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Approval of a scholarship for (400) students at Imam University
https://units.imamu.edu.sa/deanships/charity_fund/news/Pages/news-3----2-1-1436.aspx
This came during his speech at the opening of the first scientific forum for external scholarship students, which was held yesterday under the patronage of the Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Then a speech by the Executive Director of the Fund, then a speech by the graduates, then a presentation of the experience of one of the scholarship graduates, then a poem by one of the scholarship students, after which a documentary film was shown. The rector of the university said that this forum has scientific, legal and religious dimensions that are not hidden from everyone, which is the realization of the message that our blessed country is working on under its wise leadership, headed by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and His Highness the Crown Prince, Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz - may God protect them - and who spare no effort. To make every possible material and moral efforts in the service of the religion and in order to spread the principles of Islam over every land and under every sky.
He added that his establishment comes as an effective model and a clear path for all the works that flow in this direction and acquires its importance through three directions. Its moderation and moderation extend from the principles of this religion, and the second trend is that it is a real statement and a clear activation of all the blessed efforts that the Kingdom is doing in the service of Islam and Muslims in the east and west of the earth, and at the forefront of this is this great work represented in educating the children of the Islamic nation, and the third trend is that through this forum is groping The participants each method and way through which it is possible to develop performance and its tools and research in everything that increases scholarship students in Saudi universities.
Stressing that the Kingdom's efforts in every forum and through every direction cannot be counted, enumerated, or investigated, and this work for which we gather today is but a drop in the sea of what the state of monotheism and the correct faith offers, the land of the Two Holy Mosques and the Qibla of Muslims.
Dr. Abalkhail stressed that the university will spare no effort in facilitating and facilitating all the reasons for success and useful knowledge for those who engage in this field of scholarship students, and the university director concluded his speech by thanking God and then the rulers in this country, led by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and His Highness the Crown Prince for their continuous support to the university What is good for Islam and Muslims, he also thanked the Minister of Higher Education for sponsoring the forum and supporting the university's activities.
For his part, Dr. Abdullah Al-Razeen, Dean of Community Service and Continuing Education and Executive Director of the Educational Charitable Fund, stated that the aim of the forum is to teach Muslim children to be of help in their countries. The first of them deals with the Kingdom's experience in educating external scholarship students in Saudi universities as a model, the second is the efforts of Saudi educational institutions in communicating with scholarship students after their graduation and their return to their countries, the third is the role of civil institutions and associations in educating external scholarship students, the fourth is obstacles to the education of external scholarship students, and the fifth is the vision At the end of the meeting, the university director honored the participants in the educational charitable fund.
Dr. Aba Al-Khail also signed a contract to operate three external institutes with courses in the State of Indonesia with the endowments of Saleh bin Abdulaziz Al-Rajhi, worth eight and a half million riyals, and a financing and support contract for scholarship students with the endowments of Saleh Al-Rajhi, with a value of seven and a half million riyals for more than two hundred grants. The agreement was signed by Amin General of the Foundation Abdul Salam Al-Rajhi.
He also signed memoranda of understanding with Aljomaih Charitable Foundation, represented by Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Aljomaih as well, Global Knowledge Foundation, Al-Mashreq Contracting Company and Al-Ruwad Group, and a cooperation agreement with Al-Afkar Company, where Sheikh Yousef Al-Ahmadi announced the company's donation of two million riyals as an endowment to the educational charitable fund at the university. His Excellency also honored Omar Babiker for financing an educational program in the College of Computer and Information Sciences and the College of Economics and Administrative Sciences.
Then he honored the graduates from the scholarship students as well as the participants in the forum.
Alumni unit
https://units.imamu.edu.sa/colleges/en/ComputerAndInformation/alumni/Pages/default.aspx
The idea of establishing Alumni unit of computer and information sciences college was launched to complete the accelerated pursuit carried out by the college towards achieve excellence in academic, social, and research services and given from the importance of evaluation of graduates role in building the future of nation. The unit is put in its first concern to strengthen the sense of affiliation and communication between graduates and their college, invest their potential and abilities in optimal investment, develop their abilities and give them the opportunity to participate in various activities and programs, and help them to obtain appropriate jobs for their disciplines and labor market requirements. In addition to identify the public and private sector with competencies of graduates in different disciplines which offered by the college, where the graduates are considered as honorable models and national cadres that contributed and still contribute in nation building and development.
The unit is also aims to become a space for graduates through where they could find a channel to communicate with each other and share their various experiences and knowledge to establish professional relationships which contribute in community partnership developing that is mainly in the construction of knowledge society.
