Arbitration of graduate programs by 15 ministries and government bodies
date of publication : 2019-02-12Taif University has completed the external arbitration of the programmatic transformation of the graduate programs with the participation of 83 external arbitrators, 15 ministries and governmental bodies, as well as academics from 14 public and private universities.
Taif University President Dr. Husam Zaman said that the university has worked for more than a year on the development of the programs of graduate studies to be reviewed and audited according to global reference indicators, and according to the requirements of the labor market, as well as to be closely related to the foundations of Saudi Vision 2030.
Vice President Office for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research has activated 27 master's programs in the first phase this year and 10 other vocational programs will be added in the second phase during the next year.
Some of the new vocational master programs:
• Clean and Renewable Energy
• Cybersecurity
• Artificial Intelligence
• Medical Education
• DNA and Forensic Evidence
• Law and Professional Practices
Ministries, government agencies, and companies that participated in the arbitration:
• National Cyber Security Authority
• General Staff of the Ministry of Defense.
• Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
• Supreme Judicial Council.
• Ministry of Interior.
• King Fahd Security College.
• Ministry of Health.
• Saudi Commission For Health Specialties.
• Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
• Ministry of Economy and Planning.
• Aramco.
• Saudi Electricity Company.
• Saudi Renewable Energy Society.
• Saudi Council of Engineers.
• Ministry of Justice.
• Saudi Organization for Standardization, Metrology and Quality.
• General Authority for Statistics.
• King Abdulaziz Medical City.