His Excellency Dr. Ahmad bin Hatim Qadi, on his first day as Director of the English Language Center, held his first meeting in the presence of the former Director of the English Language Center and Director of English Language Learning for the Community Development Initiative, Dr. Sami bin Muhammad Atarji, His Excellency the Deputy Director of the English Language Center, Dr. Muhammad bin Sulaiman Shushu, and Her Excellency the Deputy Director of the English Language Center, Dr. Sahar bint Matar Al-Zahrani. The meeting was also attended by heads of the units at the English Language Center: His Excellency the Supervisor of the Contracting, Quality and Academic Accreditation Unit, His Excellency the Supervisor of the Curricula and Postgraduate Study Program Unit, His Excellency the Supervisor of Exams and Assessment, His Excellency the Supervisor of the Schedules Unit, His Excellency the Supervisor of the Equivalence Certificate Unit, His Excellency the Supervisor of the Educational Follow-up and Student Services Unit, His Excellency the Supervisor of the Public Relations Unit, the Secretary of the Standing Committee of the English Language Center, and the Manager of the Office of the Director of the English Language Center.

The meeting included long discussions about the roles and the main duties observed by each unit, as well as its contribution in developing the center in educational and administrative aspects. Moreover, the meeting tackled the challenges that each unit faces, and the manner of overcoming them to upgrade the center.

His Excellency Dr. Sami Atraji explained the manner of work they used to follow in the English Language Center. Moreover, he referred to the long partnerships that the center held with Oxford University and Oxford University Press, as well as the approval of the center as the first body in the Middle East to hold Oxford tests. The meeting also discussed the issues that were usually of interest to the center, as well as future plans that the current administration will try to achieve under the leadership of His Excellency, Dr. Ahmad Qadi, in line with the Saudi vision 2030.