The "Zeal of a Researcher" forum concluded its activities after discussing advanced and thoughtful research topics aimed at keeping in line with the Saudi Vision 2030. An equally important goal of the forum that was discussed throughout the forum scientific seminars, courses and workshops was to discuss how research meets the needs of society. The forum activities were held over three days at the campus of Umm Al-Qura University. The forum was organized by the Educational and Psychological Research Center of the Deanship of Scientific Research, in cooperation with the College of Education and the Deanship of Information Technology.

As for the scientific symposiums, the forum witnessed a symposium entitled, "Chairs of Educational Research at Umm Al-Qura University", conducted by Dr. Wafaa Al-Ghamdi with the participation of the Deputy Head of the Department of Islamic and Comparative Education, Dr. Sarah Al-Mutairi, and Dr. Rajaa Mahdar. Another symposium was held on "Volunteering as a Research Variable in Educational Research". This symposium was chaired by Dr. Amal Utaiba, with the participation of the Vice Dean of Scientific Research, Dr. Sumayya Sharaf, and Prof. Safiyyah Bakheet. In addition, a third symposium was held on "Scientific Publishing", which touched on publishing obstacles, proposals to increase the chances of acceptance of publication, and increasing awareness of scientific publishing and its sources. Both Dr. Qammash Qahtani and Dr. Diana Hammad participated in this symposium, which was chaired by the Adviser of the Deanship of Scientific Research, Prof. Muhammad Hasanein.

Five courses were held at the forum; the first was on "Research Priorities in the Educational Fields and Their Relationship with the National Vision Programs". This was presented by the Deputy General Supervisor of the Center for Initiatives Management and Vision Realization at the female section. The second course was on "The Role of Saudi Universities in Directing Scientific Research to Achieve Development Goals", and was presented by the Vice President of the Training Course Center at the College of Education, Dr. Wafaa Mahdar. The third course was on "The Selection of an Appropriate Top-Ranked Journal, According to (ISI) Website, for Publishing Research in Educational Sciences". This course was presented by the Deputy Dean for Library Affairs, Dr. Amina Al-Ahmadi. The fourth course, "Intellectual Property and Citations" was presented by the Vice Dean of the College of Social Sciences, Dr. Khuloud Al-Thubaiti. The fifth course on "Data Imaging in Scientific Research", was presented by the Vice Dean of Information Technology, Dr. Dunya Badawud.

At the same time, four support sessions were carried out, two of which were provided by the Deanship of Information Technology. The first session reviewed "The Art of Statistical Analysis Using SPSS1", which was followed by a session on using the ONE DRIVE cloud storage service. The other two sessions were presented by students, under the supervision of Dr. Diana Hammad, and were entitled, "Talent Tests", and "Problems that Distort Responses, and Ways to Overcome Them".

The workshops took up a large part of the forum; five workshops were held. The first workshop was about "The Research Plan in Academic Programs", which was presented by the adviser of the Vice President for Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research for Development, and the Vice Dean of Scientific Research for Development, Quality and Academic Accreditation, Dr. Hanadi Al-Behiri.

The second workshop was on "Investing in Educational Research", and was presented by the Deputy General Supervisor of the Office of Initiatives Management and Vision Realization, Dr. Faisal Barwais.

The third workshop on "Future Research in the Educational field" was presented by Dr. Haniya Saadawi.

The fourth workshop addressed the topic "How to Establish a Research Group", and was presented by the Adviser of the Deanship of Scientific Research, Dr. Muhammad Mursi.

The fifth workshop on "Interdisciplinary Research in Educational Disciplines (Scientific Intersections), and Ways to Exchange Experiences between was presented by Dr. Dhiyab Al-Maliki.

The forum also had a great number of research consultancy sessions, in several disciplines; the duration of each session did not exceed ten minutes, and included statistics, psychology, curricula and teaching methods, Islamic education, management and planning, special education, and art education.

About this meeting, the Dean of University Studies for Female Students, Dr. Samira Al-Fifi, explained that quality is a global demand and a specification which is crucial in the modern times. She also stressed the importance of scientific research as a fundamental pillar of sustainable development in society, and that the researcher is the most important component of scientific research. She explained that in order to make successful scientific research, a researcher must possess some specific characteristics, including the aptitude to make use of their innate capabilities and gifts, which should always be developed. The most important characteristics the researcher should have include the love for science and knowledge, a clarity of mind, patience and perseverance, scientific integrity, intuition, and imagination.

Moreover, she stressed that researchers must have the qualities that enable them to complete all the work assigned to them, in order for scientific research to emerge positively in the service of humankind, and achieve lofty goals, welfare, and development.

As regards the objectives of the forum, the Deputy Director of the Center for Educational and Psychological Research, Dr. Amani Al-Dusari, explained that they seek to achieve several objectives: These include formulating research priorities in the educational fields according to the Saudi Vision 2030, finding ways to support research, highlighting the importance of such activities and events meeting the needs of society, spreading the culture of scientific research, raising awareness of the means of disseminating and marketing research, and encouraging graduate students to showcase their outstanding achievements by allowing them to participate in the forum.

She added that the exchange of knowledge that they seek contributes to changing the perception that the scientific research sector is one that only consumes energy and resources. This will enable the research sector to play its leading and continuing role in knowledge management, in generating added economic value by improving the efficiency of knowledge transfer to public life, and in developing the transfer of innovation and expertise to the business world, in the framework of sustainable development research.