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During the First Symposium at Qassim University, governor of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation: Vision 2030 offers professional cadres to build the nation. The Rector of the Electronic University is witnessing a remarkable growth in education.. Dr. Al-Ohali The Ministry seeks to provide the needs and requirements of the labor market in the next stage.
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The dedicated scientific seminars were launched at the conference "The Role of Saudi Universities in Activating Vision 2030" organized by Qassim University, where the first symposium was held under the title "Educational Paths in Universities and Vision 2030", chaired by His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Al-Fuhaid, Governor of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC), and with the participation of Dr. Abdullah Al-Moussa, Acting Rector of the Saudi Electronic University, Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Ohali, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Educational Affairs, and Dr. Abdulmohsen Al-Daoud, Professor at Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University. .
The Chairman of the session, His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Al-Fuhaid, Governor of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC), stressed the importance of the role of universities in educational institutions in activating Vision 2030, as they are responsible for the future, raising new generations and providing the professional and scientific cadres required to build the country and achieve progress and prosperity.
Dr. Abdullah Al-Moosa, Acting Rector of the Saudi Electronic University, presented a scientific paper entitled "E-learning is a strategic choice to achieve the national vision", in which he reviewed the role of e-learning during recent years in the educational sector and its flow with the developments and technology we are experiencing in our time, indicating that e-learning is an opportunity in the application of public policies for communication and information technology in universities capable of supporting their organizational adaptation to digital requirements, and providing continuous education for students that would contribute to the Developing their skills better, especially those associated with meeting the needs of the production of the knowledge economy, pointing out that the role of e-learning in achieving the national vision is based on four axes that lie in ensuring equitable and inclusive quality education for all and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all, working to improve educational curricula and the quality of educational system results and achieving educational reform, helping to develop skills and prepare competencies for the world of work and the diversity of life skills, and achieve lasting environmental sustainability in all education platforms.
Al-Moosa spoke about the experience of the Saudi Electronic University, which takes the student as a strategic partner, relying on the blended learning policy that blends the two systems of distance education and direct attendance. He explained the technical components, electronic educational platforms and human cadres owned by the university, and provided a number of graphs in the acceptance rates during the past years.
He also stressed that education plays an important role in maintaining economic and productive growth by relying on investment in and use of ICTs, pointing out that this is due to its direct relationship with the innovation processes of industries responsible for building knowledge, and its importance in enabling employees in all economic sectors to use digital technologies effectively, as well as developing the capabilities of individuals to manage, transfer and use knowledge productively.
Al-Moussa pointed out that recently witnessed a remarkable growth in the trend of students to e-learning, explaining that despite the novelty of the Saudi Electronic University, which has not been established for more than five years, but the percentages of students with a high school that you prefer to join prove that the future is moving towards increasing dependence on it, where the percentage of students admitted to the university in the first year was 2.18% of those who obtained a high school, but it rose this year to reach To more than 53%, the e-University has become the number one university in the options of students with a high school diploma in the Kingdom.
The Rector of the e-University also explained that e-learning is characterized by its lower costs than regular education, as it saves time and effort, so the student can receive his education anywhere and anytime without being bound by lecture dates, and the system of study schedules, and the guarantee of quality enforcement in the e-learning system is easier, faster and pays greater fruits compared to its application in other universities.
While Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Ohali, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Educational Affairs, stressed that the talk about the role of Saudi universities in achieving Vision 2030, has come at the right time, which must be done by all educational bodies in their role in achieving the ambitious future vision of the Queen in 2030, pointing out that the Ministry of Education has prepared many ideas and visions to develop the scientific and research process in the Kingdom, and many initiatives are still in the process of study and continuous development.
Al-Ohali explained that the Ministry seeks to provide the needs and requirements of the labor market in the next stage of the required professions, and the scientifically and practically qualified cadres, by developing its educational services at all stages, in order to ensure the desired quality of the educational process, stressing that the Ministry is developing its future plans according to the expected numbers of male and female students.
