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Launch of the Fourth Judicial Course for Malaysian Judges at the Higher Judicial Institute at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University
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This morning, Sunday 28/2/1446 AH, the fourth judicial course for Malaysian judges was launched at the Higher Institute of the Judiciary at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, in which forty judges from the Kingdom of Malaysia are participating.
The session was opened by the Dean of the Higher Institute of Justice, Prof. Abdullah bin Ahmed Salem Al-Muhammadi, in the presence of the Chargé d'Affairs of the Malaysian Embassy, Mr. Muhammad Hijaz Muhammad Al-Ramli.
The Dean of the Institute opened the course with a speech in which he welcomed the judges participating in the course, which lasts for two weeks. It aims to provide trainees with knowledge and skills in jurisprudence and judicial systems, discuss the most prominent financial, banking and personal status cases, apply rulings to judicial facts, study procedural and substantive aspects, and exchange judicial expertise between the two sides.
The course also aims to provide an overview of the judicial and regulatory distinction of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and to demonstrate its leadership in the field of judiciary and all Sharia sciences, in addition to creating a distinct image of the depth of the history of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, its civilization and development through accompanying visits.
The participants expressed their deepest gratitude and appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Prime Minister, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud - may God protect them - for their generous directives to hold such courses and support science and scientists from various countries of the Islamic world. They asked God Almighty to protect the rulers of this country and to provide them with His support and success, and to perpetuate the security, prosperity and stability of this country.
They also thanked His Excellency the Minister of Education, Prof. Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Bunyan, and His Excellency the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Ahmed bin Salem Al-Ameri, for their support, interest and follow-up of such courses.
Consulting Services
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PNIRCS offers its service to the public as well as the private sector on a contractual basis in a manner designed to enhance the competency and efficiency of its clients’ projects. PNIRCS depends on the PMI project management methodology and carries out its work by making use of, and coordinating with, experienced consultants and experts in a wide variety of fields from within and outside the University.
It also provides specialized consulting services in many areas, such as:
- Shariah
- Law
- Economics
- Academic affairs
- Media
More than 27 organizations have benefited from PNIRCS consulting services. In addition, more than 31 projects have been completed and more than 23 consultations provided.
The most notable projects and consulting services:
Measurement study and raising productivity of the human factor in the Saudi economy.
Beneficiary entity: Riyadh Economic Forum
Objective: Measurement and raising productivity of the human factor in the Saudi economy.
Field measurements for radiation levels in the central region.
Beneficiary entity: Communications and Information Technology Commission
Objective: Field measurements for radiation levels in the central region
Challenges facing collaborative work and ways of confronting them in cooperative associations.
Beneficiary entity: Ministry of Labour and Social Development
Objective: Examination of challenges facing collaborative work and ways of confronting them in cooperative associations.
College of Medicine in the newly established universities.
Beneficiary entity: Ministry of Education
Objective: Provision of advisory services for Colleges of Medicine in newly established universities.
Advisory Board
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Objectives of the IAB:
Contribute in developing and upgrading CE program to meet the requirements of VISION 2030 of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Advise the department about necessary skills and attributes of civil engineering graduates as per current market requirements. Assess the level of achievement of our student outcomes and provide consultation for its improvement. Serve as an active link between the department and the industry. Assist in exploring the possibilities of department-industry collaboration.
Responsibilities of the Industrial Advisory Board:
a) Head of the Committee:
- Arrange meetings with the respective members and write minutes of meetings/reports i.e. actions taken, actions planned, status of assigned tasks, etc.
- Prepare and maintain a proper record (hard and/or soft copies) of all the relevant documents.
- Coordinate and provide required documents to other committees, focus groups, program coordinator or chairman, when necessary.
b) General Responsibilities:
- Arrange meetings with the IAB committee members (once every semester).
- Prepare a Summary Report (minutes of meeting, action plans, actions taken, etc.) and submit to the Program Coordinator.
Alumni Advisory Board (AAB)
Objectives of the AAB:
Promote the communication, growth, and shared activities of the IMSIUCivil Engineering alumni, faculty, and students to attain the goals and objectives of the Department. Serve as a liaison for the Department's current students to the professional world. Provideinsights into how well the department is meeting the civil engineering needs of the future, and knowledge of current trends in the civil engineering industry, including suggestions for keeping the curriculum and programup-to-date.
Responsibilities of the Alumni Advisory Board:
a) Head of the Committee:
Arrange meetings with the respective members and write minutes of meetings/reports i.e. actions taken, actions planned, status of assigned tasks, etc. Prepare and maintain a proper record (hard and/or soft copies) of all the relevant documents. Coordinate and provide required documents to other committees, focus groups, program coordinator or chairman, when necessary.
b) General Responsibilities:
Update the list of committee members (Civil Engineering department graduates with 2-3 years of professional experience). Arrange meetings (every 2-3 years) with the AAB committee members. Prepare a Summary Report (minutes of meeting, action plans, actions taken, etc.) and submit to the Program Coordinator.
