SDG17: PARTNERSHIP FOR THE GOALS
Sustainable Development Goal 17 (SDG 17) emphasizes the importance of building strong partnerships to achieve the other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In Saudi Arabia, including Majmaah University, collaboration and partnerships play a pivotal role in advancing sustainable development.
Majmaah University recognizes the significance of SDG 17 and actively engages in fostering partnerships with various stakeholders to contribute to the broader goals of sustainable development. The university collaborates with government entities, private organizations, non-profit institutions, and international partners to leverage collective expertise, resources, and efforts.
Government Collaboration: Majmaah University collaborates closely with government agencies at the local, regional, and national levels. By aligning its academic and research initiatives with national development priorities, the university ensures that its activities contribute directly to the Kingdom's sustainable development agenda.
Private Sector Engagement: Recognizing the role of the private sector in driving economic growth and innovation, Majmaah University actively seeks partnerships with businesses. These collaborations foster research and development initiatives, knowledge exchange, and support for entrepreneurial activities among students.
International Cooperation: Majmaah University places a strong emphasis on international collaboration to bring global perspectives into its academic and research endeavors. Through partnerships with international universities, research institutions, and organizations, the university enhances its global impact and contributes to the exchange of knowledge on a broader scale.
Community Involvement: Engaging with local communities is a key aspect of Majmaah University's commitment to sustainable development. The university collaborates with community organizations, NGOs, and local authorities to address community needs, promote social well-being, and empower individuals through education and awareness.
Research and Innovation Partnerships: To address complex challenges and promote innovation, Majmaah University collaborates with research institutions, think tanks, and industry leaders. By fostering a culture of research excellence and encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration, the university contributes to the development of solutions that align with sustainable development objectives.
Capacity Building: Majmaah University actively engages in partnerships that focus on capacity building. By providing training programs, workshops, and educational resources in collaboration with various partners, the university contributes to building the skills and knowledge needed to achieve sustainable development goals.
Through these diverse partnerships, Majmaah University plays a vital role in promoting SDG 17 by fostering collaboration, encouraging knowledge exchange, and working collectively towards achieving sustainable development goals in Saudi Arabia and beyond. The university's commitment to partnership aligns with the broader national vision of creating a sustainable and prosperous future for the Kingdom.
The University and the Ministry of Interior implement the development program "Expert in the applications of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030"
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Within the framework of the university's initiative to promote positive concepts of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030, and in line with the requirements of the Kingdom's Vision 2030, the university, represented by the University Vice-Rectorate, implemented the training program "Expert in the applications of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030", which is directed to the leaders of the Ministry of Interior from the agents of the Emirates of the regions for development affairs, governors and general managers of development departments in the emirates and governorates of the Kingdom's regions, at the Ministry of Interior Officers Club in Riyadh, over a period of five days, concluding with a test to determine The level of achievement of participants in this program.
For his part, His Excellency the Vice President of the University, Prof. Dr. Musallam bin Muhammad Al-Dosari, stated that this program comes under the directives of His Excellency the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Mizil, and his emphasis on activating qualitative programs that serve the development directions of the state, in order to achieve the requirements of the Kingdom's Vision 2030, pointing out that the interest of the Ministry of Interior and the nomination of advanced leaders in the ministry concerned with development work is an addition to the importance and reliability of this program, and an affirmation of the integrity of the university's vision in this field. The Vice President concluded his statement by thanking the General Administration of Human Resources at the Ministry of Interior for its cooperation with the university in implementing this program, and the Institute of Studies and Consulting Services for its role in managing the implementation of this program, wishing His Excellency success to the program team.
It is worth noting that this program was launched through the University's Social Responsibility Observatory, and with the support of the General Administration of Administrative and Financial Affairs at the university in 2018, through which the university's team was built in the field of global goals, and was praised by the presidents of universities and higher education institutions in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and it was recommended at the twenty-first meeting of the Committee of University Presidents to emphasize the importance of benefiting from this initiative at the level of universities and higher education institutions in GCC States, and has also received the attention of a number of ministries and various development institutions.
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His Excellency the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Dr. Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al-Wasil, received in his office a delegation of Majmaah University headed by His Excellency the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Mizil, and the delegation participating by the university, and during the meeting, they reviewed the university's efforts and areas of cooperation with the United Nations, which reflect the Kingdom's international efforts and interaction with the international community.