Alumni unit is honored when every graduate from the college become a member of this unit, and benefit from various advantages and services that unit offers. This unit will allow job opportunities for college graduates in public and private sectors, and will also provide consultation that necessary to follow their research, in addition to integrated training to meet the labor market requirement. The unit also will enable them to attend occasions and various events, which held within the corridors of college and university, and give them the opportunity to participate in various programs of the unit.
Vision
Communication and sharing between college and its graduates and the extension of knowledge for the post – graduate.
Mission
Establish communication bridges between college and its graduates to provide excellent services for them, including guide them within the labor market, support their research and take advantage of their experiences in research and cultural activities of college.
Goals
- Encourage, promote the graduates fellowship, and communicate with college.
- Volunteer and participate in promoting college mission and its vision.
- Provide employment and training services for the unit members.
- Contribute in raising levels of scientific research that provided by college.
- Contribute in promoting college role to serve everyone.
- Ensure the continuity of the communication between the college and the owners of companies and institutions in the public and private sector.
Guide me
About program
The program is provide lectures and workshops to help the unit members to know their skills, to determine their potential, and displays the work areas which recommended to seek it after graduation. Through this program, communication with officials of graduates links is done with other colleges and universities to organize common meeting between the members to share experiences among them, as well as cooperation with empolyeers to recruit the members of the unit.
Program goals
- Communicate with government and private institutions to identify appropriate job opportunities for the unit members and announced them through the unit website.
- Guide the unit members to the professionally right way which meet labor market needs.
- Provide individual consultations for the unit members with regard to recruitment and offer some appropriate job opportunities for them if it is possible.
- Provide the opportunity of cooperation between graduates unit in the college and graduates units in other colleges and universities to improve graduate level and reach to the desired level.
- Enhancing the members of the unit with cognitive skills and new techniques as an extension of his academic studies and as required by labor market.
Target group
- People who are interested in the functional side and raise the professional levels.
Researcher
About the program
A program seeking to provide unit members with guidance and support needed to continue their scientific research and join the group of researchers in the college.
Program goals
- Contribute to enrichment of the outcomes of scientific research in the college.
- Provide the required assistance to researchers by the members of the unit.
- Encourage participating in the units and research group of the college.
- Encourage collaborative research programs between college and its units and the employers of the unit members.
Target group
- People who interested in research aspects.
Friends
About programs
It is a cultural program that care about hobbies and interests of the unit members by organize some cultural seminars and exhibitions, for example: Exhibitions of photography and painting portraits, internal and external visits, and hosting the representatives of some computer companies and other various events.
Programs goals
- Care about interests and talents of different members of the unit.
Promote the cultural aspect of the college through its sponsorship of various activities.
Target group
People who are interested in the cultural aspects.
Counsel
https://units.imamu.edu.sa/colleges/en/ComputerAndInformation/alumni/Pages/default.aspx
About program
A program contribute to support the college by offering help and consultation for current students in study area and educate the preparatory year students about college disciplines.
Programs goals
- Help students in their academic study area through experience which the unit members acquired.
- Identify new students with college academic paths
- Identify and educate with college of computer and information sciences graduate identity in employment.
- Target group
- College students
- Preparatory Year Students
a) Conditions of membership
Unity membership was granted to any graduate from college of computer and information sciences who want to join the unit as a member and get advantages of its service. Membership also may be granted by a decision making through the unity council for those who contributed to the development of unit areas or those who provide financial or moral services.
b) Types of membership
1. Active membership
- This membership is granted to those who interested in joining the unit and want working in programs and activities of the unit.
- The owner of this membership has the right to candidate for the membership of the unit council.
- The owner of this membership has the right to vote through secret ballot for the candidates of the unity council.
- The owner of this membership has the right to get all advantages of the membership.
2. Participating membership
- This membership is granted to those who interested in joining the unit and want to work in the programs and activities of the unit.
- The owner of this membership has the right to vote through secret ballot for the candidates of the unity council.
- The owner of this membership has the right to obtain all advantages of the membership.
3. Honorary membership
- This Membership may be granted by a decision taking through the unity council for those who contributed to the development of unit areas or those who provide financial or moral services.
- The owner of this membership has the right to obtain all advantages of the membership.
c) Termination of membership
The membership is terminated in the following cases:
4. Withdraw of the member or in the case of his death.
5. If the member makes any act or activity that is causing physically or morally damage to the unit, and the membership in this case does not terminate unless the unity council make a decision.
d) Restoration of membership
It is possible to restore the membership to the member who lost it upon his request by the decision of the unity council, if the reasons of the previous membership termination was removed.
e) Advantages of getting membership of the unit
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- Getting the membership card is allowing taking advantages of the services provided by the unit.
