Educational outreach activities beyond campus
Al-Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, represented by the Deanship of Library Affairs at the Tunis International Book Fair 2023, participates in a number of qualitative publications in various university disciplines, and the Deanship seeks, through the university's participation, to highlight the distinguished role of the university in the field of scientific publishing, and to enhance its leading position in such cultural forums.
The Dean of Library Affairs, Prof. Dr. Maha bint Dakhil Allah Al-Khathami, explained that the university's participation, represented by the Deanship, in the Tunis International Book Fair 2023 comes within the framework of the directives of His Excellency the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Ahmed bin Salem Al-Ameri, and his continuous support for the Deanship in representing the university in local and international book fairs, by displaying and marketing the university's scientific product in all disciplines and enhancing its position.
Prof. Dr. Al-Khathami stressed the keenness of the Deanship of Library Affairs to enrich the Kingdom's pavilion participating in the exhibition with the university's scientific product, which increases the attendance and interaction of visitors to the exhibition. The Dean of Library Affairs, Prof. Dr. Al-Khathami, expressed her thanks and appreciation to His Excellency the President of the University for his support and encouragement to the Deanship in all its activities and programs and its participation to represent the university in a way that reflects its distinguished image in scientific publishing, and the Dean of Library Affairs thanked the Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research, Prof. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Tamim, for his continuous follow-up and touching the needs of the Deanship in its local and international participations.
In response to the World Archives Day, the Deanship of Library Affairs at King Abdullah Women's City held a corner to celebrate the World Archives Day, which is held internationally on the ninth of June every year, because the archive represents a very important position that requires keenness to develop it, expand its horizons, as well as support it with modern technologies to accommodate the large amount of information and documents.
The Deanship of Library Affairs at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, represented by the Prince Sultan Library for Science and Knowledge, has an archive of rare documents and various sources of information, and is working to build a rich archival base in various fields of knowledge and digitally transform its archive.
Where the corner was activated at the headquarters of the Central Library in King Abdullah Student City at nine o'clock in the morning, and included a visual presentation that reviews the most famous archiving systems, as well as the distribution of leaflets and brochures on the International Day of Archives.
Students of Al-Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University participate in the trip of Saudi universities to the State of Japan during the period from 7/9 to 7/15/2023 AD, and this trip comes in line with the Kingdom's Vision 2030, which seeks to provide education that contributes to advancing the economy and knowledge development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and based on the role of universities in refining the skills of male and female students, providing them with the necessary expertise and enabling them with the skills required by the labor market.
This was mentioned by the Dean of Student Affairs at the university, Dr. Ahmed Al-Ahmad, and said that the selection of Japan as an international destination for university students comes in response to the need of students to provide them with experiences that contribute to developing skills and refining scientific capabilities.
The itinerary includes a visit to Japan's most prominent landmarks such as the Skytree Tower and Keio University in Asaka, as well as the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Embassy in Japan, the Japanese Parliament, Mount Fuji and the Panasonic factory.
Students of Al-Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University participate in the trip of Saudi universities to the State of Japan during the period from 16/7 to 20/7/2023 AD, and this trip comes in line with the Kingdom's Vision 2030, which seeks to provide education that contributes to advancing the economy and knowledge development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and based on the role of universities in refining the skills of female students, providing them with the necessary expertise and enabling them with the skills required by the labor market.
The choice of Japan as an international destination for university students comes in response to their need to provide them with expertise that contributes to the development of skills and the refinement of scientific capabilities.
The itinerary includes visiting Japan's most prominent landmarks such as the Skytree Tower and a university in Asaka, and the students will also visit the Embassy of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in Japan, the Japanese Parliament, Mount Fuji and the Panasonic factory.
Al-Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, represented by the Deanship of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and in cooperation with Noon Company, organized the summer camp for e-commerce, during the period 16-30 Dhu al-Hijjah 1444 AH corresponding to 4-18 July 2023 AD, and the camp aimed to identify e-commerce, and develop the skills required in the labor market, and it also included a set of activities, specialized meetings and field visits, as the camp was launched at the headquarters of the Imam University Business Incubator (The Imam Cloud), by providing a comprehensive and detailed introductory meeting about E-commerce.
The camp included a number of field visits and tours, including a field visit to Noon headquarters, where the field visit program began with a workshop, in which Mr. Hussein Al-Hajji, an e-commerce trainer at Noon, spoke about e-commerce and the most important knowledge and skills necessary to participate and enter the labor market, followed by a motivational lecture presented by the Head of Information Technology Department at Noon, Mr. Hisham Zarqa, where he shared with them his personal experiences and valuable lessons derived from his career, and in the third workshop that At the end of the visit, the students toured the company's facilities and departments, to see the progress of work in them, and to learn about the most prominent achievements and the services it provides, and the camp also included a field visit to Noon's warehouses, to see the mechanism of storage, distribution and packaging operations in the company, and the students listened to a detailed explanation about the method of shipping and delivery to customers after Ensure the quality and safety of products.
The group of 18 students was accompanied by a number of program supervisors at the Deanship, and one of the students expressed her happiness with these visits, saying: "Such field visits are very useful, and help enrich our applied experiences that enhance the theoretical information we learn", and the camp activities concluded by taking a set of memorial photos, and the students and supervisors of the camp thanked Imam University represented by the Deanship of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Noon Company represented by the team participating in the implementation of the camp for the efforts Made.