Academic Consultation
Academic Guidance (imamu.edu.sa)
Vision :
Achieve distinction and efficiency at providing academic consultative services to Science College students as per international quality standards.
Mission :
Academic consultation is an academic, educational, and social service. It aims at identifying the problems that hinder student's ability for academic achievement, especially at adapting with university life and life in general. It also aims at helping and encouraging students to work harder to solve their academic, educational, and psychological problems.
Objectives:
1. Inform students of university and College regulations and help them fully benefit from available programs and guide them to the best studying methods and memorization techniques.
2. Help students select a major that meets their talents, abilities and tendencies and relate them to society's needs, as well as enlighten them of available educational and vocational opportunities and their related admission conditions
3. Raise awareness in university community (student, instructor, and administration) in general about goals and tasks of academic consultation and its role in the educational process.
4. Solve all problems (academic, educational, or psychological) which students face, or would face, during their studies, and find proper solutions that guarantee better academic achievement.
5. Follow-up reports of students' progress through their studies and evaluation, and help those having academic problems for better achievement levels.
6. Discover talents, abilities, and tendencies of outstanding students and direct them for the students' benefit in particular and society in general.
7. Prepare proper environment for studying and cater for all students' academic needs.
Care and guidance management
care and guidance management (imamu.edu.sa)
Organizational structure:
Management description:
She is associated with the deanship's scholarship affairs agent and aims to provide social welfare and mentoring services to scholarship students through its various administrative units, overseeing the activities departments, guidance and guidance, the department of caring for the gifted and the outstanding, and the alumni department.
Management objectives:
receiving new students and providing their most important housing and nutrition needs in coordination with the relevant authorities. providing generous care to grant students psychologically, socially, scientifically and culturally. attention to diverse student activities in support, encouragement and organization. addressing problems in the way of scholarship students. contribute to the development of the talents and abilities of scholarship students through various events and activities. take care of graduates, communicate with them and help them play their active role in their communities.
Management functions:
receiving new scholarship students and preparing an educational program for them to introduce them to the university community and regulations and regulations within the kingdom and the university. follow-up and ensure that they enjoy all the rights and benefits stipulated in the admission controls of non-saudi scholarship students from the ministry of higher education, including: (accommodation, instead of coming, health care, reduced diets, payment of the ticket compensation allowance stipulated in the financial regulations) all in coordination with the relevant department. appropriate scientific, social and cultural training care through various programs, activities and courses. prepare programs for them to get to know the kingdom, and meet with its scientists and officials to benefit from their knowledge and experience. benefit from them in some programs of ministries, government institutions and official charities in the kingdom. develop material and moral incentives for the distinguished and outstanding. to strengthen their relationship with saudi students through joint activities and programs. coordination with the university's charitable fund to support management programs in the care and guidance of scholarship students. allowing award students to participate in various media in the kingdom. contact scholarship students after graduation as follows:
activating their impact on their communities and strengthening cooperation and communication with the kingdom. provide them with publications and publications. recommend to official government and charitable agencies to use them in their fields of specialization and expertise. invite prominent people to participate in conferences, seminars and meetings held in the kingdom. benefit from them in the summer courses held in their country by government, charitable and official advocacy agencies in the kingdom.
Activities section tasks:
carry out student activities. caring for the families and children of students. invest students and develop their skills. documenting and communicating with graduates' information.
Guidance and guidance department tasks:
providing social and psychological care programmes. take charge of academic guidance.
The tasks of the department of gifted care:
caring for the academically outstanding and talented. organizing training and development programs.
Academic Guidance (imamu.edu.sa)
The academic guidance in the college helps students to understand the system of study provided in the academic guidance, tests and executive rules issued by the university regarding this regulation. It also provides knowledge about the students' rights and duties, as well as helping them to overcome the problems or obstacles that may affect their academic achievement.
Executive Plan for Academic Guidance
With the beginning of the semester and in cooperation with the Academic Advising Unit at the University, manuals and guidance publications about the university academic systems along with the internal systems of the college of Engineering are provided. To consolidate the knowledge about the university academic systems and the internal regulations of the college of Engineering by distributing the necessary publications and instructions including: - College of Engineering Guide. - University Student Guide. - How to transfer from college to another and withdrawal and drop the semester. - Studying and tests systems for new students.