- Participate in unit programs (friends, advisor, guided researcher) and me.
- Getting the unit magazine.
- The possibility of participating in the unit magazine.
- Attend the conferences, seminars, workshop, and events organized by the college.
- Attend the regular meeting of the unit members.
- Display the success stories of the unit members in the official website of the unit.
- Honoring outstanding members in the field of scientific research or in the field of work through the events held by the college.
- Getting official e-mail from the college to receive e-mails messages with the latest development and updates at the level of scientific discipline, the unity, the college and university.
- Getting a various services with reduced fees from the companies that deal and do business with the college.
- The possibility to participate and volunteer with college in its cultural and development projects.
- The possibility to participate in research projects funded by external parties.
- The possibility to participate in the activities of science club in the college and take advantages from the various services.
A) Formation of the unity council
- Unity Council is consists of a group of members chosen as follows :
a) Head of the Unit who was the college vice for development and quality.
b) One of college staff from male students department nominated by college Dean.
c) One of college staff from female's students department nominated by college Dean.
d) Four owners of active membership were selected by the unit members.
- Membership duration in the council is two years renewable for one time.
- If the member of the council was absent three times respectively during the academic year without providing an acceptable excuse, the unity council will be consider him as resigned.
- If the member of the council were vacate for any reason, the council will select another member.
- The council selects one of its members to do the trusteeship of Council work.
- Form a committee by the dean of the college to supervise the process of secret ballot to choose the candidate members from the owners of active membership of the unit council.
B) Meetings of the unit council
Unit council was held four regular meetings each academic year , the meeting shall not be valid unless the attending of the majority of members , if the majority of the members didn't attend ,it becomes possible to hold another meeting in the next week and this meeting is valid with people who attend. The council has the right of holding extraordinary meetings whenever requested by more than half of its members, and in this case the meeting is limited to discuss the topics that the meeting held for. The decisions of the unity council is issued by the majority vote of the participants, and when the votes are equal, the vote of head of council is probably selected.
Academic Advising
https://units.imamu.edu.sa/colleges/science/AcademicDepts/Pages/default.aspx
Vision:
Achieving excellence and effectiveness in providing academic advising services to students of the College of Science in light of international quality standards.
Academic advising is an academic, educational and social service that aims to identify the problems that hinder the student's ability to achieve educational attainment and adapt to university life in particular and to life in general, and to help and encourage him to exert more effort in solving the student's academic, educational and psychological problems.
Objectives:
- Informing students of the college and university system, helping it to make the most of the programs available to them, and guiding them to the best ways to study and study.
- Helping students to choose a major and linking it to the needs of society that are commensurate with their talents, abilities and tendencies, as well as informing them of the available educational and professional opportunities and providing them with information and their admission requirements.
- Working to raise awareness of the university community (student, professor and administration) in general about the goals and tasks of academic guidance and its role in the educational process.
- Work to solve all the problems that the student faces or may face during the study (academic, educational or psychological) and work to find appropriate solutions that ensure the student's progress in the study, which is reflected on his academic achievement.
- Follow up on the progress reports of students during their studies and evaluation, and follow up the performance of students who have failed academically and try to improve their levels.
- Discover the talents, abilities and tendencies of outstanding students and work on directing and investing them, which will benefit the student in particular and society in general.
- Create a suitable environment for study and provide all academic needs of students.
Alumni Affair
https://units.imamu.edu.sa/colleges/sharia/aga/Pages/default.aspx
1. Strengthen the relationship between the college and its graduates.
2. Attracting distinguished graduates of the college and involving them in development plans.
3. Contribute to enhancing the chances of enrolling college graduates in the labor market, through training and vocational rehabilitation programs, and introductory workshops.
4. Motivate the graduates of the college to excel in scientific and professional fields by honoring them by the college.
5. Involve the graduates of the college in the process of educating newcomers through the transfer of their study experiences through meetings organized by the college.
6. Provide databases and information on graduates to know the level of graduates of the college, the possibility of supporting them and providing opportunities for their development.
Mission:
Permanent communication with the graduates of the college to provide all possible services to them, follow up their professional development, keep them informed of everything new in the field of specialization, and involve them in the process of developing the college's programs and activities.
Vision:
Leadership in building an effective and sustainable partnership between the College and its graduates.
Deanship of Student Affairs
The Deanship of Student Affairs seeks to achieve one of the objectives of the university, which is to prepare and qualify balanced and personal integrated university youth to carry out the scientific and practical duty towards the nation and society, the deanship is the body directly related to the students and their caregivers, and the conduct of their activities of various kinds, and it is their responsibility to prepare them educationally, socially, culturally and sportsly.