His Excellency the President of Al-Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, Prof. Ahmed bin Salem Al-Ameri, participated in a working paper in the Fifth Arab Conference on Higher Education and Sustainable Development: The Role of Universities in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals, held from 10-11 September 2023 in Cairo, Egypt.
His Excellency stressed that this high-level conference discusses an academic topic and a humanitarian issue that has a renewed presence locally, regionally and globally as an issue with cultural, social and economic dimensions, which poses a major challenge to many development models related to the future of sustainable development, its goals and objectives, especially in this era of knowledge growing dimensions and repercussions, which requires all of us to unify academic efforts, achieve effective partnerships in the scientific and research fields, and promote integrated work in strategic planning tracks to meet with the needs of today's societies and tomorrow's generations.
His Excellency added that one of the most important pivotal issues that we are experiencing now in higher education institutions in light of the rapid changes the world is witnessing, and the unprecedented successive developments that have occurred in all fields, is the issue of (sustainable development) and ensuring the achievement of its goals and objectives, as a key axis of its educational system, academic and research programs, and its enrichment and training services, and therefore this issue requires us to continuously study, serious research, and objective review of its concepts and social dimensions, and its economic repercussions.
His Excellency pointed out that universities carry out their duties effectively and efficiently, as they are one of the most important national institutions entrusted with performing a fundamental task in serving the community, and actively contributing to achieving sustainable development goals and their dimensions through their knowledge tools, academic programs, development initiatives, and qualitative opportunities, whether in (quality of education), (research and innovation) or (human capital development), and from this point of view, and inspired by this importance, activating partnerships and agreements, and building meaningful strategic relations with leading regional and international universities, Advanced research centers have become an imperative and an extreme necessity imposed by the nature of the stage and the requirements of development, through which we exchange our knowledge and experiences, define our goals and priorities, share our roles and responsibilities, enhance our integrated work, and invest all our efforts and capabilities available, to increase our efficiency and effectiveness in achieving our common goals and interests in the areas of sustainable development.
He stressed that we at Al-Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, in order to achieve its leading role and national responsibilities towards the Saudi Vision 2030 and its development goals, and to achieve the goals of sustainable development, and the rehabilitation of effective human resources, have been keen to align its mission, goals and strategic objectives with the objectives of the Saudi vision, which stressed the importance of achieving the goals of sustainable development.
Dr. Al-Ameri indicated that Imam University built its strategic plan 2021-2025 on axes that include achieving sustainable development goals such as teaching, learning and training, research, innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as partnerships, social responsibility, and institutional excellence, and made its first strategic goal "competitive educational outputs qualified knowledge and skills that meet the needs of the labor market", and emphasized in its second goal "qualitative research that contributes to knowledge progress and meets the needs of national development", and allocated its third goal to achieve: "Innovative and pioneering outputs that enhance the knowledge economy and achieve sustainable development", and adopted its fourth goal "effective community and national partnerships and contributions".
He pointed out that Imam University, because of its comparative advantages, competitive capabilities, and qualified human and material elements, has developed the Human Capacity Development Program, the National Personality Enhancement Program, and initiated partnerships and agreements in various fields with various government agencies and ministries, and adopted a number of qualitative initiatives, and implemented many projects related to sustainable development, including: Developing its academic programs, developing new programs and harmonizing them with the requirements of sustainable development, as well as including the concepts and objectives of sustainable development among the requirements. The university has also been interested in its societal responsibilities and serving humanity by continuously contributing to the dissemination of knowledge and education outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and helping countries in their development and raising the quality of education through its institutes in the continents of Africa and Asia for more than (40) forty years, and the university has been keen to support scientific research activities and innovation programs that are closely related to sustainable development, in addition to holding research partnerships with relevant government agencies; and international partnerships with universities and researchers to exchange Ideas, production of innovations, and increasing joint scientific publishing in the fields of sustainable development in accordance with national aspirations for research and innovation.
His Excellency explained that Imam University has implemented a special program to support and incubate university startups under the name of (Imam Cloud), which embraced (25) twenty-five projects during 2022, in addition to spreading the culture of entrepreneurship and economic and human development through many different courses, forums and workshops in this field, as well as participating in organizing and sponsoring some conferences on education and sustainable development, as well as the university's commitment to adopting policies and procedures that ensure the observance of sustainable development goals and their achievement in the fields Scientific, research and community service, as well as in the administrative, operational, technical and technical aspects, which confirms the university's interest in energy conservation projects, and working to sustain the Green University project to raise the quality of life in the university city.
He pointed out that these efforts have borne fruit - praise be to God - in the fields of sustainable development in the university's achievement of outstanding results and high indicators in international classifications related to sustainable development goals, the most important of which is the impact ranking (Impact Ranking) of the Times World Ranking, where the university was able to achieve all seventeen (17) goals, and to be among the list of the best (200) two hundred international universities in (7) seven different sustainable development goals, which confirms the university's firm commitment to addressing some of the most pressing challenges in In light of these achievements, it is worth mentioning some of the university's projects and initiatives that contributed to achieving this advanced classification in achieving the sustainable development goals.