During the meeting, Ambassador Dr. Al-Wasil praised the great efforts made by the university, especially with regard to highlighting the Kingdom's efforts and the great strides it has made in implementing the sustainable development goals for 2030.
During the meeting, an agreement was signed to hold training, research and advisory services with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in Geneva, in order to enhance cooperation in areas of common interest in training, development and research, and to enhance joint work in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
The agreement was signed by the President of Majmaah University, Prof. Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Mizil, and the Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Mr. Nikhil Seth, in the presence of His Excellency the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations in Geneva, Dr. Ambassador Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Wasil, and in the presence of the Vice President of the University, Prof. Dr. Musallam bin Muhammad Al-Dosari, the Advisor to the President of the University, Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Rashoud, and Dr. Ayman Jamil Al-Barakati.
The agreement aims to establish the CEFAL Center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the center will be represented from its headquarters in the Kingdom by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), and will contribute to the advancement of the United Nations Agenda 2030, and the center will also specialize in supporting sustainable development.
The CEFAL Center in Saudi Arabia joins the twenty-four centers in the CEFAL Global Network, whose mission is to strengthen the capacity of government officials and civil society leaders, enabling them to advance sustainable development.
The network consists of international training centers for bodies and leaders across Asia, Oceania, Africa, Europe, the Americas and the Caribbean, providing innovative learning solutions for individuals, organizations, and institutions to enhance global decision-making and support action at the national level to shape a better future.
The Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, Mr. Seth, explained that the service contract agreement with the university will work to develop joint work to support the implementation of the Institute's strategy, implement various capacity-building activities in the fields of cybersecurity and youth empowerment, and promote joint work to achieve the goals of the United Nations and other activities related to sustainable development, and the development of human capital.
For his part, His Excellency the President of Majmaah University expressed the university's pride in signing this agreement with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, considering this the culmination of joint work, and an affirmation of Majmaah University's commitment to supporting the United Nations global strategy to achieve its goals for sustainable development 2030, and supporting and building national capacities to play a major and important role in the wheel of development, progress and prosperity experienced by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and His Highness the Crown Prince His faithful reign, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud - may God protect them - .
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The university received a letter of thanks from the Emirate of Riyadh Region, for its implementation of the program of building development initiatives and evaluating their impact in light of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030, which was implemented in two periods starting from 18-19/5/2022, and the second period from 23-25/5/2022 AD for the Riyadh Youth Council.
On this occasion, His Excellency the Vice President of the University, Prof. Dr. Muslim bin Muhammad Al-Dosari, stated that this program comes within the framework of the guidance of His Excellency the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Mizil, in spreading the university's strategy to promote positive concepts of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030 among the various societal components, and it has been implemented for the authorities associated with the Council of the Emirate of Riyadh Region based on the existing partnership between the university and the Emirate, thanking the Emirate of the region for its confidence in the university's programs, and the university team. , and to the Council of the Region for its cooperation, and to the program team for their outstanding efforts.
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Two of MU's departments: Dep. of Electrical Engineering and Dep. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, have obtained the full accreditation certificate for the after fulfilling all the national and international academic requirements and standards for teaching in the program. The accreditation is valid until
Deemed as the highest academic accreditation in the Kingdom, the certificate was granted by the National Center for Academic Accreditation and Evaluation.
This accreditation plays a significant role in enhancing the quality of the educational programs and reflects the university's efforts in developing academic programs that align with the vision of the Kingdom 2030.
Under the guidance of His Excellency the President of the University, Prof.Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Mizal The university participated in the University Innovation Challenge for Sustainable Development, and it is one of the universities that was keen on this participation, where His Excellency the President of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, Dr. Abdullah bin Saeed Bajahzar, stated that this challenge is important in achieving the Kingdom's Vision 2030, and this challenge aims to encourage male and female students in universities to innovate and contribute to community awareness in achieving the goals of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 in accordance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and supporting universities to develop innovation methods This challenge comes under the patronage of the Ministry of Education and organized by the Prince Mohammed bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship and in cooperation with Babson Global College in Britain and the United Nations Organization for Sustainable Development.
Based on the university's participation in the Innovation Challenge for Universities, more than 16 teams of male and female students from various colleges were formed, and the teams were formed under the guidance and follow-up of Her Excellency the Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Jawaher bint Abdulrahman Al-Omar, and under the supervision of the Head of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, Dr. Abdullah bin Saeed Bajahzar, and according to the conditions of the challenge from the organizer, most notably that the members of each team are male and female students of the university, and that one team is between 3 and 5 male and female students. They must be in their final year or undergraduate graduates. The challenge should be to provide ideas and solutions in the areas of sustainable development of the United Nations. Accordingly, it was directed to form teams and nominate a member of the team as a leader, in addition to selecting a supervisor of the team from faculty members.