Since its inception in 1395, the Deanship aims to provide the appropriate university environment for students through its services and activities that contribute to the social, psychological and academic personality of the student, and therefore the deanship's work is based on the provision of social welfare services, namely, the service of students in the field of housing, nutrition, rewards and student fund services, and the service of students with special needs in addition to the provision of student activities, which include cultural, social, sports, artistic, scouting and various student club activities.
The objectives of the Deanship of Student Affairs:
1. Provide comforts and psychological stability to students, and help them to excel scientifically:
- Provide healthy and appropriate student accommodation.
- Provide healthy meals.
- Strengthening the role of the Student Fund to meet the material needs of students.
- Rewards services and student allowances.
- Provide all material and moral resources, and programs for people with special needs.
2. Promoting the learning and building of the personality of university students by offering non-classroom programs and activities:
- Providing non-classroom activities that meet the needs and desires of university students.
- Provide suitable places for the establishment and practice of various activities (religious, cultural, sports, artistic and social).
- Creating opportunities for all students to participate in various student activities.
- Encourage students' participation in various activities.
3. Upgrading the level of activities and services provided to scholarship students:
- Strengthening the status of Imam University and affirming the universality of its mission by accepting distinguished people in the Arab and Muslim world.
- Raising the level of services provided to scholarship students.
- Design specialized and appropriate programs and activities to care for scholarship students.
- Strengthening the reciprocal relationship between grant students and the community.
- Closer ties between the university and scholarship graduates.
4. Positive impact on society by contributing to the service of the community and active participation in social activities and responsibilities.
- Activating students' participation in national campaigns, events and events.
- Allowing community members to take advantage of the university's sports facilities.
- Summer club accommodation.
Graduation Project Financing Initiative
https://units.imamu.edu.sa/deanships/gce/Pages/projects.aspx
Introduction:
It is one of the initiatives of Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, to support and promote innovation and entrepreneurship at the university. This vital opportunity provides the necessary support for graduation projects in science and engineering fields, thus contributing to strengthening the knowledge economy and preserving intellectual property rights.
Initiative Goals:
1- Facilitate obtaining the necessary funding for the purchase of tools, software and hardware needed for implementing undergraduate level graduation projects.
2- Converting some of those innovative projects into patents.
3- Participation of distinguished projects by including them as participants in local, regional and international competitions.
4- Converting some of those distinguished projects into products or services with financial returns.
Conditions:
1- The graduation project should be one submitted by students at the Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University only.
2- The submitted project should be a graduation project from one of the following colleges: Computer and Information Sciences, Engineering, and Science.
3- A written approval of all graduation project team members to participate in the initiative.
4- The application must be submitted by the supervisor of the graduation project at the college.
Standards:
1- The graduation project should be an advanced project implemented using modern technologies.
2- The project should be innovative or solve an important problem in the college's field of specialization.
3- All submitted projects are subject to review by a specialized committee.
4- The graduation project should have a positive gain through one of the following:
- The graduation project can be converted into a patent.
- The graduation project can be turned into a commercial project.
- The project can be qualified to participate in local, regional, and international competitions.
Targeted groups:
Faculty members and their graduation project course students from the following colleges:
Computer and Information Sciences - Engineering - Science.
Graduation Project Financing Initiative Registration Form
Programs offered to external scholarship students
https://units.imamu.edu.sa/deanships/charity_fund/announcements/Pages/prog.aspx
Partnerships with Local and International Organizations
The university collaborates with many local and international organizations to further its goals in poverty reduction, such as the Young Leaders for Global Communication Program, the Misk Professional Preparation Program, and Career Week. The university conducts international visits, such as a recent visit by a delegation of female students to the Consulate General of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. These partnerships enable the exchange of resources and expertise, increasing the university's ability to provide comprehensive support to its students and the community. All courses and workshops are announced on the Deanship of Student Affairs page on the university's website and on them X account.
Entrepreneurship and Vocational Training
One of the core initiatives contributing to poverty reduction is the university's focus on training students in entrepreneurship. The university promotes innovation and self-reliance among students. For instance, the Waaed Program equips students with skills to become successful entrepreneurs and leaders, providing tools to start their own businesses and create jobs for others. These programs are essential in reducing unemployment and offering sustainable livelihoods, particularly for youth and graduates. Additionally, the university offers workshops in entrepreneurship and digital commerce, focusing on developing students' skills to professionally manage small projects and start their entrepreneurial journey by creating effective business models. Students receive training in business skills, idea generation, project management, and creative problem-solving. The university also organizes community outreach programs and field visits to major companies, providing students with practical business experience. All courses and workshops are announced on center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship page on the university's website.
