Dr. Mohammed Ga’afr Sabit, The University Development and Quality dean, held a meeting with the Deanship’s expert team: the Aljumum University College; Prof. Faisal ibn Abdul-Qadir Baghdadi, the College’s Vice Dean and Head of the Computer Department; Dr. Yousief Alutaibi and all the officials and the Computer Department academic staff members. The meeting targets familiarizing with the steps taken by the Department for obtaining the license of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accreditation programs.
Still, the meeting started with a welcome speech by Prof. Faisl Albughadidi in which he shed light on the efforts made by the Academic Development and Society Service Vice President; Dr. Hani Ghazi to that regard. He also spoke about his interest in overcoming all the difficulties facing the College, in line with the directives of the University President; Dr. Baqri ibn Ma’atuq A’asas.
Then , Dr. Mohammed, the Deanship dean, spoke about the interest of the Academic Development and Society Service Vice President; Dr. Hani Ghazi in attending the meeting but for a university-related engagement outside Makkah left short of coming. He further stressed that the work environment within the Deanship constantly receives the interest and care of Dr. Hani, upon the directives of the University President.
Dr. Mohammed went on to add that the Aljumum University College goes through an academic and practical development which in turn qualifies it for obtaining the program accreditation license. This also goes with the twenty seven programs at the University that obtained the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accreditation programs.
Afterwards, the Computer Department made a presentation about it. It included the vision, mission, objectives, accreditation standards and accreditation committees for meeting the standards. Not only that, but it also covered the accreditation plan and self-study, infrastructure and services, computer laboratories, research activities, scientific projects statistics, scientific publication and the Department’s prerequisites.
By the same token, a group of the expert team toured the College’s facilities while taking notes; and another had a look on the Department’s documents and files. The last group conducted a number of meetings with the academic staff members and students. At the end of the program, the Deanship’s Dean and accompanying expert team underlined that the College represented by the Computer Department is on track towards obtaining the accreditation. And this takes place within a short period, an accomplishment due to the efforts made by the College Dean, its Vice Deanship and Head of the Computer Department and the rest of their colleagues.
Dr. Mohammed concluded his speech saying “the next visit will be the last one. After that, the ABET is to be invited to inspect on ground, and applies its standards for obtaining the academic program accreditation.”