President of Umm Al-Qura University Dr. Bakri bin M'atooq bin Bakri Assas reviewed today while meeting with the Director of Science and Technology Unit in the University Dr. Abdul-Rahman Al-Ahdal and his deputy Dr. Emad Flemban, all scientific research programs carried out by the UQU Vice Presidency for Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research represented by the Science and Technology Unit and funded by King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology(KACST).

During the meeting, Dr. Assas listened to an elaborate presentation by the Director of Science and Technology Unit in the University Dr. Abdul-Rahman Al-Ahdal and his deputy Dr. Emad Flemban on the program and its themes besides the statistics of the research funding requests for the fiscal year 2017 for 102 researches supported by the university colleges and branches. They pointed out that research funding requests   amounted to about SR. 53 million as following; SR. 1.5 million for the graduate students research programs, SR. 30 million for basic researches, applied researches SR. 16.5 million and the oriented research SR. 5.8 million.  

The Director of Science and Technology Unit stressed while presenting the programs provided by the Unit that 4 researches have been approved so far while other researches are subject to external arbitration procedures. He added the Unit role is to assist researchers before and after submitting their research proposals depending on the training programs, workshops, providing support on submission platform and then making internal revision to ensure not existence of any formal and financial errors and then referring researches to research program administration at King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology. 

Meanwhile, the UQU President commended these steps carried out by the UQU Vice Presidency for Postgraduate Studies and Research represented by the Science and Technology Unit for attaching the needed concern to the scientific research inside the university and harnessing these researches for the benefit of the nation and the community. He also lauded the efforts exerted by the Vice Presidency for Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research and those in charge of the Unit for carrying out such programs, wishing all success for everyone in such manner which serves Umm Al-Qura University affiliates and scientific research.

In turn, the Director of Science and Technology Unit in the University Dr. Abdul-Rahman Al-Ahdal and his deputy Dr. Emad Flemban expressed their deepest thanks and appreciation to the UQU President Dr. Bkari bin M'atooq Assas and the UQU Vice President for Postgraduate Studies and Research Dr. Thamir bin Hamdan Al-Harbi for their attention, and support to upgrade concept of scientific research in the university in line with the objectives of the National Plan based on scientific research and its role in the sustainable national development.