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Faculty of Computing and Information

Faculty of Computing and Information strives to achieve the ultimate objectives and goals of the Kingdom's development plan. From this perspective, it deems the necessity of coping with the technology era by introducing modern and specialized academic programs that meet the growing needs for the Information Technology development in the kingdom. The philosophy of the faculty is derived from the fact that today's knowledge and knowledge-based economy require scientists and professionals from different disciplines to cooperate for the development and utilization of a wide range of skills and knowledge to provide solutions to social needs.

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College Council

About

The Secretariat of the College Council is the body responsible for managing the meetings of the College Council and overseeing its decisions, minutes, and reports. It facilitates the tasks of the College Council and provides all administrative services related to the Council's work. The Secretary of the College Council reports directly to the Head of the College Council, the Dean of the College.

Council Members

  • Dean of the College - Head of the Council
  • Vice Dean of the College for Female Students - Secretary of the Council
  • Vice Dean of the College for Academic Affairs - Member
  • Vice Dean of the College for Graduate Studies, Research, Innovation and Quality - Member
  • Head of Information Technology Department - Member
  • Head of Computer Science Department - Member
  • Head of Systems and Networks Department - Member
  • Head of Software Engineering Department - Member

Responsibilities of the College Council

Article thirty-four of the statute of the council of higher education and universities stipulates:
Taking in consideration this Statute and others, as well as the decisions of the Council of Higher Education or the university council, the college or institute council shall have jurisdiction over the affairs of the college or institute. Specifically, the council is vested with the authority to:

  1. Propose the appointment of faculty members, teacher assistants and lecturers and propose their secondment, delegation and promotion.
  2. Propose degree plans, or their amendment in consideration with academic departments.
  3. Propose curricula, textbooks, and references for the department of the college or institute.
  4. Encourage conducting academic research, coordinate research activities between the departments of the college or institute and undertake its publication.
  5. Propose examination schedules and plan for conducting the exams.
  6. Propose the internal regulations for the college.
  7. Propose plans for training and sponsored study by college or institute personnel at other institutions.
  8. Propose the extracurricular activities plan for the college
  9. Resolve issues related to students that are within its jurisdiction, and forward others to the university council.
  10. Consider matters forwarded by the university council, its chairman or deputy chairman and provide its opinion.