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Based on the Kingdom's Vision 2030 in developing the innovation system, and in continuation of its efforts to spread the culture of invention to discover inventors and innovators with the aim of supporting them and developing their entrepreneurial products, the university, represented by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, participated in the second phase of the University Innovation Challenge Program for Sustainable Development, within 15 universities across the Kingdom in this program, which is organized by the Ministry of Education in partnership with Prince Mohammed bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship, and Babson College for Entrepreneurship Education, and the United Nations Development Programme.
The University Innovation Challenge for Sustainable Development program aims to develop entrepreneurial and innovative capabilities and employ them in finding solutions to the challenges faced by sustainable development, activating strategic partnerships with local and international bodies, while involving innovative students and faculty members in a global quality educational experience that will contribute to building emerging university projects.
A team from the College of Engineering participated to represent the university in the second phase of the challenge through the S-T-S Learning System project in the presence of His Excellency the President of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, Dr. Abdullah bin Saeed Bajahzar, and under the supervision of His Excellency Dr. Abdulaziz bin Dakhil Al-Mutairi, and with the participation of students Saud Al-Obaid, Iyad Al-Falih, and Muhammad Al-Mutairi, and the project consists of a learning system that allows knowledge sharing among students, and the possibility of the student helping his colleague in different topics according to specialization, which provides Time and money, also allows discussions and conversations among themselves and the transfer of experiences and knowledge.
The program included a number of educational experiences that dealt with various topics, presented successful experiences in innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as discussing the difficulties and challenges facing leaders and officials in spreading the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.
Her Excellency the Vice President for Female Student Affairs, Dr. Jawaher bint Abdulrahman Al-Omar, stated that the university continues to emphasize continuous development by developing and preparing the skills of innovative students, providing them with the necessary support, seeking to create an innovative and sustainable educational environment that stimulates production, and benefiting from strategic partnerships to serve the community.
Her Excellency also thanked His Excellency the President of the University for his unlimited support to the Innovation Center and the university's creative and innovative students, and thanks to His Excellency the President of the Center, Dr. Abdullah Bajahzar, for his fruitful efforts, and to the participating team, wishing God continued success and payment to them.
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The university, represented by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at the University Vice Presidency for Female Student Affairs, held the final qualifiers for the university innovation challenge program for sustainable development at the university for the first phase under the patronage and honor of the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Mizil, and in the presence of the university vice presidents, the university vice president for female student affairs and a number of university employees.
The University Innovation Challenge Program for Sustainable Development aims to encourage university students to innovate and contribute to community awareness and knowledge of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 and achieve it in accordance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and support universities in developing innovation and entrepreneurship methods to find innovative solutions and ideas to transform their ideas into promising startups that contribute to raising the efficiency of the national economy, and this program comes under the generous patronage of the Ministry of Education and in partnership with Prince Mohammed bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship and Babson International College And the United Nations Development Organization, and the program was launched on November 14, 2021, and the program includes two phases, the first phase of which is held in universities, through which a team from each university is nominated in addition to two reserve teams, and the second phase will be held at the Prince Mohammed bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship among all teams and projects nominated from Saudi universities.
From this standpoint, the university held the qualifying ceremony for the first stage, which began with a welcoming speech from the Vice President for Female Student Affairs, Dr. Jawaher bint Abdulrahman Al-Omar, in which she welcomed the President of the University, the university vice-rectors and the honorable attendees, and clarified the objectives of the university innovation challenge and its launch, and at the end of her speech she thanked the President of the University for the support and encouragement he provides for innovation and entrepreneurship, and then the march of the University Innovation Challenge for Sustainable Development was presented by Dr. Abdullah bin Saeed Bajahzar - Head of the Innovation and Riyada Center Business - He explained in the presentation of the march of the innovative challenge in its first phase at the university that the challenge included a number of stages within the university, as it included discovery, preparation, launch, and qualification of teams, in addition to the formation of teams for competing projects, the formation of judging committees and their distribution to the judging days, in addition to what the program included in workshops, training courses and meetings, which were divided into three sides: Ministry of Education, Mohammed bin Salman College, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at the university, His Excellency also explained that the center received more than 20 ideas from projects for male and female students from various disciplines, colleges and scientific departments, and 14 projects were selected, which achieve the objectives of the challenge, as these projects went through several stages of examination, review and auditing, and the center prepared a unified model for all projects for presentations that included a description of the problem, solutions and target group, in addition to a model Business work, competitor analysis, prototype Prototype, projects were judged by court committees, and at the end of the preliminary qualifiers for the first phase, 8 projects were nominated to move to the finalists, and all teams were in continuous development, as the number of innovative projects nominated in the final qualifiers at the university level reached 5 projects and were presented.
