Definition of the Agency:
One of the agencies of the Islamic University, which is concerned with serving graduate students, sponsoring scientific research, creating knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurship, and providing the appropriate climate for creativity and excellence to achieve sustainable development and community partnership.
Overview:
The Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies, Scientific Research and Innovation is concerned with creating the optimal climate for researchers and those wishing to obtain the greatest amount of deep knowledge at the postgraduate stage and continue their research interests in various fields of science, in accordance with international standards in quality, creating an attractive environment, and ensuring cultural diversity on the campus of the Islamic University, while ensuring that its services are comprehensive and meet the needs of advanced scientific research that consolidates the principles of sustainable development and advanced knowledge.
The Vice Deanship is constantly working to provide the student with advanced means of education, global search engines, information sources, laboratories and advanced science laboratories, in harmony that constitutes one of the main pillars of success in the scientific march flowing to professors, researchers and students in scientific and theoretical disciplines, and contributes to embracing the creativity of the employees of the prestigious Islamic University.
Vision:
Excellence and comprehensiveness in scientific programs and research, knowledge industry and promoting innovation locally and globally.
Mission:
Designing qualitative research and educational programs, directing efforts towards excellence in innovation and entrepreneurship, and supporting the knowledge industry to achieve sustainable development and community partnership.
Praise be to Allah who taught with the pen, taught man what he did not know, and prayers and peace be upon the first teacher of mankind, our master and prophet Muhammad, and on his family and companions and those who followed them with charity until the Day of Judgment.
The Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research is inspired and keeps pace with the contents of Vision 2030 to build a knowledge economy, based on scientific research, development and innovation, and harmonizes the contents of the national vision with what was approved by the university's third strategic plan 2021-2025, focusing on scientific and research excellence, and integration in community partnerships that achieve sustainable development with the relevant authorities.
The Islamic University is a leading global Islamic beacon, to which hearts from the countries of the world fall, and perhaps this is represented in achieving in 2022 the Guinness title for records in the diversity of nationalities on campus, and in order to achieve the highest standards of quality and efficiency in performance, the university launched its third strategic plan 2021-2025 using the balanced scorecard (BSC) methodology, which relies on quality and efficiency in its tasks, objectives and performance indicators.
The Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research is concerned with the most important aspect of the basic components of the academic university environment, namely: scientific research and academic researcher, which have a direct reflection on the university's goals and development in the academic international rankings, as investing in them, developing them and enhancing their performance is of great importance to both the Vice Presidency and the University.
The Vice Deanship is concerned with the affairs of scientific research, researchers and academics and what regulates this, through the Scientific Council and its role in organizing and encouraging scientific research, the Deanship of Graduate Studies, which is concerned with the governance of graduate studies systems and its executive procedures, and the Deanship of Scientific Research, which plays its role in preparing research plans for the university, supporting, publishing and documenting research, managing knowledge sources, and its effective role in creating and developing everything that would facilitate researchers to access knowledge outlets and supply from its helpers, scholarship management, and its vital role. In activating and organizing scholarships, verifying the quality of its outputs, the diversity of its aspects, the innovation and entrepreneurship system, and promoting the culture of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship among the university's employees, and the management of scientific associations and chairs, concerned with organizing and managing the affairs of financial and technical scientific associations and chairs, in a way that ensures building important community and academic partnerships, and these bodies combine to achieve the vision and mission of the university, its goals and strategic plans.
In conclusion, I thank His Highness the President of the University for his continuous support to the Vice Deanship to do what is entrusted to it, and to facilitate everything that would serve the employees of graduate studies, scientific research and researchers in all their specialties, and to continue guidance and effective communication in order to achieve the objectives of the Vice Deanship in particular and the Islamic University in general.
We ask God Almighty to protect the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and his faithful Crown Prince and to bless this noble country with good and development, security and prosperity, and to reconcile everyone for good and righteousness.
Vice President for Graduate Studies, Scientific Research and Innovation
Prof : Ali Bin Musa Alzahrani
- Deanship of Graduate Studies
- Deanship of Scientific Research
- Scientific Council
- Administration of Associations and Scientific Chairs
- Administration of Research Laboratories
- Scholarship Administration
- Administration of Scientific Journals
- Unit of Research and Innovation
- Unit for Following Up on Scholars and Visiting Professors Affairs
- Unit of Scientific Events
- Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Knowledge Resources Center
Unit of Scientific Events
Vision
Leading and impactful scientific conferences and events that strengthen the standing of the Islamic University locally and internationally.
