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King AbdulAziz University


Transformation toward a World-Class University (WCU):

Actions and Prospective in the case of

King Abdulaziz University (KAU)

3rd

international conference on world-class universities ( wcu-3 )

2-4 November , 2009 shanghai, china

Dr. Zoheir A. DamanhouriViceVice--President for Development, President for Development,

King King AbdulazizAbdulaziz University University Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia

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IIn the age of information, communication, and knowledge, the world has become

increasingly knowledge-based.

OOver the years universities have proven their viability, their ability to include change,

and their role to create welfare states by providing highly educated professionals

and sustaining development and growth through research and innovation.

Universities are confronted with formidable challenges due to focus on

total quality, ICTs prolific developments, globalization, competitiveness and

increasing expectations of university roles in knowledge societies.

It became imperative that universities have to encounter transformation; must

proceed to change and renewal; have shifts to be more responsive; and have to

accentuate their capacities to effectively meet their mission.

To perform their envisaged roles, universities may transform into world class

universities (WCUs), but have to work hard to acquire the characteristics of the

WCUs.


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•• Effective and creative leadership.Effective and creative leadership.

• Defines the university identity as a future directive. • Defines the university identity as a future directive.

• Effective recruitment, development of the university • Effective recruitment, development of the university

intellectual human capital and fostering thinking practices.intellectual human capital and fostering thinking practices.

• Effectively engage in strategic planning practices.• Effectively engage in strategic planning practices.

Characteristics of WCUs are proposed in brief , however not exclusively defined :


• Effectively and efficiently manage and utilize all university • Effectively and efficiently manage and utilize all university

resources to produce value and achieve synergy.resources to produce value and achieve synergy.

• Managing knowledge efficiently to expand its potential and • Managing knowledge efficiently to expand its potential and

application by means of commercialization .application by means of commercialization .

• Fit utilization of the accelerating advances of ICTs • Fit utilization of the accelerating advances of ICTs ..

Proposed Characteristics of WCUs

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• Enhance and strengthen progressive academic updated programs.

• Develop and foster more faculty-student engagement.

• Achieve programs accreditations, institutional accreditation, and

reaccreditations.

• High quality campus infrastructure to host state-of–the–art facilities and

services.

Proposed Characteristics of WCUsProposed Characteristics of WCUs

• Provide quality education, advise, and mentorship for students to be

ready to assume future responsibilities .

• Expand outreach programs to the community, government and the nation;

and build stronger linkages with external partners.


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• Enhance entrepreneurship spirit• Enhance entrepreneurship spirit

• Develop the most supportive and equitable environment and culture• Develop the most supportive and equitable environment and culture

• Provide high quality graduate programs for both professional and research • Provide high quality graduate programs for both professional and research

degreesdegrees

• Continual capacity building and reinvigoration as a pillar for research • Continual capacity building and reinvigoration as a pillar for research

productivity and sustained development.productivity and sustained development.



• Commitment to adopt best practices.• Commitment to adopt best practices.

• Enhance the availability and effective use of information, build institutional• Enhance the availability and effective use of information, build institutional

repositories, and has easy access uprepositories, and has easy access up--dated portal.dated portal.

As there is no such exclusive definition of WCUs characteristics, it is a good As there is no such exclusive definition of WCUs characteristics, it is a good

opportunity that this excellent intellect gathering collaborates on refining and opportunity that this excellent intellect gathering collaborates on refining and

defining such characteristicsdefining such characteristics..


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King Abdulaziz University (KAU) has been named

by the name of the founder of the kingdom of Saudi

Arabia. It is a dynamic and expanding higher

institution that is aspiring to be a more active agent

of change, a value adding institution , a committed

citizen to better serve the society, a beacon of

knowledge through its educational and research

endeavors , and a member of the international

innovative and excellence higher education

community.

King King AbdulazizAbdulaziz University (KAU)University (KAU)


• In 1964 the idea of establishing KAU was

first initiated by a group of dedicated

citizens.

