Under the patronage of Riyadh Governor, Prince Faisal Al-Saud, MU held on Wednesday the 14th graduation ceremony for the year 1444, in the presence of Majmaah Governor, Prince Abdelrahman bin Faisal, MU rector, Prof. Saleh Al-Mizil, Ambassador of Indonesia in Saudi Arabia, Dr. Abdel Aziz Ahmed, vice-rectors, deans and students' guardians.
Addressing the audience, MU rector, Prof. Al-Mizil, delivered a welcoming speech honoring the sponsor of the ceremony whose presence reflects the support of the country's leadership to education. Prof. Al-Mizil also congratulated graduates, hoping they would play an integral role in pushing forward the development in this country.
Dr. Saud Al-Muqhem, the Dean of Admissions and Registration, pointed out, in a speech, that a total of 5,470 students, both male and female, graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees from various colleges and departments of the university.
A word of encouragement was conveyed to graduates followed by expressing gratitude to their parents and faculty members for supporting them during this journey.
On behalf of all graduates, Abdelsalam Al-Hugail, a student at the university, delivered a thank you speech to MU rector and all faculty members for their guidance and support during their study which ended up with this great achievement.
A speech was also delivered on behalf of international scholarship-students by the student Omar Hamzah, who expressed gratitude on behalf of the international students to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and MU in particular, wishing the country a prosperity.
A documentary film titled "This is Our Journey" was shown, narrating the journey of the graduates since day one and reflecting their feelings for their achievements.
The sponsor of the ceremony, Riyadh Governor, then launched a number of projects and initiatives including the Logistics Services Contracts Portfolio for transporting students, and logistics services contracts for security services, operating, maintaining, and cleaning facilities and for the operation and updating of the electronic portal, electronic services, data center and network servers.
The launch also included the university medical center, which aims to develop the overall healthcare system, one of the university's programs that is aligned with the Kingdom's Vision 2030.
Among the projects launched by Riyadh Governor were the Interface Development Initiative, which aligns with Saudi Arabia's Green Initiative as part of Vision 2030, 'Erteqaa' platform, an integrated e-learning training platform for students, faculty members, staff, and the community.
Then, everyone watched a film titled "The Dream Comes True," which narrates the daily life and journey of a female student through one of the services provided by the university to facilitate her acquisition of knowledge and education.
The ceremony ended by awarding outstanding students certificates of appreciation.