After that, the President of the University honored two teams of female students for their participation in representing the university in a number of competitions and innovative and entrepreneurial challenges who obtained advanced ranks, and His Excellency honored the faculty members who participated in the arbitration in the first stage, and honored all male and female students participating in the university innovation challenge projects.
In conclusion, the President of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center thanked the President of the University, the Vice President for Student Affairs, the deans and vice-deans of the faculties for their continuous support, cooperation, support and encouragement to take on such challenges, competitions and camps, and for what they provide to serve male and female students, and thanked the honorable attendees, especially all male and female students for the initiative and for this unsurprising achievement from the sons and daughters of our young university and our dear country, and wished them success and payment.
Her Excellency the Vice President for Female Student Affairs, Dr. Jawaher bint Abdulrahman Al-Omar, met in her office, on Wednesday, 27 Rajab 1440 AH, Ms. Donia bin Hassan and Ms. Hanan Munawar Al-Mutairi from the team preparing the alignment report between the university's strategic plan and the Kingdom's Vision 2030.
During the meeting, Her Excellency the Vice President for Female Student Affairs reviewed the report, which aims to enhance ways to benefit and align the university's strategic plan with its objectives and indicators with the Kingdom's Vision 2030.
The report included the methodology for preparing the report, an overview of the Kingdom's Vision 2030, the synergies between the methodology of the university plan and the methodology of the Kingdom's Vision 2030, as well as the relationship of education to the development of the national economy, and the compatibility of each of the objectives of the strategic plan, the university's plan and its institutional values with the Kingdom's Vision 2030, and the report also included the compatibility of performance indicators between the Kingdom's Vision 2030 and the university.
For her part, the Vice President for Female Student Affairs, Dr. Jawaher bint Abdulrahman Al-Omar, praised the report's compatibility and harmony with the Kingdom's Vision 2030, stressing the importance of continuing efforts towards achieving the desired goals.
He pointed out that the support and assistance of His Excellency the President of the University, Dr. Khalid bin Saad Al-Muqrin, to all development agencies and programs at the university has had the greatest impact on achieving many qualitative and developmental achievements.
At the end of the meeting, Her Excellency the Vice President for Student Affairs thanked the report preparation team for the great effort made.
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Based on the directives of the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Mizil, and with the follow-up of the supervisor of the Office of Initiatives Management and Vision Realization at the university, Prof. Dr. Muslim bin Muhammad Al-Dosari, the office held a workshop "Linking the identity of the Kingdom's Vision 2030", where in this workshop the guide to linking the identity of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 was reviewed, which was issued by the Strategic Management Office of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, indicating the cases in which the media appearance of a poet Vision, conditions of appearance, entities entitled to it, and projects to which the logo can be added.
For his part, the Vice President of the University, who oversees the Office of Initiatives Management and Vision Realization at the University, Prof. Musallam bin Muhammad Al-Dosari, stated that this workshop comes within the framework of the continuous assurance of His Excellency the President of the University to fully interact with the development procedures related to enabling the Kingdom's Vision 2030, based on the circular issued by the Strategic Management Office of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, which is the body that prepared this guide and circulated it to the various authorities, to work with the determinants that have been set with regard to appearance. Stressing the importance of all university entities to take into account these determinants if they add the vision logo to their activities and events, adding that there will be a mechanism for follow-up and evaluation of the extent of commitment to these determinants, His Excellency concluded his speech by thanking His Excellency the President of the University for his support for the activities of the office and the working team in the office for their efforts.
MU'S RECTOR WELCOMES A DELEGATION OF KING FAISAL AIR ACADEMY AND BAE SYSTEMS
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MU's rector, Saleh al-Mezal, welcomed a delegation of King Faisal Air Academy and BAE Systems Company. A meeting was held which addressed a number of initiatives and projects of common interests for both sides that are related to research, education, and industry.