His Excellency explained that Imam University initiated in the first goal (poverty eradication) to enable low-income students to complete their education through scholarship programs and financial aid, whether provided by the university directly or through its partnerships with donor companies and institutions, in addition to the free educational programs provided by the university's institutes outside the Kingdom, and the additional financial support it includes for students to help them bear the burdens and costs of studying, and the university is committed to providing support and care services to its students, such as consultations. Academic, career guidance, and skill guidance to help them succeed and move to the labor market efficiently and competently.
His Excellency pointed out that Imam University sought in the third goal of (good health and well-being) to build effective partnerships with local health institutions, and a number of partnerships with the relevant authorities, and the university also established a special unit for psychological care and social care for university employees and students to help them deal with the pressures of university life and personal challenges, which provides its services continuously in person or remotely while preserving the privacy of the beneficiaries, and the university has adopted an integrated system of knowledge, awareness and advisory programs. And educational in the health and other fields, in addition to supporting scientific research and health studies that contribute to improving health and well-being in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the world.
His Excellency pointed out that Imam University achieved in the fourth goal, which is related to quality education, the fifth place in the world, and its experience was praised locally, regionally and internationally for its efforts towards ensuring access to quality education for all, whether within the university city or as part of its broader mission to contribute to the global educational scene in line with the content of its goals, and the universality of its mission.
He pointed to the university's commitment to the quality of education through its comprehensive and diverse academic programs, which comply with national and international educational standards, and have academic accreditation from national and international accreditation organizations for existing programs, in addition to its focus on research and innovation, and contribute to the generation of new knowledge and progress in various disciplines, which strengthened the university's position and reputation as a center of academic excellence, as well as global cooperation with prestigious institutions and universities around the world, and strengthening these partnerships through knowledge exchange, Research integration, academic collaboration, cultural understanding, and enrichment of the educational experience for students and faculty alike, the university has also sought to provide high-quality inclusive education for all by creating an attractive and adapted learning environment that accommodates students with special needs, ensuring that everyone has equal access to and benefit from quality education, as well as active community participation through educational outreach programs, workshops and initiatives that promote lifelong learning and educational progress.
Dr. Al-Ameri stressed that Imam University has made great efforts in the fifth goal (gender equality) to empower women and enhance their role through a wide range of initiatives, which ensure equal opportunities and access to distinguished education for students in a wide range of academic disciplines, whether humanitarian, scientific or health, and enable them to continue their higher education in various fields, as well as involving them in events, events and activities witnessed by the university, and the university is proud of its educational and administrative staff who have shown Creativity in education, excellence in scientific research, and success in leadership positions at the university, the university also emphasizes raising community awareness of this goal through holding many workshops and conferences dealing with gender equality, including the recent conference on women's empowerment and their developmental role, which received the participation of more than 100 researchers.
Dr. Al-Ameri pointed out that Imam University realized in the sixteenth goal, which stipulates (peace, justice and strong institutions) since its inception that these principles are essential things on which the pillar of comprehensive development and the stability of society is based, and therefore it took the initiative to achieve this goal by strengthening the rule of law, and its keenness to excel in its scientific studies, and legal programs, which prepare graduates cognitively, and qualify them skillfully to contribute to achieving justice, and the university has also given research and studies in the field of peace, justice and governance. Its care through its research centers and specialized institutes. Due to the university's keenness to contribute to building strong institutions and responsible leaders, the university has sought to develop its employees by promoting the principle of ethical leadership, and instilling its organizational values and basic principles in them.
Because human rights are an essential pillar in promoting justice and peace, the university has been interested in human rights education in its programs and initiatives to contribute to raising the level of personal awareness, and empowering those interested in defending human rights in society, and in the field of civic participation, the university was keen to strengthen civil society institutions and promote peaceful coexistence, and encouraged its students to be active and responsible citizens in their communities. It also focused on community outreach through its continuous interaction with local and international organizations and community institutions to address social issues, promote justice, and support peacebuilding efforts.
His Excellency indicated that Imam University, within the framework of its endeavor to achieve the seventeenth goal, which emphasizes (partnerships to achieve the goals), took the initiative to build bridges of local, regional and international cooperation with counterpart universities through partnerships with universities, research institutions and international organizations, which facilitate the exchange of knowledge, support joint research initiatives, and enhance international academic opportunities for students and faculty members. The university also developed the research, innovation and entrepreneurship system in cooperation with startup incubators and innovation centers to harness research capabilities and enable technology transfer policy to serve the goals of sustainable development, and the university also stressed the importance of community participation through awareness and education programs, knowledge exchange, and support for cooperative projects to achieve sustainable progress in the development of the local community, in a way that serves the goals of sustainable development at the national level, and the university's keenness to align its academic programs and scientific research with national development priorities. It has taken the initiative to cooperate with public and private sector institutions, and has actively participated in sustainable development projects and initiatives such as environmental sustainability programs and others.
In conclusion, he stressed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the auspicious era of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, may God protect them, pays great attention to achieving sustainable development through Saudi Vision 2030 and its ambitious programs, pointing out that Al-Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University is proud to have carried its lofty message to the whole world, and opened its doors to spread science and knowledge in the service of Islam, the homeland and humanity, based on its scientific and cultural heritage, the nobility of its march, and its extended experiences, and inspired by the principles of patriotism and responsibility, that education and the industry of future leaders is the main pillar of sustainable development, and looking forward with optimism to further the university's contribution to joint regional and international research projects, activating knowledge exchange, future cooperation and effective strategic partnerships with various peer universities and private sectors in the fields of sustainable development.