• In 1967, KAU was founded as a private

higher education institution.

• In 1973, it became a public institution due to

the need for public funding for expansion

to satisfy the societal needs.

History of KAUHistory of KAU

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Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaJeddah, Saudi Arabia


•• ((2828) Faculties / Colleges.) Faculties / Colleges.

-- (( 5098050980) Undergraduate Students) Undergraduate Students

-- ((44,,198198) graduate Students) graduate Students

-- ((55,,810810) International undergraduate & ) International undergraduate &

graduate Studentsgraduate Students

•• ((2105921059 ) Male Students) Male Students

•• (( 2992129921) Female Students) Female Students

KAU in Numbers (KAU in Numbers (20092009))

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•• (( 22132213) Ph.D faculty members.) Ph.D faculty members.

•• ((811811) International Ph.D faculty members. ) International Ph.D faculty members.

• (• (23812381) Lecturers & Teaching Assistants) Lecturers & Teaching Assistants

• (• (944944 ) Teaching staff on scholarship abroad.) Teaching staff on scholarship abroad.

• (• (7373) Teaching staff on local scholarship. ) Teaching staff on local scholarship.

• (• (40004000) Administrative, medical & technical staff.) Administrative, medical & technical staff.

• (• (1111) Independent Deanships.) Independent Deanships.

• (• (88) Research Centers of Excellence.) Research Centers of Excellence.

• (• (88) Research Centers.) Research Centers.

• (• (77) Functional Centers.) Functional Centers.

KAU in Numbers (KAU in Numbers (20092009))


KAU Faculty MembersKAU Faculty Members

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Six years ago, KAU has started its challenge to transform to a quality higher Six years ago, KAU has started its challenge to transform to a quality higher

education institution in the age of information and knowledge. education institution in the age of information and knowledge.

• By that time, many indicators had made the evidence clear that KAU • By that time, many indicators had made the evidence clear that KAU

educational and research subsystems, performance quality, and ability toeducational and research subsystems, performance quality, and ability to

innovate are inadequate to meet the challenge and irrelevant toinnovate are inadequate to meet the challenge and irrelevant to fulfill the promise. fulfill the promise.

• KAU had charted its • KAU had charted its first strategic planfirst strategic plan which had reflected the vision and goals that which had reflected the vision and goals that

were far to reach and had required dramatic functional, structural, and cultural were far to reach and had required dramatic functional, structural, and cultural

changes.changes.

Actions & Challenges to Shift KAU to WCUActions & Challenges to Shift KAU to WCU


• KAU has chosen to be • KAU has chosen to be a multia multi--facetedfaceted hybrid universityhybrid university. It has maintained its traditional . It has maintained its traditional

identity as a comprehensive university while emphasizing new facets as research, identity as a comprehensive university while emphasizing new facets as research,

electronic, thinking and entrepreneurship.electronic, thinking and entrepreneurship.

• • ViceVice--Presidency for Development (VPD) has been established.Presidency for Development (VPD) has been established.

• KAU has drawn heavily on the • KAU has drawn heavily on the experiences and bestexperiences and best--practicespractices of highly reputedof highly reputed

universities, and professional higher education associations and organizations ,universities, and professional higher education associations and organizations ,

while adopting and adapting what could fit as we recon that KAU requires to build its own while adopting and adapting what could fit as we recon that KAU requires to build its own

equation depending on customized approaches. equation depending on customized approaches.


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• • capacity building of faculty memberscapacity building of faculty members. .

In In 20082008//20092009, (, (102102) training programs had been organized , () training programs had been organized , (7878) programs ) programs

attended by (attended by (23502350) faculty members by the Center for Teaching and ) faculty members by the Center for Teaching and

Learning Development (CTLD) Learning Development (CTLD)

((2424) training programs attended by () training programs attended by (600600) faculty members in the context ) faculty members in the context

of the initiative for Innovation and Excellence Programs (IEP) half of such of the initiative for Innovation and Excellence Programs (IEP) half of such

programs were organized by universities abroad.programs were organized by universities abroad.