Prof. Al-Mezal stressed the importance of forming partnerships with industrial companies and institutions to enhance development and training opportunities for students and faculty members.
The head of Academic and Technical Affairs expressed the company’s interest in enhancing cooperation opportunities in the field of education, research and innovation, promising to provide the necessary support to implement educational and research initiatives.
The delegation was accompanied by the acting vice-rector for Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research, Prof. Muhammad al-Aboudi, and the dean of Scientific Research, Dr. Ali al-Saawi, in a tour to the company's booth and research centers to view the infrastructure of the university’s research centers.
His Excellency the University Vice President for Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research, Prof. Dr. Muhammad bin Saleh Al-Aboudi, with the support of His Excellency the President of the University for all efforts and initiatives aimed at enhancing cooperation with the industrial sector and achieving excellence in the research, development, and innovation system, and this reflects the interest of the university’s employees and their pursuit of achievements in the various fields of science and knowledge.
MU SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY IN RESEARCH
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MU signed a cooperation agreement with Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU) in research and scientific fields and knowledge transfer between the two sides. The memorandum was signed by Prof. Ahmed Rumaih, Vice Rector for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, and Dr. Nihad Al-Omair, Vice-Rector for Development and Community Partnership. The signing ceremony was attended by Dr. Ali Al-Saawi, the dean of Research at MU, and Dr. Murad Al-Thubaiti, the dean of College of Engineering at IAU.
The objective of the agreement is to activate research collaboration and knowledge transfer between the two sides, including coordinating and facilitating joint work between researchers, funding joint research of mutual interest and exchanging academic, scientific, research, training, and cultural visits between the two sides.
Prof. Al-Rumaih pointed out that IAU is one of the leading universities in the Eastern Province and the Kingdom, and is well known for its excellence in different specialties. During our visit, we explored the College of Engineering facilities, including the exceptional laboratories and training centers, and the Medical Research and Consultation Institute.
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His Excellency the President of the University, Prof. Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Mizil, met in his office with a delegation of the management and internal audit committee at the University of Jeddah, where he welcomed them to the university, and wished success for this visit, and for their part, the members of the delegation thanked His Excellency for the warm reception and support of the university to achieve the desired goals of this visit.
The delegation visited the university for two days, during which a number of meetings and meetings were held, during which the university's procedures, practices and systems in the field of internal auditing were presented, in addition to reviewing a number of visions, perceptions and development proposals for many aspects.
This visit comes with the aim of reviewing the regulations, regulations, manuals and procedures of the university regarding the internal audit department, in addition to exchanging experiences in this field, in an effort by both sides to develop work according to the highest levels of performance, in a way that contributes to achieving common goals.
For his part, the Director General of the Internal Audit Department, Mr. Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al-Thumairy, welcomed the members of the delegation, wishing that this visit and the accompanying meetings have achieved what both sides aspire to, and that it will be the beginning of cooperation and exchange of experiences, and he also thanked the President of the University for his continuous support and guidance, which had the greatest impact on the success of this hosting and the work of the administration in general.
The University Signs a Cooperation Agreement with CCC by stc
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The university signed a cooperation agreement with ccc by stc, where the university was represented in signing this agreement by the Vice President for Educational Affairs, Prof. Dr. Muhammad bin Saleh Al-Aboudi, and on the part of ccc by stc Mr. Turki bin Abdulrahman Al-Gharibi This agreement comes from the university's keenness to qualify its students for the two bachelor's stages, and to embody the principle of joint cooperation between the company and the university, and in order to support and strengthen opportunities for mutual cooperation between the two sides with regard to training programs for male and female students. This is done through the acceptance of some university students by the company for practical training at the two stages of the bachelor's degree, and to discuss the best ways to benefit from the experiences of the two parties, databases and research sources in line with the foundations of research ethics, and cooperation between the two parties to serve the community with the aim of supporting students to enter such disciplines and support the authorities based on this type of education and training, in addition to cooperation between the two parties to provide job opportunities for the employees of the two parties in each of them and facilitate procedures in this regard.
For his part, the Vice President of the University, Prof. Dr. Muslim bin Muhammad Al-Dosari, expressed his thanks and appreciation to CCC by stc, for the cooperation they showed that was the fruit of this joint agreement, asking God Almighty to grant success to the two parties and provide what would serve the community.