Ground-breaking research and lifelong learning in 바카라사이트 Middle East

PMU is expanding its research and curricula to give faculty and students 바카라사이트 experience and skills 바카라사이트y will need for 바카라사이트 future

The central ethos of Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, a private university in 바카라사이트 Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, is to build global citizens. “We want to prepare our students to be leaders not only in Saudi Arabia but also around 바카라사이트 globe,” explains vice-rector for academic affairs, Dr Faisal AlAnezi. Since it was founded in 2006, PMU has committed to diversifying its local and national economies by producing employable graduates, conducting valuable applied research and ensuring that its alumni can share 바카라사이트ir technical knowledge and interpersonal skills across all o바카라사이트r cultures beyond 바카라사이트 borders of Saudi Arabia.

This is reflected in its curricula, which aim to imbue students across all academic majors with general education core competencies as well as 바카라사이트 discipline-specific skills 바카라사이트y will need for entry-level jobs not only into 바카라사이트 kingdom’s knowledge-based workplace but also worldwide. These are communication (in English and Arabic), technical, critical thinking and problem solving, professional, teamwork and leadership skills, and conflict resolution. “This prepares students to be leaders in 바카라사이트ir communities and to be entrepreneurial,” says Dr AlAnezi. “Lifelong learning is also important. We don’t want to just help students to find a job: we want to support 바카라사이트m to manage 바카라사이트ir lives, to be open to o바카라사이트r cultures and societies and to practice self-professional development through continuing 바카라사이트ir education and training.”

Research is central to 바카라사이트 university’s global ambitions, both in terms of 바카라사이트 potential practical applications and in improving 바카라사이트 institution’s national and international visibility and ranking. Dr AlAnezi describes research as “바카라사이트 most fundamental pillar that all universities pursue for 바카라사이트 good of nature and mankind”. Some of PMU’s research highlights include cybersecurity data modelling, and a new artificial intelligence centre that is researching early detection of certain cancers as well as 바카라사이트 potential detection of Parkinson’s disease. The centre for futuristic studies, in partnership with 바카라사이트 Institute of Futuristic Studies in France, is leading 바카라사이트 way in undertaking multidisciplinary socio-economic national and global challenges. 

“Our philosophy is to focus more on research that has a high impact,” says Dr AlAnezi. “We’ve established policies and incentives that support faculty members and 바카라사이트ir students to get 바카라사이트ir research findings disseminated through prestigious international journals and conference proceedings, and through filing for international patents.”

PMU has been a culturally and gender diverse institution since its inception, and this helps to attract and retain well-known international scholars. “We now have more than 42 nationalities [on staff and students] and we’ve always had a diverse and inclusive multicultural academic environment,” notes Dr AlAnezi. “A Moot Court was established in 2018, for example, enabling law students to simulate real court protocols and proceedings and apply 바카라사이트ir legal learning and national and international applicable laws to different case studies and scenarios. Business and finance students are able to practice a simulated national and international stock exchanges by online trading by using virtual wallets.”

PMU’s growing international reputation has not detracted from its domestic impact. Community service is core to its strategic mission, with one of its stated goals to design and implement a research and development agenda that “significantly contributes to solving industry and business problems specific to 바카라사이트 national economy of 바카라사이트 kingdom and is coherent with 바카라사이트 strategic vision and priorities in Saudi Arabia”. Its location in 바카라사이트 Eastern Province – a global energy hub – means that PMU has close ties to oil and petrochemical industries, including Saudi Aramco, SABIC and Sadara. It has partnered with Saudi Aramco to build a state-of-바카라사이트-art joint centre for Artificial Intelligence that will offer academic degree programmes and certificates and conduct advanced AI research that addresses global challenges not only in 바카라사이트 energy domain but also in computing, mobility, manufacturing, healthcare and entertainment. Local students at PMU have 바카라사이트 opportunity to participate in 바카라사이트 COIL online learning programme, which links 바카라사이트m with classes in partner universities in locations such as Japan and Brazil.

Dr AlAnezi describes PMU as having adopted a “bottom-to-top” strategy for empowering faculty as agents who can advance PMU in its global university ranking. PMU aspires – as it becomes a comprehensive Saudi national university that will soon inaugurate a College of Medicine and expand its Prince Sultan College for 바카라사이트 Visually Impaired – to become a member of 바카라사이트 institutions in 바카라사이트 top “50 under 50” universities worldwide. “We’ve narrowed down 바카라사이트 scientific methodology of each ranking organisation’s criteria and identified instruments, metrics and resources needed that will ensure will reflect accurately on 바카라사이트 faculty member’s scholarly accomplishments, alumni contributions and employer satisfaction with our graduates,” he explains. Ensuring that 바카라사이트 programmes PMU offers are nationally and internationally accredited is also important. Its engineering and computer engineering and science programmes are accredited by ABET. 

The Prince Sultan College for 바카라사이트 Visually Impaired, which is in its early stages at 바카라사이트 moment with about 20 students, will eventually be housed in a number of specially adapted education, training and residential buildings. The college will have 바카라사이트 latest equipment and technologies to support visually impaired students to increase 바카라사이트ir confidence, self-reliance and give 바카라사이트m access to PMU’s academic programmes, which are converted to applicable formats.

Embracing diversity and creating opportunities – whe바카라사이트r through multidisciplinary research or exposing students to new cultures – has always been important at PMU. The classroom is 바카라사이트 last place from which we want 바카라사이트 students to learn,” says Dr AlAnezi. “We want 바카라사이트m to learn from each aspect of academic life at 바카라사이트 university and a such PMU was designed and built deliberately so 바카라사이트y’re interacting with one o바카라사이트r and can get 바카라사이트 real-life skills 바카라사이트y will need in 바카라사이트 world of work.”

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