The role of the University in the process of economic and social development is one of the basic functions of modern universities. Through this role, the appropriate conditions are created for individuals and institutions working in the community to benefit from all the material, human, scientific, health and sports potential of the university, and to develop the awareness of individuals in all fields and develop their skills so that they can keep pace with the rapid progress in modern technologies and innovations. The vital role of the university in activating and encouraging the participation of its students and the community in volunteering comes as our Saudi society is thankfully replete with enormous human forces that can be prepared to play great developmental roles.
Origin:
The idea of establishing the Center for the Studies of Voluntary Work came in view of the great importance and the growing role of volunteerism and its organizations in achieving higher rates of development in society, which achieves a synergy of government and civil efforts represented by the university at the same time to achieve the strategy of social solidarity on which our Muslim society is based, and to achieve educational goals with a high level of community solidarity. In 1434H, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Prime Minister approved by the Holy Telegraphic Directive No. (35346) dated (22/9/1434H) the establishment of a Center for Voluntary Work Studies at Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University.
Vision
Achieving leadership in volunteer work at the level of Arab and Islamic universities, reaching global competition, and contributing to the achievement of the Kingdom's Vision 2030.
Mission Statement
Work to develop community awareness of the importance of volunteering, and that it stems from the teachings of Islamic law, and activate it through research, studies, training, consultations, academic and training programs, and voluntary quality activities in accordance with the highest quality standards followed globally.
Objectives
We aim to achieve the Kingdom's Vision 2030 through the following partial objectives:
Promoting the culture of volunteerism, rooting it legitimately, and expanding its fields.
Encouraging studies, research, and providing consultations in the field of volunteering.
Qualifying volunteers and raising the level of their skills by establishing training courses, specialized diplomas, and qualitative activities in the field of volunteering.
Coordination with the bodies working in the voluntary field or supporting it, and holding partnerships with them to reach organized volunteer work.
Email : Volunteers.CLT@imamu.edu.sa
Coordinator : Ms.Raweya Mohamad Alzahrani
VCO Tasks:
Announcing events and call for volunteers by sharing the vision and mission of the Deanship of Volunteer Work Studies:
a) Vision: To pioneer volunteer work at local and global levels to reach the goal of the Kingdom’s 2030 vision.
b) Mission: Working on developing community awareness of the importance of volunteering and implementing that through research, studies, training, programs and projects in accordance with the highest standards of quality applied globally.
Recruiting female students and collecting their data.
Presenting certificates of appreciation from the Deanship of Volunteer Work Studies to the volunteers at the end of each semester.
Documenting activities and writing reports.
Recruiting volunteers for events inside campus under the Deanship of Volunteer Work Studies’ supervision
Collaborating with Imam's Volunteer Team on organizing events held on campus.
Creating a database for volunteers (faculty members and administrative staff) including their interests and skills (training, tutoring, workshops, initiatives ...etc.).
Typical Places for Volunteering:
IMSIU Colleges
CLT Supporting Academic Unites:
Writing Center
Reading Club
Literature Club
Translation Club
Let’s Chat Club
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Charities and non-profit making organizations.
Qualifications and Key Skills for Volunteer:
Enthusiasm
Diplomacy (the skill in dealing with people without offending or upsetting them)
Time management skills.
Commitment.
The ability to work well with others.
Management: The Student Club is one of the most important vital facilities in the deanship of student affairs where many cultural, social and sports activities and seminars, training courses, visits and trips internal and external, as it is the headquarters of the president to practice cultural, social and sports activities and various hobbies for all university students in general.
Lectures, seminars, cultural competitions, poetry and literary evenings, visits and excursions are organized, and the club also conducts community service programs and many exhibitions such as awareness exhibitions.
The club contains the student tent where many activities are held such as Friday meetings, lectures, guided meetings, and is a place where the student spends rest time away from the routine of study and daily work as the club contains a special drawing laboratory and a special laboratory for calligraphy where the club holds many technical courses such as drawing with bullets and sculpture and formation on porcelain and other courses as well as offers courses in improving the Arabic line throughout the semester and the club has an internet lab through which the student can To benefit from the Internet in research through collecting information and communicating with parents, especially scholarship students, as the club contains a cultural hall in which many programs, activities and meetings with some officials are presented as well as meaningful plays through the theater department, which works to form a theatrical team for the university can through participation internally and externally in the field of theaters, The coffee corner headquarters was also recently inaugurated, serving Arabic coffee, hot drinks and some popular cuisine.
The club has a restaurant that serves meals whether breakfast, lunch or dinner at prices suitable for all, and the club also offers some services to students through the department of services and student relations such as cooperative mail service that enables the student to send and receive mail internally and externally, text message service, as the club has a special section for broadcasting through which local matches as well as matches of the Saudi team are transferred, These programs are advertised through billboards and electronic panels as well as the deanship site and social media sites.
The Deanship of the Center for the Studies of Voluntary Work at Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University organized a number of various events and activities on the occasion of the International Day of Volunteers, which is held every year on the fifth of December, in cooperation with the Faculty of Medicine at the University, and these events come out of the Deanship's keenness to spread the culture of volunteering and its development in light of the social need to volunteer in various aspects of life.