Dr. Abdulmohsen Al-Daoud, Professor at Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, also presented a working paper on the relationship of universities to the activation of Vision 2030, stressing that the vision was built on expansion, quality, excellence and assimilation, and this is what universities achieve, demanding the need to support scientific research, develop the performance of faculty members and curricula, and link scientific research programs, and graduate studies with universities with the problems of the environment and society, in addition to the participation of universities in decision-making in society.
Al-Daoud also called for the international dimension of academic programs and scientific research to prepare graduates to work in a global market in which the borders between countries in terms of information have faded.
With the participation of more than 18 government and private entities, the University continues its preparations for the conference "The Role of Universities in Activating Vision 2030".
Rector: The conference aims to address the roles and tasks that universities should play to ensure the activation of the objectives of the vision.
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The Supreme Organizing Committee of the conference "The Role of Saudi Universities in Activating Vision 2030", to be held at the university headquarters in the middle of next month, continued its preparatory meetings under the chairmanship of His Excellency Prof. Dr. Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Daoud, Rector of the University and Chairman of the Supreme Committee of the Conference, in order to determine the readiness of the university and its preparations to receive this major event, which is one of the largest gatherings in the history of Saudi universities, in addition to distributing tasks to the specialized committees emanating from the Supreme Committee.
For his part, the Rector of the University, Al-Daoud, expressed his full confidence in the ability of the University to organize such an important event, stressing that the University has all the human and academic capabilities to bring out the conference in a manner that befits the status of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its ancient universities.
He added that the conference aims to address the roles and tasks that public and private universities should play to ensure the activation of the objectives of Vision 2030 and its initiative, based on the role that universities should play towards the vision project and its development programs.
For his part, Prof. Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Al-Baridi, Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Conference, stressed that the Committee received more than 70 research participations prepared by more than 100 researchers from various universities of the Kingdom, including multiple studies and research that present its vision in how to develop and develop the path of education, scientific research and community service in the Kingdom, which are the main purposes of universities, pointing out that this diversity will have a positive impact in activating the contents of Vision 2030 in the context of university activities, programs and strategic and executive plans.
As for the parties participating in the conference, Al-Baridi pointed out that the number of public and private universities whose participation has been confirmed so far has reached about 18 entities, waiting for this number to increase in the next few days, as well as participation from the Ministry of Education and other ministries, which is an indication of the interaction with this important conference.
Al-Baridi stressed that the Scientific Committee has begun to judge the research contributions submitted to it, and filter them so that the most important and valuable scientific to discuss in the scientific seminars to be held during the conference with the participation of officials in the relevant bodies of the conference topic, and experts in higher education, which will enrich the dialogue and discussion, and then the recommendations that will be prepared at the end of the conference, and are handed over to the competent authorities in order to activate them in accordance with the approved mechanisms.
HRH Prince Dr. Faisal bin Meshaal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of Qassim Province, and Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Center for Sustainable Development at Qassim University, chaired the first meeting of the Council on Monday afternoon at the University's headquarters. In a press statement, His Highness praised the approval of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to establish this center, which is the first of its kind at the level of Saudi universities as a civilizational nucleus that foresees the prospects of the future. His Highness described the center as a solid bridge that is concerned with serving the community developmentally and considered it a precedent recorded for Qassim University, which is taking concrete steps in the field of contributing to sustainable development.
His Highness stressed that he is happy to participate in the launch of this center, pointing out that they agreed during their meeting on the vision, mission and objectives of the center after adding a number of important priorities in order to expand the horizon of this center in supporting the development of the Qassim region, explaining that they will work at the beginning to spread awareness of what sustainable development is and its importance in foreseeing the future of development through studies and field scientific research concerned with important aspects of the advancement of society in the region and the Kingdom in general.
