المملكة: Urgent: The Shura Council directs important instructions to 3 universities. Here are the details of the decisions

Hold Jazan Universityby aligning its initiatives with its strategic objectives, and adopting clear performance indicators; To measure the level of implementation and achieve the goals.
The Council took its decision after listening to the point of view of the Education and Scientific Research Committee, which was read by the Council member and Chairman of the Committee, Dr. Nasser Tayaran, regarding the members’ observations and opinions that they expressed in a previous session regarding what was included in the annual report of Jazan University for the academic year 2024 AD.
Labour Market Needs
In its decision, the Council called on Jazan University to enhance the efficiency of its system in digital transformation; In a way that raises the efficiency of performance and the quality of services.
In its decision, the Council called on the university to raise the efficiency of its academic programs; To ensure the quality of the outputs and their compatibility with the needs of the labor market, he called on the university in the same decision to complete the preparation of its institutional identity. Reflecting the relative advantage of the Jazan region.
The Council also called on the university to coordinate with the relevant authorities; To develop innovative knowledge and investment models by taking advantage of the incentives and regulatory advantages of special economic zones, and building performance indicators; To measure its level of readiness to transform into a university system.
Imam Abdul Rahman University
The Council also issued a decision during the session regarding the contents of the annual report of Imam Abdul Rahman bin Faisal University for the academic year 2024 AD, in which it called on the university to develop its investment and endowment system; To enhance the diversification of its own resources, and to ensure financial and operational sustainability.
The Council took its decision after hearing a response from the Council member and Chairman of the Education and Scientific Research Committee, Dr. Nasser Tayaran, to the observations and opinions expressed by the Council members regarding the annual report of Imam Abdul Rahman bin Faisal University after it was presented for discussion during this session.
In its decision, the Council called on Imam Abdul Rahman bin Faisal University to coordinate with the relevant authorities; To work on privatizing some of its sectors and services.
In its decision, the Shura Council called on the university to study the reasons for the decline in the numbers of enrollment in graduate programs and medical fellowships, and to address them.
Memoranda of Understanding and Agreements
In another decision taken by the Council during this session within the topics of memorandums of understanding and agreements listed on the agenda of this session, the Council approved a draft memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Justice in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Ministry of Justice in the Kingdom of Thailand for cooperation in the legal field. And Adli.
The Council also approved a draft memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Investment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Economic Development Board in the Kingdom of Bahrain for cooperation in the field of encouraging direct investment.
The Council also approved a draft cooperation agreement between the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO).
King Faisal University Report
In addition, during this session, the Council discussed the annual report of King Faisal University for the academic year. 2024 AD, after listening to a report submitted by the Education and Scientific Research Committee, followed by Council Member and Chairman of the Committee, Dr. Nasser Tayaran, regarding what was included in the annual report of King Faisal University.
After putting the committee’s report up for discussion, the members of the Council expressed a number of observations and opinions regarding what was included in the annual report of King Faisal University, where Shura Council member Dr. Abdullah Al-Najjar called on King Faisal University, in coordination with the relevant authorities, to harmonize its educational, research and societal roles, Within an integrated development framework, it supports the goals of quality of life, environmental sustainability, and food security, by transforming community initiatives into impact-based and measurable programmes.
At the end of the discussion, the committee asked to be given more time to study the opinions and proposals put forward by the members and to return its point of view to the Council in a later session.
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