This was explained by the Dean of the Deanship of the Center for Voluntary Work Studies, Advisor to the Rector of the University, Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Samel, who pointed out that on the occasion of the International Day of Volunteers in cooperation with the Faculty of Medicine at the University, the Deanship launched a health program that cares about the health of community members, through an awareness campaign consisting of mobile clinics that provide integrated medical services in addition to guiding people to the best sound medical practices.
The Deanship, represented by the Women's Section, also organized an awareness lecture on volunteering and its objectives, in addition to highlighting the objectives and programs of the Deanship of the Center for Voluntary Work Studies, where this lecture will be delivered by Dr. Amal Al-Khudair, Vice Dean of the Center, and on the sidelines of this lecture an awareness corner was held for the International Day of Volunteers highlighting the efforts of volunteers and the importance of volunteering in the service of individuals and communities.
Dr. Al-Samel stressed that these events come within the framework of the objectives of the Deanship, which seeks to enhance the status of volunteerism, spread its culture and correct its concepts, by encouraging various studies and programs, based on its mission to provide a scientific and practical environment with precise standards that ensure the enrichment of knowledge in this field and its vision aimed at leading in providing integrated research, executive and advisory services that combine two important aspects of volunteering, the scientific and applied aspect.
The Dean of the Center for Voluntary Work Studies at Imam University also pointed out that the Deanship seeks to reach the leadership and the main reference in volunteering at the university level, pointing out at the same time that the programs and activities of the Deanship are compatible with the aspirations of the future vision of the Kingdom (2030) in the field of volunteering, which seeks to raise the number of volunteers from 11 thousand volunteers to one million volunteers.
At the end of his speech, Dr. Abdullah Al-Samil pointed out that the Deanship is in the process of launching intensive public programs of general guidance for the employees of the University, to spread and promote the culture of volunteerism for the students of the University, noting that the Deanship is working according to strategic plans in line with the Kingdom's ambitious vision (2030), as the Deanship will have a great impact in raising the number of volunteers professionally.
Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University is participating in the diamond sponsorship of the International Conference and Exhibition for Education 2022, which is organized by the Ministry of Education, during the period from 7 to 10 Shawwal 1443 AH corresponding to (8-11 May 2022 AD), at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center.
The diamond sponsorship of the Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University for the conference comes within the framework of its social responsibility and development partnerships to achieve its mission and goals of leadership, excellence and quality in education, academic research and knowledge dissemination; Emphasizing the many opportunities available to develop education in the Kingdom and the incentives to invest in it, as well as exchanging experiences, enriching experiences and enhancing cooperation.
Supporting the march of science and education:
On the other hand, A. Dr.. Ahmed bin Salem Al-Amiri, President of Al-Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, said that the university’s sponsorship of the conference keeps pace with the achievements of the most prestigious national universities, instilling the founding fathers’ achievements at the level of the educational process, opening faculties, diversifying specializations, supporting the scientific research system, serving the community, enhancing intellectual security, and developing Infrastructure and project delivery, increasing women’s empowerment and enhancing their participation; Supporting the path of science and education.
And he indicated that the university is proud of its role in graduating thousands of scientists, experts, specialists and students in various scientific degrees, qualifying national competencies, and developing and developing knowledge to serve the dear country and brotherly and friendly countries around the world, explaining that the university recently obtained “institutional” academic accreditation from the National Center for Academic Accreditation. The Education Evaluation Authority, and many national and international program accreditations.
Enhance investment opportunities:
A confirmed. Dr.. Al-Amiri said that the university’s diamond sponsorship of the International Conference and Exhibition for Education contributes to the knowledge economy, serving the local and global education community, enhancing community investment opportunities, exchanging experiences and competitiveness, and benefiting from successful experiences in facing challenges and crises.
It is worth noting that Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University has recently made important achievements in the fields of scientific research, as it achieved an increase in the number of research papers published in the Web of Science in 2021 AD to approximately 22% compared to the year 2020 AD, and 63% compared to the year 2018.
It also achieved a leap in the number of citations in 2021, reaching 99% in Web of Science and 86% in Scopus database compared to 2020.
Within the early academic guidance program for third-year secondary school students, the Deanship of Admission and Registration, represented by the Academic Guidance Agency, participated in the educational and professional guidance program that it set up (Grass Al-Akhlas Private Schools) - remotely - today, Thursday, 06/24/1443 AH to introduce the specialties #جامعة_الإمام and admission requirements.
His Excellency the President of IMAMU Prof. Dr. Ahmed bin Salem Al-Amiri honors the members of the committees participating in the (International Education Conference and Exhibition 2022), and praises the efforts made by the members of the committees; To ensure the success of the university’s participation in international conferences, and to highlight it in an honorable manner befitting its position and reputation.
Under the patronage of His Excellency the President of Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, Prof. Dr. Ahmed bin Salem Al-Amiri, the university, represented by its agency for scientific institutes affairs, is holding the “Making my hand” exhibition, an initiative previously launched by the university for students of scientific institutes, based on the first inspirer, His Royal Highness Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, for the “Made in Saudi Arabia” program, to invest their time during the summer vacation, develop their skills, develop their capabilities, and their investment and craft capabilities. The university exhibition and the accompanying ceremony, which contains a number of student paragraphs, represented by visual presentations showing the projects of the students participating in the initiative and the stages of its development, and an operetta with the participation of students of scientific institutes entitled (Heir to Glory),Then honoring the winning students in the first places of the competition accompanying the "Made my hand" initiative.
