Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE) on Wednesday, Moharram 25, 1438H, organized an open meeting at UQU's College of Engineering and Islamic Architecture. It was attended by Dean of the College Dr. Hamza bin Ahmed Ghulman, Head of the SCE's Office in Makkah Eng. Abdel Hadi bin Helil al-Mutairi, Representative of the SCE's office in Jeddah, Eng Mohamed Attar and students who convened in large numbers.

Dr. Ghulman delivered the opening speech welcoming head of SCE's office in Makkah and members of the council along with the students who stupendously showed up at the meeting chamber.

According to the dean, the college gears up to open a new SCE's branch inside the UQU's College Of Engineering. He said the new office reflects especial care shown by President of Umm Al Qura University (UQU) Dr. Bakri Bin M'atoog Bin Bakri Assas to better services for students and graduates in addition to provision of an enabling environment to meet their aspiration and serve homeland.

At the same meeting, Eng. al-Mutairi highlighted key role played by the council in helping Saudi engineers to find favorable climate for success. It also helps graduates to improve their qualifications and sharpen skills through internal and external training courses, he said.

The Saudi Council of Engineers, he added, assists graduates to find scholarships abroad and improving their English. Part of the council's financial assistance, it pays the costs of study, master English language and provide financial and investment resources, he added.

Up to 40 engineers were dispatched to study English language, while 60 others would later be allowed to travel on scholarships, al-Mutairi promised, and hailed efforts exerted by the colleges of engineering in Saudi Arabia, especially the College of Engineering and Islamic Architecture, for training citizens as highly-qualified engineers in different specialties. The engineers, each from his position, play their roles in serving homeland and development, he said. The official voiced thanks as well to Dr. Ghulman and the students who attended the meeting.

The attendees set for a presentation on the SCE's mission to serve Saudi engineers, membership procedures and privileges enjoyed by its members.

Eng. Mohamed Attar, who represented the SCE's branch in Jeddah, briefed the meeting on the council's strategic transformation plan. He asserted that the SCE adopted its plan according to the Saudi Vision 2030. The council is keen on investing in the positive energy of Saudi young engineers, he noted, giving examples from the students who attended the meeting and shedding light on the college's program to sharpen their skills and improve their qualifications by means of training courses organized by the council.

He underscored SCE's keenness on organizing and classification of engineering offices and professions. Eng. Attar added also that the SCE would grant graduates of engineering schools free one-year membership, promising that the council would also provide four training courses for each member throughout the year. In conclusion, they listened and answered questions raised by the students.