work of enlisting pilgrims to throw coals to facilitate the movement of crowds.
For his part, Dr. Ali Al-Aqla, Dean of Student Affairs, explained that the university, represented by the Deanship of Student Affairs, was keen to qualify students participating in the service of pilgrims of the Holy House of Allah, so that they can contribute to their service as hoped, pointing out that the university's participation extends over fifteen days in the holy sites, with the encouragement and support of His Excellency Prof. Dr. Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Daoud, Rector of the University.
He pointed out that the excellence shown by the university's mobile teams in the past years in the field of serving pilgrims in the Holy Sites has allowed them to participate in two teams this year with 32 students, pointing out that the university has been qualifying about 150 students annually in the scouting activity to participate in all seasonal work, whether inside or outside the Qassim region, in addition to external participations, in the belief of the university in its multiple roles in community service, stressing that the most important of these The volunteer events in which students compete to participate are to serve the guests of the Holy House of Allah from visitors and pilgrims.
The Dean of Student Affairs pointed out that the university has already participated in two teams of its students also in the blessed month of Ramadan, and received many awards for the excellence of its students in performing the service roles assigned to them, where the university received the Golden Shield (first place) in the exceptional programs in the camp, as well as the Silver Shield (second place) for the best headquarters, and the Golden Shield (first place) for the best service on campus.
Since the beginning of the outbreak of the Corona pandemic, the university has been keen to provide all the requirements of health care and subsistence to more than 1200 of its international students from 90 nationalities, to ensure their safety from this epidemic, as the Deanship of Student Affairs at the university continued to provide these services for almost four months, including the establishment of health quarries and specialized medical clinics, in cooperation with the university's Medical City, the Health Cluster, and the General Directorate of Health Affairs.
The university provided 3 health quarries, 15 medical staff, 8 mobile phones, and 10 volunteer clubs to provide all the needs and requirements of students, in addition to distributing more than 4,000 masks, 1,000 prayer mats, 5,000 gloves, 1,800 daily meals, and more than 10,000 sterilization and hygiene tools, and the university's grants department has booked travel tickets for students wishing to travel, ensure the validity of passports, renew expired passports in coordination with their embassies, and communicate with airlines to travel, to evacuate, confirm residence and extract Visa for those who wanted to travel.
The Deanship held a number of meetings with students to identify and provide them with their needs, where a command and control center was established to manage this crisis, under which 15 committees and a club for mobile in the student housing and a volunteer club to provide all services to these students, and set daily points of contact between beneficiaries and service providers, to provide all the requirements and daily needs for them, and allocated a number for emergencies around the clock, and sought to deport those who want to travel, where it has deported 900 students so far and is continuing with deportations after coordination With the relevant authorities, all preventive measures and precautionary measures have been taken in accordance with the instructions received from the competent authorities to face this crisis and overcome its negative effects.
During the crisis, the university's housing department provided all the requirements for housing and follow-up maintenance work, and sought to provide the basic requirements for students from bringing tools outside the housing, and the roving also conducted a daily survey on the external and internal buildings of the suites, through their presence and housing inside the university to provide service around the clock, in addition to following up about 7 buildings inside the university, and following up the process of entering and exiting buildings, and making sure that there are no cases infected or suspected of being infected in some buildings.
For its part, the volunteer club contributed to the delivery of food items to each pavilion inside the pavilions of the buildings, and the provision of 3 meals with a total of 1800 meals per day to all students, where the volunteer student provides these meals and puts them inside the food containers to deliver them to students, according to models and numbers scheduled and accurate for each building, suite and room.
The medical department worked 24 hours a day during the crisis in coordination with the Command and Control Center, to provide treatment and medical consultations for all pathological cases, facilitate the access of students to the clinic and return to their rooms, dispense treatment and deliver medicines to the beneficiaries, and daily follow-up of all students with continuous examination inside their rooms, in addition to the presence of the clinic of the Ministry of Health in the student residence.
In turn, the Nutrition Department continued to secure successive meals and follow them closely inside the kitchen through specialists to ensure food safety and the number of meals that come out according to a specific schedule for all buildings and food delivery.