This was stated by the Vice-Dean of Imam University for Scientific Institutes Affairs, Dr. Abdullah bin Thani added: The university is very keen to improve the educational return represented in transferring experience to students in a way that prepares them for a lively and dignified life, through experience and practice, and allows them to plan well and implement through their actual capabilities. Investment in the student is a great profit and a noble goal that the university seeks and its scientific institutes to achieve it through pioneering productive activities by developing a productive culture, proficiency, and training on a culture of savings and entrepreneurship, discovering and exploiting their latent energies and capabilities; And the “Make My Hands” initiative for students of scientific institutes aims to encourage students to entrepreneurship and achieve development through it, and to promote a culture of work and savings among young people to combat the lack of experience with self-employment, and to achieve innovative and pioneering outcomes that enhance the development of self-resources, and to harness technology to support development and transformation into a knowledge-based society.
And "Dr. Bin Thani" indicated that the Vice-Deanship and the scientific institutes receive constant attention and follow-up from His Excellency the President of the University, who always urges to activate all the initiatives of the new strategic plan for the scientific institutes in a way that benefits the students to highlight their abilities, develop their talents, develop their future skills and prepare them for future needs. To promote moderation and moderation, and to build the Saudi personality, to contribute to national development. In this context, the Agency was keen to promote the activation of this initiative by launching an accompanying competition in three diverse tracks that allow the student to choose the track that is compatible with his skills and abilities, which is as follows: Track One: Electronic Marketing Program for Distinguished Products In the student’s area, the second track: the program for developing manual skills in the production of heritage artifacts in the student’s area, the third track: the leadership development of the skill of the tourist guide in the student’s area (first qualifying stage).
Dr. Bin Thani added that this initiative is a window that contributes to encouraging students to entrepreneurship, a culture of savings and community service, as reinforced by the Kingdom’s vision “2030” of unique values, principles and initiatives. The interest of His Excellency the Minister of Education, Dr. Hamad bin Muhammad Al Sheikh and His Excellency the President of the University, and the capabilities of Imam University and its scientific institutes, and this is in the strategy and plans of the university and its scientific institutes, which seek to be a scientific beacon that serves the community and effectively contributes to promoting entrepreneurship and future skills.
According to the directives and follow-up of His Excellency the President of the University, the Institute of Arabic Language Education completed the educational program for the employees of the Diriyah Gate Development Authority, which lasted (12) weeks, during which (72) educational units were studied, which included Arabic language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). In addition to its components (sounds, vocabulary and structures), the number of educational activities reached nearly (500) educational activities through (72) teaching units, which included:
Book activities and exercises for the first five units.
Additional activities designed by faculty members in the program; To enhance learning, measure fixation, and mastery of language skills and elements.
Diverse individual and bilateral activities for language skills and elements.
Activities included the four language skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing
The activities also included visual listening, which is video clips selected based on academic criteria to suit the level of the student.
The activities included exercises using the translation method to measure the learner's ability to employ the linguistic lexicon of units and structures in constructing new and expressive sentences.
The activities included language exercises to introduce Arab and non-Arab personalities in various fields.
The activities for developing reading skills were characterized by recognizing letters, syllables, words and short sentences.
The activities met all the student's needs within the skills of the target language level of the program.
The evaluation process for the students consisted of
Evaluation of the progress of the learner's linguistic competence through continuous evaluation of language skills and mastery of linguistic elements (sounds - vocabulary - structures) during educational meetings and assignments.
The program’s final evaluation test was carried out and included the measurement of language skills and elements through the following types of questions:
Vocabulary recognition questions.
Questions to put the vocabulary in expressive sentences correctly.
Answer short and long questions with multiple interrogative tools.
Modify the sentences according to the intended meaning of the speech (speaker - addressee - absent / masculine - feminine)
Producing new sentences by replacing vocabulary with vocabulary from the learner's Arabic language lexicon.
Translating short, medium and long sentences to test vocabulary and structures and to build new sentences created by the student.
Naturally lengthy conversation with a variety of questions and responses.
Correcting errors in communicative sentences, considering the addressee - and the conjugation of the verb - and the tools.
Measure listening comprehension through short texts and questions about listening comprehension.
Recognize letters of sounds and read usual words and sentences.
It is worth mentioning that the Institute of Arabic Language Teaching is one of the most important educational institutions specialized in teaching Arabic and preparing specialists in applied linguistics in the world. Since its establishment more than three decades ago, it has contributed to the graduation of a large number of Arabic language learners and teachers.
It is also a house of expertise in implementing Arabic language teaching programs for public and private purposes, as the first Arabic language teaching program was implemented in 1397 AH. The number of beneficiaries of the Institute’s programs in teaching Arabic for special purposes from 1400-1440 AH is approximately (5200) out of (12). ) state, and the number of beneficiaries of training courses for the qualification of Arabic language teachers from 1400-1440 AH reached nearly (2300) from (16) countries.
