University receives delegation from Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture

The University, represented by the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, received yesterday, Wednesday, 7/6/1442 A.H., a delegation from the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, where the two parties held the second meeting to activate the memorandum of understanding between them to discuss cooperation in the fields of environmental conservation.

This meeting comes as an activation of the memorandum of understanding signed between the university and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture to cooperate in the fields of environment in an effort to benefit from each other's capabilities and expertise. The meeting discussed the tasks of the members of the two teams, the efforts exerted by each party in the field of awareness of the need to preserve the environment and increase green spaces and ways to achieve integration between them for the benefit of the community as a whole.

They also discussed the needs of both sides and how to exchange experiences between them in the field of academic and training programs, whether at the level of intermediate and higher diplomas, or undergraduate and graduate programs, where the university team participating in the meeting reviewed the scientific and research capabilities of the university and its colleges and expertise in several fields needed by the environment sector.

During the meeting, the Ministry's delegation made short presentations to introduce the environment sector and the work of the Ministry's Environment Agency, which included the National Environment Strategy, the Ministry's efforts in developing vegetation cover and combating desertification, the Ministry's efforts in protecting and managing national parks, its efforts in environmental awareness, and the needs of the National Environment Centers in terms of academic programs.