• (• (12861286) of the administrative and technical staff had attended training ) of the administrative and technical staff had attended training

programs .programs .

• KAU has embarked largely on electronic and distance learning based mainly • KAU has embarked largely on electronic and distance learning based mainly

on multimediaon multimedia--rich technologies. The system has started in rich technologies. The system has started in 2006 2006 and soon the and soon the

system will be backed with satellite interactive TV channel.system will be backed with satellite interactive TV channel.


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Faculty Members Training (Faculty Members Training (20082008//20092009))


•• KAU has utilized the concepts of KAU has utilized the concepts of electronic managementelectronic management in all its administrative in all its administrative

departments, services, procedures, and information.departments, services, procedures, and information.

•• KAU has provided many KAU has provided many services electronicallyservices electronically through introducing the system through introducing the system

of On Demand University Services (ODUS) that has been utilized through KAU of On Demand University Services (ODUS) that has been utilized through KAU

Intranet.Intranet.

•• Electronic version of course portfoliosElectronic version of course portfolios is being developed as a tool for effective is being developed as a tool for effective

teaching and learning.teaching and learning.


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•• KAU is moving steadily on the KAU is moving steadily on the ICTs trackICTs track

Faculty members, students, researchers, and administrators are becoming more ICTs Faculty members, students, researchers, and administrators are becoming more ICTs

dependent .dependent .

• • Think Tank Groups (TTGs)Think Tank Groups (TTGs)

represent a technique which is expected to expand at KAU to generate creative represent a technique which is expected to expand at KAU to generate creative

ideas, initiatives, new solutions .ideas, initiatives, new solutions .



•• One main area of concentration has been One main area of concentration has been Quality and External AccreditationQuality and External Accreditation where where

((3636) academic programs have been externally accredited and some are reaccredited.) academic programs have been externally accredited and some are reaccredited.

• Two adjacent routes for KAU entrepreneurial perspective. The first is through • Two adjacent routes for KAU entrepreneurial perspective. The first is through

educational entrepreneurshipeducational entrepreneurship during all years of study. The second is during all years of study. The second is business business

entrepreneurshipentrepreneurship where KAU encourages and supports its graduates to have where KAU encourages and supports its graduates to have

enterprise startenterprise start--ups and incubators.ups and incubators.

• collaboration with • collaboration with McMaster University McMaster University at Canada. at Canada.

. An agreement to finance student projects with . An agreement to finance student projects with the Saudi Credit & Saving Bank the Saudi Credit & Saving Bank ..


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•• One main area of concentration has been One main area of concentration has been Quality and External AccreditationQuality and External Accreditation where where

((3636) academic programs have been externally accredited and some are reaccredited.) academic programs have been externally accredited and some are reaccredited.

• Two adjacent routes for KAU entrepreneurial perspective. The first is through • Two adjacent routes for KAU entrepreneurial perspective. The first is through

educational entrepreneurshipeducational entrepreneurship during all years of study. The second is during all years of study. The second is business business

entrepreneurshipentrepreneurship where KAU encourages and supports its graduating students to have where KAU encourages and supports its graduating students to have

enterprise startenterprise start--ups and incubators.ups and incubators.

• collaboration with • collaboration with McMaster University McMaster University in Canada. in Canada.

. An agreement to finance student projects with . An agreement to finance student projects with the Saudi Credit & Saving Bank the Saudi Credit & Saving Bank ..


Aeronautical Engineering, Chemical and Materials Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and

Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mining Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Production

Engineering and Mechanical Systems Design, Thermal Engineering and Desalination Technology.