The Institute also implemented a program for teaching Arabic for special purposes for employees of (the Ministry of Defense from the country participating in the fight against terrorism) for two consecutive years 1439-1440, and 1440-1441 AH, and the number of beneficiary countries reached (12) countries. It also implemented two programs to teach Arabic for employees of the Public Investment Fund for the year 1439 AH - 1440 AH, and the number of beneficiary countries reached 13.
In line with the university’s strategic plan to improve the educational process and enhance effective partnerships, the institute has developed the “Intermediate Associate Diploma for Teaching Arabic for Special Purposes” program with its four tracks (military - diplomatic - medical - economic) and approved by the university council in its resolution No. (55-10/1441-1442 AH). The Institute also presented the (Arabic for All) initiative to meet the community’s needs in teaching Arabic to speakers of other languages, who work in multiple entities that serve the development of Saudi society and contribute to achieving its vision.
The Institute of Arabic Language Education has also built educational programs in the field of teaching Arabic for special purposes, and implemented in cooperation with various authorities inside and outside the Kingdom; In order to ensure the achievement of the Kingdom’s civilized vision towards the world, and the university’s mission to contribute to the teaching and dissemination of the Arabic language through the development of distinctive programs, within the framework of an integrative linguistic content in accordance with the latest modern strategies, and a cultural one that achieves close relations between the Kingdom and the countries of the world, and contributes to facilitating the needs of Saudi society.
King Abdullah Women's City celebrates the International Volunteer Day
The Vice-rector for Female Students Affairs, Prof. Dr. Nouf Al-Ajmi sponsored the ceremony held at the conclusion of the university’s celebration of the International Day of Volunteering, at King Abdullah Women's City on Thursday 8/4/1441 AH in the Great Hall of the Education Building (321), in the presence of the Center’s Deputy, Dr. Manal Al-Shibl, And the Vice Dean of the College of Education, Dr. Hani Al-Jubeir
The ceremony started with verses from the holy Qur'an, followed by the speech of the center’s representative, Dr. Al-Shibl, in which she thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and his faithful crown prince for their endless support, as well as the university’s rector, and the university’s vice-rectors for female students, for the facilities and services they provide to increase volunteerism rates at the university Then, the student Rahaf Al-Malabi delivered the speech of the volunteer imam team, highlighting the meaning of human volunteering and its societal returns, after which the initiative (volunteering experts) presented by the Sustainability Marking Foundation was launched, then the eighth level student at the College of Fundamentals of Religion najd Al-Murri her own experience with volunteering , And reduced it to useful, focused points. On the sidelines of the ceremony, the winner of the closing ceremony of the celebration activities of the national day, student Renad Triki, The ceremony concluded with honoring the Vice -rector for Student Affairs for her gracious patronage, and the guests of honor, and the participants of a gratitude and gratitude
These activities, which started in the university city on Wednesday and Thursday 7-8 / 4/1441 AH, coincide with the International Day of Volunteering, and contributed to spreading the culture of volunteerism and active participation in community service, which was organized by the Center for Voluntary Work Studies at the university in the lobby of the main building in King Abdullah City For female students, by setting up an introductory corner about the goals, vision and activities of the center, and the Bunyan Charitable Society aimed at adopting the concept of family development, by providing adequate housing for families in need with a sustainable impact on qualified family members, and hosted the Knowledge Enrichment Foundation, which is to build young leaders who are able to make impact and lead change in organizations, while Thursday was devoted to internal bodies such as the College of Fundamentals of Religion, the Higher Institute for Call and Accountability, the Faculty of Medicine, the Deanship of Library Affairs, the College of Languages and Translation, as will as the Natural Sciences Club, where Introductory pillars were established and contributions were made in kind and moral, as the College of Fundamentals of Religion through its corner strengthened the spirit of giving, while giving a lot of fun and happiness to cleaning servants, and maintenance in the university city with their participation in the movement games, and providing winter gifts
In the same context, the College of Continuing Education and Community Service held, on the evening of Wednesday, 4/7/1441 AH, a celebration of "Volunteer Day", and the event that was held in the main hall of Building (325) in King Abdullah City for female students aimed to thank volunteers for their efforts, in addition To increase public awareness about their contribution to society.
The event included many distinguished pillars, in which students of the editorial and secretarial diploma level one spoke under the supervision of Dr. Hillah Al-Muhanna spoke about the importance and areas of volunteering, and we distributed winter clothing to cleaning servants, and the staff contained many publications, distributions, gifts, presentations and educational presentations that illustrate the importance of the work Volunteerism, which is reflected positively at the level of individuals and societies, and because of its benefits in building the volunteer’s personality, providing him with different skills nd refine his personality.
Under the directions of Prof. Dr. Suliman Aba Al-Khail, Rector of Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, and Member of Saudi Senior Ulemas Council, Dr. Omar Al-Omar, Dean of Centre of Volunteer Work Studies has participated recently at the events of the International Volunteer Day "IVD" at Prince Sultan University.
In significance with the IVD event, which was arranged by General Directorate of Civil Defence, Dr. Al-Omar has lectured there on the importance of volunteer works in Islam and its types and areas.
It is noteworthy that, the Volunteer Work Studies Centre has arranged recently a number of events and activities at the university campus in observing the IVD.
