List of Tables List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Figures

Brief of the Deanship

The Deanship of Scientific Research was formed in concurrent with the foundation of the university on the 3rd of Ramadan in 1430. The actual work was activated on 9 / 11 / 1431 with the designation of the His Excellency, the University Rector Dr. Khaled Bin Saad Al Migren to his Excellency Dr. Ibrahim Ali Allehaidan as a Dean of Scientific Research. 

The Deanship of Scientific Research has decided starting the development process from where others are standing today, and provide support to research in the light of the strategic vision of the university and based on the following priorities:

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  Financing of research projects.
  
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  Developing the Deanship’ website to enhance all communications electronically.
  
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  Encouraging excellence in research and contributions using a schema of awards.
  
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  Developing databases that include reviewers and contributions of faculty members.
  

The most important achievements of the Deanship of Scientific Research during its first year are:

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  The establishment of research centres with all the required facilities and nominating directors and board of directors for them.
  
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  Financing research projects, where more than 130 research projects have been supported at a total cost exceeding 5 million riyals.  
  
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  Releasing of a periodical newsletter issued by Deanship of Scientific Research in both Arabic and English languages.
  
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  Activate awards of research excellence, which include best research awards in both applied and humanities sciences and best departments awards among both applied and humanities departments.
  
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  Development of databases of reviewers and faculty members' contributions.
  
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  Prioritize research projects in the light of communities’ needs which have been finalized by the research centres and considered as proposed research projects.
  
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  Organizing workshops in several colleges of the university to increase faculty awareness on importance of scientific research and provide support to enable them to register in different databases on the Deanship’ website.
  
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  Increasing awareness of faculty members of external supporters who can provide finance to research projects and enhancing effective relationship with them. Representatives from King Abdu Al Aziz City for Science and Technology have been invited for several workshops held at Majmaah University to communicate with the faculty members and to provide answers to their quires.