His Highness praised the role of His Excellency the Rector of the University, Prof. Dr. Khalid Al-Hammoudi, the Director of the Center, Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Harbi, and the head of the strategic plan team at the University, Dr. Abdullah Al-Baridi, and their success in creating a professional formula for the Center. His Highness expressed their intention at the Center to hold a global seminar to introduce the concept of sustainable development early next academic year, in which a selection of international and national experts and specialists will participate and will have a role, God willing, in spreading the culture of awareness of the concept of sustainable development, stressing that the Center will open channels of communication with scientific research centers and distinguished research centers to create a common research atmosphere that will result, God willing, in studies to be used in various development fields. The first meeting witnessed a speech by His Excellency Dr. Khalid Al-Hammoudi in which he reviewed the idea of this center, its importance and the role hoped for, appreciating the approval of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to establish it and appreciating His Highness for agreeing to chair the advisory council, which includes members from inside and outside the university with the aim of contributing effectively to research and studies that push the wheel of sustainable development towards wider horizons, God willing.
The Vice President for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, Prof. Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Wasil, also presented the vision of the Center for the first symposium on sustainable development, pointing out that it aims to introduce the dimensions, components, requirements and challenges of sustainable development while bringing revealing light on the most prominent paths and initiatives in the field of sustainable development in national and international contexts, in a way that enables us in the Qassim region to develop a solid starting point for an integrative analytical understanding of sustainable development and draw strategic directions and lessons learned with the definition of the framework The strategic strategy of Qassim University in the field of local sustainable development, as a pivotal pillar of any future applied work, and enabling the university - represented by the Center for Sustainable Development - and the rest of the institutions concerned with sustainable development in the region to form networks of relations, cooperation and partnership with experts and leading institutions in this field.
The Director of the Center for Sustainable Development, Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Harbi, also gave an overview of sustainable development in the world, explaining that it emerged in the late twentieth century and began with the United Nations Conference held in Sweden in 1972 under the name of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Man, and then stressed at the Third United Nations Conference held in South Africa in 2002 under the name of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development that economic and social development must not destroy the environment, and that meeting the needs of the present must It does not prejudice the ability of the environment to meet the needs of the future, pointing out that sustainable development means meeting the needs of the present without neglecting to secure the needs of future generations, as it is interested in the economic, social and environmental dimensions as a new and important way out of the development crisis in both the developed and developing countries of the world, stressing that the role of the Center for Sustainable Development will work to study the development environment of the Qassim region to determine the requirements and priorities of development, This helps to define a clear development identity for the region, by identifying the competitive advantages of the region and thus enabling it to crystallize huge development projects that are supported by the highest government agencies.
Dr. Abdullah Al-Baridi reviewed the vision, mission and objectives of the Center as a leading national house of expertise in sustainable local development, concerned with providing high-quality research, consulting, training, information and awareness services, which contribute to activating and integrating sustainable development efforts in Qassim and achieving its goals and enhancing its competitive advantages, consolidating partnership nationally and internationally, and diversifying self-financing for development events; according to a comprehensive strategic development perspective, reviewing the values of the Center, which are represented in absolute transparency in reading reality in its various fields, in addition to innovation and quality. Initiative, collectivity, sustainability and continuity in meeting the requirements of development economically, socially and environmentally.
It is worth mentioning that the meeting witnessed many rich discussions by the members of the Council through which they affirmed their interaction with the directions of the Center and their sincere desire to contribute to the creation of a research movement that supports sustainable development in the region and the Kingdom in general.
Conference "The Role of Saudi Universities in Activating Vision 2030" discusses the marketing of university services with the aim of enhancing the financial resources of universities.
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The participants in the conference "The Role of Saudi Universities in Activating Vision 2030" held at Qassim University last week, during the scientific sessions, discussed the results of a number of scientific research on the marketing of university services with the aim of enhancing the financial resources of Saudi universities in the light of Vision 2030 during the session chaired by Prof. Dr. Abdulrahman bin Saleh Al-Wasil, Vice President of Qassim University for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, where Dr. Ahmed Abdul Fattah Al-Zaki, from King Faisal University, presented a proposal to market university services, including the premises on which it is based. The proposed conception, the parties benefiting from it, the objectives, aspects of the proposed vision, its implementation mechanisms and the mechanisms for its follow-up and evaluation.