As part of the cultural efforts and activities of the Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education, represented by the Department of Student Activities, and in conjunction with the holding of the Riyadh International Book Fair during the period 9-19/6/1438 Ah, the "Readers Club" of the Department participated in the presence of Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University in the book fair in a pavilion specially prepared for the university in the exhibition.
During the exhibition, the club gave visitors to the pavilion a general explanation of the club's functions and cultural activities.
The club allocated vouchers to the club's members, provided by the university pavilion participating in the exhibition.
Founded in 1437, the Readers' Club brings together those interested in reading skills from its students as an essential resource of knowledge, and an added value on the behavior, thinking and lifestyle of the individual, and has 308 registered members so far of e-learning and distance education deanship students.
Imam Mohammed Bin Saud Islamic University, in collaboration with the Faculty of Media and Communication, announced the provision of a free course(remotely)for men and women with (certified attendance certificates), according to the following details:
The communication role of public relations in crisis management.
Course themes:
Identifying the communication role of public relations during crises at three levels.
Learn about the most prominent communication strategies to communicate with the public during crises.
Managing public relations for crises across electronic platforms.
Target audience:
Communication and public relations managers.
Public relations students.
Public relations officers.
Submission:
Registration link: click here
source and more details: click here
Riyadh Bank is currently participates at Modern Technology Means Expo, an exhibition organized by Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, which kicked off on the last Sunday, with the participation of more than 100 companies from the public and private sectors.
In statements regarding the participation, Mr. Muhammad Al-Rabiah, Vice Executive President of Marketing and Supervisor of Community Service Programs at Riyadh Bank, has expressed the Bank's interest in participating and sponsoring events of MTM Expo, especially Riyadh Bank is one of the leading online e-banking service providers in Saudi Arabia.
Mr. Al-Rabiah said that, Riyadh Bank will provide, through its booth at the exhibition, to the public an introduction of its products, smart solutions regarding POS techniques, credit cards, electronic gates, and many other products.
He, additionally, pointed out that, Riyadh Bank often pays upmost attention to the exhibitions and events hosted by universities and academic institutions, and it is always keens to strengthen its presence in such activities based on its strategic partnership with local universities, including Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University.
The Department of Physics has paid the sixth scientific visit to SABIC Plastic Applications Development Center (SPADC). (SPADC) is the biggest center in the Middle East and ranks among the world's third largest petrochemicals manufacturers. The visit took place on Thursday 8 Dec 2016 under the supervision of Dr. Mervat Alzumay', the vice head of the department; and Ms. Tarfah Al-'Inad, the activity supervisor and a faculty member at the department; and a group of a students. The delegation was welcomed by his Excellency Eng. Abdulmalek Al-Sulaimi.
A welcoming statement was made by Eng. Abdulmalik, and then a presentation was delivered about lab safety rules especially in cases of fire. A number of varied issues were covered throughout the visit to (SPADC) as a developing specialist of advanced plastic applications in the fields of automotive industry, electronic industry, construction materials, cables industry, packaging machinery pipes industry, medical supplies, tire production anpolymer.
Different topics were explained throughout the visit about polymer science, by Eng. Fayez, including polymer properties and usage in the plastic industry and kinds of plastic materials manufactured in the center. Eng. Abdulmalik Al-Sulaimi pointed out some plastic applications as: injection molding, blow molding (Plastic bottle engineering), extrusion (pipes - plastic bags - plastic sheets), textile production, construction, packaging, automobile and other products supported by the center. Eng. Al-Sulaimi stressed the importance of innovation in the field of plastic industry.
A field tour in the lab was arranged with detailed explanations by a group of engineers about the stages of plastic industry. Eng. Fayez presented samples and forms of plastic applications such as: injection molding, blow molding (Plastic bottle engineering) , extrusion (pipes - plastic bags - plastic sheets), textile production (terrestrial textiles and ropes), and other products supported by the center .
After that, the delegation toured other laboratories in the center, which analyze and test a sample of the product after its manufacturing:
Mechanical testing lab: A lab equipped for measuring the strength of the product using instruments for testing tensile, compression and impact.
Thermal properties lab: A lab equipped with solubility coefficient tests and an impulse sealer.
Chemical properties lab: A lab equipped with viscosimeter, climate condition instrument and hydrometer.
Optical properties lab: A lab equipped with impurity tests and colorimeter.
Other devices: Gravimeter, dimensional metrology, and analytical balance devices.
Dr. Mervat Al-Zumaya', the vice head of the Department of Physics, has expressed her gratitude to the (SPADC) for the warm welcome; to Dr. Mohammad Babtain, dean of the college; and Dr. Ahmed Al-Qu'ood, head of the Department of Physics for supporting such important visits and contributing to the progressive development of our beloved homeland. In addition, she thanked Ms. Tarfah Al-'Inad, activity supervisor, for her efforts in organizing and coordinating the visits.
The students expressed their happiness and gratitude to the College of Science and the Department of Physics, which provided them with the opportunity to visit SABIC Center and to explore its departments and objectives which is of great benefit in terms of broadening their scientific and professional prospects after graduation.
It is worth mentioning that the Department of Physics thanked Dr. Ra'id Al-Hathlool, vice dean of the college for development and quality, and his secretary, Mr. Khaled Al-Khar'an for their efforts in organizing this successful visit .
For previous scientific field visits of the Department of Physics during the past year: Visit the link.