Scientific Council Committees

Scientific Council Committees

Appointments Committee

Tasks of the Committee:

- Examining and auditing candidates' applications to the position of assistant professor or above.

- Conducting interviews for candidates for the position of assistant professor or above.

- Recommending approval or disapproval of applications for appointment to the position of assistant professor or above.

- Recommending approval or disapproval of transfer requests for faculty members and the like.

- Undertaking any other tasks assigned to the committee.

Promotions Committee

Tasks of the Committee:

- Examining applications for promotion to the rank of associate professor and full professor

- Selecting experts to referee the applicant’s paper for promotion.

- Sending research research papers to experts to be refereed. 

- Considering the experts’ reports about the applicants. 

- Recommending approval or disapproval of the promotion.

- Updating the executive rules for the promotions regulations.

- Recommending approval or disapproval for counting the activity of writing a book as a minimum academic production for promotion.

- Undertake any other assigned to the committee.

Publishing and Translation Committee

Tasks of the Committee:

- Selecting experts to evaluate the books submitted to the Council.

- Sending books to experts for evaluation.

- Reviewing the experts’ reports and recommending approval or disapproval of publishing the book.

- Ensure that the experts' feedback is made before publication

- Follow up on everything related to scientific journals at the university.

- Undertake any other tasks assigned to the committee.

Scientific Case Study Committee

tasks of the Committee:

- Examining the papers of applicants for a sabbatical leave.

- Examining the papers of the applicant for scholarly communication,

and recommending approval or non-approval.

- Reviewing requests for resignations, early retirement, extensions and, contracts for faculty members.

- Reviewing the establishment of scientific societies, forming their founding committees, and recommending approval or disapproval.

- Reviewing requests to participate in scientific conferences and recommending approval or disapproval.

- Updating the executive rules of the regulations related to the committee’s tasks.

- Undertaking any other tasks assigned to the committee.

Scientific Excellence Allowance Committee

Tasks of the Committee:

- Examining candidates' publications in scientific journals to be eligible for the Scientific Excellence Allowance.

- Examining awards entitlement of applications for the Scientific Excellence Allowance.

- Examining entitlement of patent applications for the Scientific Excellence Allowance.

- Update the executive rules for the Scientific Excellence Allowance Regulations.

- Undertake any other tasks assigned to the committee.