Dr. Ali bin Yahya Al Salem, Professor at Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud University, presented a research paper entitled "Developing Proposed Standards for the Attraction, Preparation and Training of Teachers in the Kingdom in the Light of Vision 2030", and the researcher reached a number of recommendations, the most important of which are: Work to activate the proposed standard specifications to develop the attraction, preparation and training of teachers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the light of Vision 2030 and the development of training and professional programs necessary for their implementation. The inclusion of the educational dimensions included in the educational dimensions included in the Kingdom's Vision 2030, the most important of which are: emphasizing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia assuming a high leadership position among the countries of the world, highlighting the historical legacy of the Kingdom, developing pride in the national identity, emphasizing moderation, justice and dialogue, and contributing to building a balanced personality capable of initiative and leadership, Emphasize the preservation of public property, promote the efficiency of performance, and contribute to building future leaders.
Dr. Abdulaziz bin Saeed Mohammed Al-Hajri, Professor at King Khalid University, presented a research on the future directions of universities in achieving the Kingdom's Vision 2030, in which he reviewed the strategic objectives of education in light of the national transformation 2020, as well as the objectives of the Ten-Year Development Plan, and the objectives of the Future Plan for Higher Education (AFAC). This resulted in reaching a future vision for King Khalid University in the light of global future trends and building a map of it that includes a brief presentation of each direction, the requirements for its application and the expected result of its achievement.
The university achieved first place in the education and training sector, unique in its stage of creativity, and ranked seventh among all agencies and sectors in the Kingdom in measuring government digital transformation for the year 2022, during the Digital Government Forum that was held yesterday, Wednesday, November 16, 2022 AD in Riyadh.
His Excellency Prof. Dr. Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Dawood, President of the University, received the honorary shield from His Excellency the Governor of the Digital Government Authority, Eng. Ahmed bin Muhammad Al-Suwayan, during the announcement of the Digital Government Authority on the results of measuring digital transformation 2022.
The Digital Government Forum aims to contribute to the development of digital government, in line with global trends in digital transformation and the objectives of the Kingdom's Vision 2030, by enabling government entities to determine the extent of their commitment to the basic standards of digital transformation, and to identify the extent of their performance development on an annual basis to reach an integrated digital government.
Qassim University's achievement of first place in the education and training sector, which includes more than 36 entities, is a new achievement for the university, which is the only university in the sector that has achieved the stage of creativity, after it jumped from 27th place to seventh place among all agencies and sectors in the Kingdom in measuring government digital transformation for the year 2022.
Under the patronage of His Highness, the Prince of Al-Qassim, The University, represented by the College of Engineering, launced the 1st International Virtual conference on Solar energy Visions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Applications and Challenges for two days during 24 and 25/4/1442 H. This international conference comes in line with the Qassim University’s role in community service, scientific research, and sustainable development. The conference received 198 research abstracts from 16 different countries, and with the participation of a number of industry experts from inside and outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The University, represented by the Deanship of Student Affairs and the Deanship of Information Technology, received on Monday, September 7, 2020, a certificate of excellence in the WSIS 2020 Global Award within the WSIS Forum 2020, through the Skills Registry Program in the e-Recruitment category, where the project reached the final competition in voting among all participants in the field of employment from several countries in the world.
The University's Skills Register is an official document approved by the University that monitors and documents non-academic personal and professional skills during the undergraduate study, and is a documented and approved proof of the skills of the student in non-academic fields by supporting the graduate's CV, and helps in improving the career opportunities of the graduate, and this record also aims to increase excellence for the outputs of the university, document student activities, develop university life, document the non-academic skills acquired for graduates and increase their career opportunities, and stimulate self-development during the university University life, it also leads to increased positive impact towards the community through activities offered during the undergraduate level.
Also included in the skills register are the activities that are accredited, volunteer work 25 continuous or sporadic hours, the documentation of the certificate from the side of volunteering within the university, student employment within the university, and other participations and activities obtained by the student and the student not less than 8 hours, and the conditions of the skill register, self-development and personality building skills 3 hours and more, the awards received by students on the one hand within the university, and the participation in the field of student activity 20 hours documented continuous or sporadic, as well as activities Specialized professionalism accredited by entities within the university, and student leadership skills "Presidency of central clubs in the Deanship of Student Affairs - Presidency of student clubs - Course of student committees - Chairing teams for volunteer work" with entities within the university and others.