Provide guidance and advice for students who are failing or stumbling according to the college academic and guidance systems. Discuss potential students' failure in preparatory year courses and find the reasons for that failure along with informing them about the consequences if repeated. Preparation for a guidance program for students who fail at the first level of study in order to overcome the problems and difficulties they encountered. Encourage outstanding students to continue their excellency. Preparing of general guidance programs that will be useful to enhance the student's educational and academic achievements.
In order to meet its role in serving students, Academic Guidance Office, attributing with Deanship of Admission and Registration, has arranged recently at King Abdullah City for Female Students "KACFS" an "Induction Week" about the office and its offering services.
With a target to enlighten female students about their rights and responsibilities, the induction activities included disseminating counselling and introductory elements at the lobby of buildings (326-323-324) at KACFS. Among these elements, visual display screens briefly outline the office's services and the rights of female students and graduation requirements and other issues.
It is worth to mention that, the arranged induction week is effectively one of the many responsibilities of the deanship, which extends its impact on female students during their academic careers.
Al-Imam Won IT Government Application Project Award
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Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, representing by its Deanship of Information Technology, has recently honoured and won the IT Application Project of the Year - Enterprise Service Bus Project, at the second .GOV Awards Saudi Arabia, which are presenting to government organisations and IT professionals in recognition of their achievements in driving the digital transformation of the Kingdom.
Commending the historic achievement, Dr. Waleed Abdulaziz Al-Jandal, Dean of Deanship of Information Technology, has congratulated H.E. Prof. Dr. Suliman Aba Al-Khail, Rector of Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, and all members of the university community on the accomplished achievement.
In coincidence with the award, Dr. Al-Jandal has furthered that, the second version of .GOV Awards Saudi Arabia attracted a strong field of nominations, reflecting the diversity of the use of technology among government entities in the Kingdom. The gained award reflects the distinguished efforts and business of IT Deanship during the last period, as it always seeks continuously to offer the best-in-class services and technological tools and solutions to all units and administrations of the university, added Dr. Al-Jandal.
In respect of the won application, Enterprise Service Bus Project, Dr. Al-Jandal has clarified that, it comprehensively integrates all components of the female students’ service bus project and automating its processes smoothly base on service-oriented architecture (SOA) through a communication protocol over a network.
It is worth to mention that, the .GOV Awards were established by ITP Technology's .Gov magazine in 2015, to recognise the achievements of the public sector in the field of ICT in and Saudi Arabia. Moreover, to honour the outstanding efforts by the public sector in the GCC to use the power of technology to deliver innovative and engaging government services.
Rector Honours IT Deanship Attaining e-Government Excellence Award
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Prof. Dr. Suliman Aba Al-Khail, Rector of Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, and Member of Saudi Senior Ulemas Council, has praised lastly Deanship of Information Technology after achieving the Gold Excellence Award of the Arab e-Government Excellence Award for the Transportation Software "Naqel" at the official ceremony held at Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt, recently.
The honour event has come during the reception of H.E. the University Rector, at his office here, to Dr. Abdul-Rahman Al-Saghyer, Vice-Rector for Community Service and Information Technology, and Dr. Waleed Al-Jandal, Dean of Deanship of Information Technology, and a number of the dignitaries of the deanship.
In statements while the reception gathering, Dr. Aba Al-Khail has clarified that, the new achievement attained by Deanship of Information Technology is an example to the technological and electronic development witnessing by the university and its units. He noted that, the university and its programs are often receive due care by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and the entire Saudi Government.
Continued his words, Dr. Aba Al-Khail has acknowledged the staunch efforts of the university Vice-Rectorate for Community Service and Information Technology, representing by Deanship of Information Technology. He praised the Deanship as it distinguishes by offering a bundle of excellence online services for all the university community. He, additionally, considered the attainment of the award as a sign of the technological advancement of the Deanship to the way that helps to achieve the designated goals.
From other side, Dr. Abdul-Rahman Al-Saghyer has hailed the continued and sustained efforts and contributions of H.E. the University Rector to all the units of the university. He noted that, the received award is a reflection to the untired and unlimited support of H.E. the University Rector to all the activities and projects of the Vice-Rectorate and the Deanship.
In a similar vein, Dr. Waleed Al-Jandal has pointed out that, the received award is for Naqel Transportation Software, which initiated and launched by his administration recently. He added that, the involved services with the software is actually the reason behind attaining the award. He concluded his statements by noting that, his administration has made significant strides in its electronic systems, and achieved a number of important awards and this reflects the university technological development, which is became clear at all systems and online services offering.
It is worth to mention that, the Arab e-Government Excellence Award aims to highlight the achievements in the services of the Arab governmental organizations in light of the sustained technological development in the public sector all around the world, and the gradual transition from online services to the smart services. It holds annually through the Pan Arabic Excellence Award Academy. It aims to encourage creativity in designing websites and Web pages, applications, systems and smart services for the Arabic Governments.
