Education

Jeddah-- A team from the King Abdulaziz University (KAU) has participated in a project by the Heritage Commission titled "The Survey of Underwater Cultural Heritage Sites at Read Sea from Umluj to Ras Al-Sheikh Hameed", which aims at surveying the area between Ras Al-Sheikh Hameed and the location of the shipwreck in Umluj.Supervisor General of the Sea Means Center at KAU Dr. Faisal bin Mani AL-Saeq said that the university is participating through a team on board Al-Azizi Ship affiliated with the center, noting that the project is a continuation for efforts exerted in surveying underwater heritage sites at the Red Sea water.This project boosts marine discoveries and studying several targeted sites and methods for their protection, and it is an extension for projects that KAU took part in ...

Minister of Innovative Development of Uzbekistan, Dr. Ibrahim Abdurakhmanov, has visited King Abdulaziz University where he had a meeting with the university officials and discussed ways of activating joint scopes of cooperation and realizing the recommendations of the joint committee between the two countries to boost cooperation in education, scientific research, and innovation.The two sides agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding tackling the fields of scientific research, innovation, educational fields, training, exchange of expertise, and the establishment of a joint research center.The Uzbekistan delegation toured some of the university's facilities, including the Center for Entrepreneurship, the Center for Skills and Clinical Simulation at the University Hospital, as well as th...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has progressed in the education, research, and innovation indicators per the World Competitiveness Yearbook 2022 report, issued by the Global Competitiveness Center of the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), a reflection of the leadership’s support for the education sector at all levels.The Kingdom’s ranking jumped to the 24th position in the report, compared to 32 in 2021, and advanced four positions in the education indicator, bringing the Kingdom to the 37th position compared to 41 last year, in addition to advancing two steps in the scientific infrastructure indicator, garnering the 30th position this year compared to the 32nd position in 2021. This achievement contributed to the Kingdom’s progress in the infrastructure indicators, one ...

Acting Undersecretary of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Islamic Affairs Awwad bin Sebti Al-Enezy opened here today during his current visit to the Kingdom of Thailand a training course for some 100 Imams and heads of Islamic centers in Thailand.The several-day event aims to spread the values of toleration and co-existence of religions in the world of today, focusing on the moderation of Islam.Addressing the gathering, a number of Thai Islamic leaders paid tribute to the unlimited support Saudi Arabia, led by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and HRH the Crown Prince, are lending to Muslims and Islam all over the world.Source: Saudi Press Agency

Jeddah, August 19, 2022, SPA-- The Secretary-General of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA), Dr. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, and the President and CEO of the International University Specialized in Islamic Finance (INCEIF), Dr. Azmi Omar, have signed a strategic cooperation agreement between the two institutions, at the university's headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.The agreement aims to build a strategic partnership to boost mutual benefit from the scientific and research capabilities of the two institutions, and a joint study of the financial industry and Islamic finance to develop this important sector and advance its governance efforts per Sharia, as well as enabling the two institutions to jointly organize conferences and seminars, and hold workshops and training activities on the la...

Jeddah- The International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA) and the Malaysian University of Islamic Sciences have signed a memorandum of cooperation to build a strategic partnership to enhance cooperation in the scientific and research capabilities of the two institutions, and embark on a joint study of calamities and contemporary issues.Under the memorandum, which was signed by the Academy’s Secretary-General, Dr. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, and the university's director, Dr. Sharifudin Md. Shaarani, the two sides will organize joint conferences and seminars, hold workshops and training, and exchange publications, in addition to the representation of the two sides in conferences and seminars.The Academy’s Secretary-General expressed his aspiration that this memorandum would constitute an opportunit...

Taif-- Taif University has strengthened its local and international position based on Shanghai World University Ranking 2022, by achieving the 413th globally and 4th at the level of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's universities, as the number of research published by university researchers in international scientific journals has reached more than 4,500 research papers.Moreover, the Taif University confirmed that Shanghai Ranking aims to focus on the best scientific research outputs and highly qualified researchers, in addition to the distinguished international research cooperation that the university worked on with several universities and international research centers, which positively reflected on the quality of scientific research and the transfer of knowledge and expertise.Accomplishin...

Riyadh, The Center for Research and Intercommunication has implemented a number of programs in Indonesia, as it participated in the consultative meeting hosted by the Curriculum Department of Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia.The center also participated in the meeting of heads of Arabic language departments in the Indonesian public universities, which was organized by Antasari State Islamic University, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, in which 40 departments of Arabic language in the Indonesian public universities participated.It also participated in organizing a training course to develop language skills and teaching skills, which was attended by a number of lecturers and Arabic language teachers in a number of Indonesian institutes and schools, as well as graduate...