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The International Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (IACSB) has announced that the College of Economics and Management at Qassim University has received AACSB accreditation.
AACSB was founded in 1916 and has accredited less than 5% business schools in the world. It is one of the oldest international institutions concerned with serving business schools that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in management and accounting programs and is considered the strongest accreditation body in the world for business schools, making such an achievement for the College of Economics and Administration a new national achievement added to the package of achievements of Al-Qassim University.
In addition, the International Academic Accreditation Commission congratulated the President of Qassim University, Prof. Khaled bin Abdulrahman Al-Hamoudi, and the Dean of the College of Economics and Management, Dr. Obaid bin Saad Al-Mutairi, for successfully achieving international academic accreditation over a period of a few years. During the evaluation phase, the College of Economics and Administration at Qassim University proved its application of the international standards for international academic accreditation.
Achieving international academic accreditation is the highest achievement for any academic institution that offers degrees in business school disciplines.
Mr. Robert Reed, Executive Vice President of AACSB, praised the joint efforts of the College of Economics and Management, represented by its administration, faculty members, department heads, staff and students for their active role in achieving this accreditation and for their commitment to continuous improvement.
For his part, His Excellency the President of Qassim University, Prof. Khalid bin Abdulrahman Al-Hamoudi, expressed his happiness for this achievement, which was crowned by the College of Economics and Administration in its efforts to improve the educational process in the college, stressing that academic accreditation is one of the steps that the university seeks to achieve in spreading the culture of quality, developing the educational process and upgrading the outputs in the colleges of the university.
He pointed out that the College of Economics has successfully joined the decade of university colleges that are academically accredited by international bodies and organizations such as the College of Engineering, Science and Society.
For his part, Dr. Obaid Al-Mutairi, Dean of the College of Economics and Administration, explained that obtaining international academic accreditation follows the directives of the University President, Dr. Khaled Al-Hamoudi, in developing the academic environment to raise the level of the college's outputs in order to contribute to raising their readiness for the labor market. Dr. Obaid Al-Mutairi also stressed that the college has adopted the strategy of moving towards international academic accreditation (AACSB) out of its belief in the importance of establishing the concepts of quality and continuous improvement in all areas of the college's activities, from the educational process for all academic programs in the college to the college's partnerships with the community and the business sector in order to qualify a promising new generation of Saudi youth armed with the knowledge and skills necessary to engage in the business environment.
Al-Mutairi added that the College of Economics and Administration, during the AACCSB international academic accreditation journey, has adopted a clear mission in line with international best practices in business schools, taking into account the concepts of Engagement, Innovation and Impact, which are currently considered indicators of success at the global level, as an institutional work approach, and one of the results of applying the AACSB international academic accreditation standards was the college's success in employing and applying the concepts and practices of partnership, innovation and impact, as the college worked to consolidate its partnerships with various business organizations in the Kingdom by building bridges to reach the college as an incubator for professional practices. Such practices have been the wheel that produced many aspects of the impact that characterized the College of Economics and Management locally and internationally.
Al-Mutairi said that obtaining the international academic accreditation AACSB is the culmination of the college's various activities and activities that were implemented according to a clear mission and a strategic plan with specific goals and results. He also pointed out that the team of international academic accreditation reviewers AACSB has recommended the accreditation of the college with all its programs so that the college is now one of the leading accredited colleges that reach less than 5% in the world, as the College of Economics and Management became the third accredited college in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and King Abdulaziz University, and the 12th approved college at the level of the Kingdom.
The Vice Dean for Educational Affairs, Dr. Mohammed Al-Obayeb, explained that the College of Economics and Administration has always been keen to apply the spirit of the AACSB international academic accreditation standards in order to develop the educational process in all of the college's programs. The college has worked to build a strong AoL system for each of the academic programs, indicating that the college is constantly keen to provide this system with inputs from all parties related to the college, whether from employers, graduates or students, and link these inputs with the results of student learning assessment.
Al-Oudaib also pointed out that the college has been keen to balance the knowledge and skills provided by its academic programs in a way that enables students to employ their knowledge in different business sectors. His Excellency also pointed out that the college has been keen to continuously qualify its various employees, whether faculty members or administrative staff, to be able to engage in the application of international best practices that are in line with international academic accreditation standards, and the college has been keen to maintain an advanced level of qualifications for faculty members at the college in a way that ensures the quality of the pillars of the educational process in the college.
For his part, Dr. Qasim Zureiqat, Director of the International Academic Accreditation Office at the college, expressed his great joy in obtaining this prestigious accreditation, which is the culmination of three years of efforts led by His Excellency the Dean of the College, Dr. Obaid Al-Mutairi, and the participation of the college's Vice Deans for Educational Affairs, Scientific Research and Student Affairs, heads of departments and an elite group of faculty and administrative staff in pushing this constructive process.
Zureiqat also explained that the College of Economics and Management is one of the few colleges in the world to obtain this accreditation in a three-year period, and it is the first college in the Middle East and Africa to obtain this accreditation according to the new International Academic Accreditation Commission standards issued for 2013, which adopt the concepts of partnership, innovation and impact.
