UQU Vice Presidency for Educational Affairs held a workshop on Monday Rabei l 2, 1439 H to explain plans and mechanism of implementing the 4th standards of institutional accreditation of the university "Teaching and Learning" in the presence of UQU Vice President for Educational Affairs, the Head of 4th Standard Committee Dr. Abdul-Aziz bin Rashad Al-Sorouji, the UQU Vice President for Development and Entrepreneurship Dr. Hani bin Osman Ghazi, Dean of University Development Dr. Mohamed Ja'afar Thabit, the members of the main branch of the 4th Standard of the Institutional Accreditation and the and the members of sub-committees. The workshop took place at King Abdul-Aziz historical hall in Abdyia and Al-Jawhara Hall at the female's section.  

At the beginning of the workshop, the UQU Vice President for Educational Affairs, the Head of the 4th Standard Committee Dr. Abdul-Aziz bin Rashad Al-Sorouji referred to the importance of the workshop in supporting efforts of preparing requirements of the institutional accreditation with the approaching of the last phase of accreditation. He added that the 4th standard includes five sub-committees in the academic programs provided by the university in the fields of sharia, Arabic language, medical and engineering sciences, computer and applied sciences besides the specialties of the college of education and humanity studies and the branch colleges. he added a sixth committee has been introduced for the supportive deanships such as the Deanship of Admission and Registration, Deanship of Student Affairs, Deanship of Preparatory Year, Deanship of e-Learning and Distance Education, Deanship of Information Technology, Deanship of Library Affairs and the English Language Center.  

Dr. Al-Sorouji said a committee was formed to revise the mechanism of assessing faculty members including deanships of development and quality, admission and registration, and students affairs. He then lauded the cooperation of the UQU Vice Presidency for Development and Entrepreneurship and all the related authorities in order to achieve the requirements of achieving the 4th standards in the set time. He also lauded the support and follow-up of the UQU President Dr. Bakri Assas and his keenness to provide all requirements which enable the UQU Vice Presidency for Educational Affairs to achieve such objective.    

For his part, the UQU Vice President for Development and Entrepreneurship Dr. Hani bin Osman Ghazi said these workshops come within the executive plan of the institutional accreditation the university looking to obtain depending on the committees formed to achieve the needed standards of each phase. He then lauded the support of UQU President Dr. Bakri Assas and his keenness to follow-up all phases and plans of institutional accreditation of the university. 

He added the university has so far achieved 60% of its plan to obtain the institutional accreditation from the National Commission for Institutional Accreditation by the end of this academic year 1438/1439 H. He indicated that the institutional accreditation standards were classified to 11 standards and a number of committees were formed including the UQU Vice Presidents, College Deans, and Department Directors. He lauded cooperation of the relevant parties in implementing standards of the institutional accreditation according to the set strategic plan. 

He went on praising the cooperation of the relevant parties in implementing standards of institutional accreditation according to the set strategic plan.  

Within the same vein, the secretary of the committee Dr. Musa Al-Besi made a comprehensive presentation about the 4th standards explaining the steps achieves within the program and the main and branch standards besides the future plans to complete all requirements of the 4tgh standard.