Accredited 2003 &

reaccredited 2009

Mineral Resources and Rocks,

Hydrogeology, Engineering and

Environmental Geology, Petroleum Geology

and Sedimentlogy, Structural Geology and

Remote Sensing, Geophysics

Accredited 2008

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Dentistry

Accredited 2006

Educational Diploma

Programs

Accredited 2008

Accredited 2008

KAU Hospital

Blood Bank

Accredited 2009

Accredited 2007

Computer Information

Technology, Business

Information

Technology, Health

Information

Technology Community Collage


As KAU is endeavoring to become a research university As KAU is endeavoring to become a research university

To succeed in the effort of To succeed in the effort of Research Capacity BuildingResearch Capacity Building : :

•• Centers for Research Exellence . . Research laboratories . Centers for Research Exellence . . Research laboratories .

••Allocating more public funds for research . . Soliciting for endowed research chairs .Allocating more public funds for research . . Soliciting for endowed research chairs .

•• Endowment funds for research. . Research Science Park . Endowment funds for research. . Research Science Park .

•• launching prizes for quality research and publishing .launching prizes for quality research and publishing .

•• Facilities for intellectual property and commercialization of research outcomes .Facilities for intellectual property and commercialization of research outcomes .

•• Developing the capabilities of researchers . Developing the capabilities of researchers .

•• Collaborating in research projects locally and internationally . Collaborating in research projects locally and internationally .


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•• KAU maintains diversity in its faculty members and student bodies with inbound and KAU maintains diversity in its faculty members and student bodies with inbound and

outbound directions .outbound directions .

•• ((9292) agreements with international universities provide a mosaic of activities . ) agreements with international universities provide a mosaic of activities .

•• KAU has taken significant steps to have an KAU has taken significant steps to have an IInternational nternational AAdvisory dvisory BBoard ( oard ( IABIAB) .) .



External Agreement with International UniversityExternal Agreement with International University

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•• KAU is to establish a nearby KAU is to establish a nearby new campusnew campus about (about (3535) kilometers to the north of the ) kilometers to the north of the

present location of KAU to absorb the increasing demand and to provide best present location of KAU to absorb the increasing demand and to provide best

possible space to teach , learn , innovate , work , and socialize among all categories possible space to teach , learn , innovate , work , and socialize among all categories

working at KAU.working at KAU.

•• The First Strategic Plan ( The First Strategic Plan ( 20052005--20102010) . ) .

. . The Second Strategic planThe Second Strategic plan ((20102010--20152015) , which is presently being carefully crafted .) , which is presently being carefully crafted .

•• Indictors assure that KAU is proceeding in the right direction . Indictors assure that KAU is proceeding in the right direction .

•• We believe that through our collaborative efforts our We believe that through our collaborative efforts our mottomotto for the second plan will for the second plan will

come true : come true : "" KAU Takes KAU Takes –– offoff ""




King Abdul Aziz University (KAU)2009 The Times Higher Education QS

501-600

-

Arts & Humanitie

s-

Natural Sciences

- Engineerin

g & IT-

Social Sciences

World Rankings

275 Life Sciences & Biomedicine

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•• Creative and committed university leadership.Creative and committed university leadership.

•• The driving force and foremost priority is to develop and encourage the human capital The driving force and foremost priority is to develop and encourage the human capital

to meet the challenge and reach their potential .to meet the challenge and reach their potential .

•• Research capacity building , research innovation and productivity , and Research capacity building , research innovation and productivity , and

commercialization of research outcomes . commercialization of research outcomes .

•• Engage in strategic planning and quality practices .Engage in strategic planning and quality practices .

•• Enhance teaching and learning , and fostering more faculty memberEnhance teaching and learning , and fostering more faculty member––student student

interactive engagement .interactive engagement .

• Expand outreach programs and entrepreneurship spirit .Expand outreach programs and entrepreneurship spirit .

•• Continuous quest for enhancing university international involvement and participation .Continuous quest for enhancing university international involvement and participation .

Extracted Lessons & Priorities to Transform to WCUsExtracted Lessons & Priorities to Transform to WCUs

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