Mission
To organize high-quality scientific conferences and events in alignment with the University's research priorities and institutional standards, contributing to the dissemination of knowledge, the advancement of research and innovation, the strengthening of partnerships, and the achievement of sustainable scientific and societal impact.
Objectives
- Organize high-quality scientific conferences and events in accordance with quality and governance standards.
- Promote knowledge dissemination, scientific research, and innovation.
- Foster partnerships and facilitate the exchange of expertise at both local and international levels.
- Support the University's strategic priorities and the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030.
- Maximize the scientific and societal impact of conferences and events.
Unit of Research and Innovation
Vision
The Unit of Research and Innovation aims to support the university's scientific research system and promote innovation and development in line with the priorities of the Saudi Research, Development, and Innovation Authority. The unit acts as a link between the authority, researchers, and faculty members, facilitating the implementation of research and innovation programs and initiatives, and ensuring that research projects adhere to national standards for governance, quality, and research excellence. The unit also seeks to build an environment that encourages creativity and leadership, contributing to achieving the goals of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 in the knowledge-based economy sector.
Mission
Empowering the university's research and innovation ecosystem to have a tangible national impact by supporting and funding high-quality research projects, strengthening partnerships with national and international sectors, and adopting scientific and institutional practices that help develop knowledge and transform it into products and services with added value.
Objectives
- Align the university's research priorities with the programs of the Research, Development, and Innovation Authority.
- Enable researchers to prepare and submit competitive research proposals with national and economic impact.
- Improve the quality of research outputs to enhance distinguished scientific publishing and applicable innovation.
- Improve the management of research grants by applying best practices in governance, follow-up, and periodic reporting.
- Support strategic partnerships between the university and research and industrial entities inside and outside the Kingdom.
- Promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the university research environment.
- Achieve institutional integration between colleges and research centers to accelerate the scientific and economic impact of projects.
Unit of Following Up on Scholars and Visiting Professors Affairs
Excellence and comprehensiveness in scientific programs and research, knowledge industry, promoting innovation locally and globally, serving graduate students, sponsoring scientific research, knowledge and innovation industry, entrepreneurship, and providing the appropriate climate for creativity and excellence to achieve sustainable development and community partnership.
Excellence and comprehensiveness in scientific programs and research and knowledge industry
Directing efforts towards excellence in innovation and entrepreneurship and supporting the knowledge industry to achieve sustainable development and community partnership and promote innovation locally and globally.
1. Providing what benefits the student from advanced means of education, global search engines,
2.Providing information sources, laboratories and advanced science laboratories, in harmony that constitutes one of the main pillars of success in the scientific process flowing to professors, researchers and students in scientific and theoretical disciplines,
3.Creating the optimal climate for researchers and those wishing to obtain the greatest amount of deep knowledge at the postgraduate stage and continue their research interests in various fields of science
4.Creating an attractive environment and ensuring cultural diversity on the campus of the Islamic University
5. Ensure that its services are comprehensive and meet the needs of advanced scientific research that establishes the principles of sustainable development and advanced knowledge.
1.Standing Committee for Graduate Studies
2.Standing Committee for Scientific Theses for Graduate Students
3.Standing Committee for Teaching Assistants, Lecturers, Language Teachers and Research Assistants
4. Standing Committee for Training, Scholarship and Dispatch
5.Scientific Standing Committee of the Scientific Council
6.Standing Committee for Scientific Promotions
7.Permanent Committee for Scientific Research and Innovation
8.Standing Committee for Research Chairs
9.Standing Committee for Scientific Integrity
10.Standing Committee to Consider Faculty Participation in Conferences and Seminars
11.The Standing Committee for Rewarding Excellence in the Scientific Council
12.Standing Committee for Supervision of Scientific Centers
13.Knowledge Resource Center Standing Committee
14.Standing Committee for Scientific Journals
15.Standing Committee for Partnerships and Knowledge Exchange
16.The Standing Committee to Consider Additional and Exceptional Opportunities and Foreign Scientific Trips for Graduate Students
The Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research welcomes your feedback and suggestions through the following channels:
| Channel | Contact |
|---|---|
| Phone | 920022042 – Ext. 14001 / 14002 |
| Vice-pres@iu.edu.sa |
The location of the agency's headquarters on the Google Map application
Location of the Vice-Rectorate's headquarters on the university campus
Building No. 19
Next to the building of the General Administration of Human Resources
Fifth floor