Message from the Head of Center

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia considers scientific research, development and innovation to be of paramount significance and among its top priorities to achieve the Kingdom’s vision of 2030), namely to be among the top 10 countries in the Global Competitiveness Index by 2030.

This  Global Competitiveness Index depends directly on research, innovation and development which provides the Kingdom an opportunity to improve its position regionally and globally through the quality of research.

 Therefore, the Research Center, supported by MU rector, the Vice-Rector for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, and the Deanship of Scientific Research, seeks to fund to meet the national and local goals in the governorates served by the university in a way that contributes to knowledge production, social and economic development, and the participation of the private sector.

The Engineering Research and Applied Sciences Center seeks to fund research that provides optimal solutions to the challenges facing society and industry in various areas, including engineering, computer and its sciences, with the aim of achieving comprehensive economic development and improving the university’s rank locally, regionally and globally. The center also aims to help researchers and provide them with the necessary resources including conducting research workshops, setting research plans and priorities for the academic departments that are associated with the center.