AACSB was founded in 1916 and has accredited less than 5% business schools in the world. It is one of the oldest international institutions concerned with serving business schools that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in management and accounting programs and is considered the strongest accreditation body in the world for business schools, making such an achievement for the College of Economics and Administration a new national achievement added to the package of achievements of Al-Qassim University.
In addition, the International Academic Accreditation Commission congratulated the President of Qassim University, Prof. Khaled bin Abdulrahman Al-Hamoudi, and the Dean of the College of Economics and Management, Dr. Obaid bin Saad Al-Mutairi, for successfully achieving international academic accreditation over a period of a few years. During the evaluation phase, the College of Economics and Administration at Qassim University proved its application of the international standards for international academic accreditation.
Achieving international academic accreditation is the highest achievement for any academic institution that offers degrees in business school disciplines.
Mr. Robert Reed, Executive Vice President of AACSB, praised the joint efforts of the College of Economics and Management, represented by its administration, faculty members, department heads, staff and students for their active role in achieving this accreditation and for their commitment to continuous improvement.
For his part, His Excellency the President of Qassim University, Prof. Khalid bin Abdulrahman Al-Hamoudi, expressed his happiness for this achievement, which was crowned by the College of Economics and Administration in its efforts to improve the educational process in the college, stressing that academic accreditation is one of the steps that the university seeks to achieve in spreading the culture of quality, developing the educational process and upgrading the outputs in the colleges of the university.
He pointed out that the College of Economics has successfully joined the decade of university colleges that are academically accredited by international bodies and organizations such as the College of Engineering, Science and Society.
For his part, Dr. Obaid Al-Mutairi, Dean of the College of Economics and Administration, explained that obtaining international academic accreditation follows the directives of the University President, Dr. Khaled Al-Hamoudi, in developing the academic environment to raise the level of the college's outputs in order to contribute to raising their readiness for the labor market. Dr. Obaid Al-Mutairi also stressed that the college has adopted the strategy of moving towards international academic accreditation (AACSB) out of its belief in the importance of establishing the concepts of quality and continuous improvement in all areas of the college's activities, from the educational process for all academic programs in the college to the college's partnerships with the community and the business sector in order to qualify a promising new generation of Saudi youth armed with the knowledge and skills necessary to engage in the business environment.
Al-Mutairi added that the College of Economics and Administration, during the AACCSB international academic accreditation journey, has adopted a clear mission in line with international best practices in business schools, taking into account the concepts of Engagement, Innovation and Impact, which are currently considered indicators of success at the global level, as an institutional work approach, and one of the results of applying the AACSB international academic accreditation standards was the college's success in employing and applying the concepts and practices of partnership, innovation and impact, as the college worked to consolidate its partnerships with various business organizations in the Kingdom by building bridges to reach the college as an incubator for professional practices. Such practices have been the wheel that produced many aspects of the impact that characterized the College of Economics and Management locally and internationally.
Al-Mutairi said that obtaining the international academic accreditation AACSB is the culmination of the college's various activities and activities that were implemented according to a clear mission and a strategic plan with specific goals and results. He also pointed out that the team of international academic accreditation reviewers AACSB has recommended the accreditation of the college with all its programs so that the college is now one of the leading accredited colleges that reach less than 5% in the world, as the College of Economics and Management became the third accredited college in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and King Abdulaziz University, and the 12th approved college at the level of the Kingdom.
The Vice Dean for Educational Affairs, Dr. Mohammed Al-Obayeb, explained that the College of Economics and Administration has always been keen to apply the spirit of the AACSB international academic accreditation standards in order to develop the educational process in all of the college's programs. The college has worked to build a strong AoL system for each of the academic programs, indicating that the college is constantly keen to provide this system with inputs from all parties related to the college, whether from employers, graduates or students, and link these inputs with the results of student learning assessment.
Al-Oudaib also pointed out that the college has been keen to balance the knowledge and skills provided by its academic programs in a way that enables students to employ their knowledge in different business sectors. His Excellency also pointed out that the college has been keen to continuously qualify its various employees, whether faculty members or administrative staff, to be able to engage in the application of international best practices that are in line with international academic accreditation standards, and the college has been keen to maintain an advanced level of qualifications for faculty members at the college in a way that ensures the quality of the pillars of the educational process in the college.
For his part, Dr. Qasim Zureiqat, Director of the International Academic Accreditation Office at the college, expressed his great joy in obtaining this prestigious accreditation, which is the culmination of three years of efforts led by His Excellency the Dean of the College, Dr. Obaid Al-Mutairi, and the participation of the college's Vice Deans for Educational Affairs, Scientific Research and Student Affairs, heads of departments and an elite group of faculty and administrative staff in pushing this constructive process.
Zureiqat also explained that the College of Economics and Management is one of the few colleges in the world to obtain this accreditation in a three-year period, and it is the first college in the Middle East and Africa to obtain this accreditation according to the new International Academic Accreditation Commission standards issued for 2013, which adopt the concepts of partnership, innovation and impact.