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Dr. Ibrahim Al-Omar Signs Cooperation Agreement with Michigan State University
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Prof. Dr. Ibrahim bin Saleh Al-Omar, UQU Vice President, signed a cooperation agreement with Michigan State University (MSU), represented by Prof. John Yuwat, last Thursday morning, 30/4/1436H (19/2/2015) at the university's headquarters in East Lansing.
The contract between the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine at the university and its counterpart, the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Michigan, includes many aspects of consulting and development of programs, academic units, curricula and human resources at the college, in addition to the aspect of academic accreditation through reviews of all programs and various units of the college and periodic reports.
The signing ceremony was attended by the Qassim University delegation represented by the General Supervisor of the International Cooperation Department, Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Muhanna Abalkhail, the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Khalid bin Bani Al-Harbi, and the Vice Dean of the College for Quality and Development, Dr. Abdullah bin Sulaiman Al-Suhaim, in addition to a number of employees of the College of Agriculture at Michigan University.
* Dr. Luana Simon: Universities are united by values and we are happy to partner with ambitious partners who make a difference
Prior to the signing ceremony, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Omar, UQU Vice President, and the UQU delegation met with the President of Michigan State University, Prof. Luana Simon, who welcomed them and gave an overview of the University of Michigan, expressing her happiness for such a partnership, which she hoped would be fruitful.
The head of the university delegation also reviewed the achievements of Qassim University and its colleges and departments before the two sides exchanged commemorative shields.
The president of the University of Michigan emphasized in a press release that global universities often share similar values and that this is one of the directions they take as educational institutions.
She went on to say : "At the University of Michigan, we are always looking for good partners, especially partners who aspire to make a difference on the important issues of this century that are pressing on the societies of the world, and this is what we saw from Al-Qassim University.
Luana Simon also pointed out that sharing with others is not through short-term individual projects, but with partnerships that are diverse in energies and capabilities and extended for a long time and sensing the world's outstanding issues, not just local issues that we must go beyond and this is the real value of such strategic partnerships that must be done so that everyone learns from each other.
* Dr. Al-Omar: Partnership with a world-renowned university is a qualitative addition to enrich and develop programs and curricula
Following the signing ceremony, Prof. Dr. Ibrahim bin Saleh Al-Omar, Vice President of the University, said in a press statement to the media that the partnership with an internationally renowned university such as the University of Michigan is an important step in the series of steps taken by the university in this direction, hoping that the partnership between the two colleges of agriculture in the two universities will achieve the desired goals and benefit the college, its students and affiliates in general.
He added: Prepare International cooperation at the university is a goal is an important strategy that the university is keen to support in order to Upgrading and documenting it by signing agreements and alliances and building Important partnerships in the scientific, academic and research fields .
He also emphasized that international cooperation between universities Globalization is currently one of the most important civilizational and cognitive standards that It measures the development of societies and the extent to which the services of educational institutions A high level of global competitiveness in science, knowledge and research.
Noting the Ministry of Education's interest in supporting various aspects of international cooperation Cognitive and cultural exchanges between Saudi universities and their counterparts in scientific institutions international cooperation in various sciences and knowledge through the establishment of the General Directorate of Cooperation international organizations within their overall structure and support them with various human and material resources. In order to build bridges of cooperation with different countries of the world that are cognitively distinguished He praised the UQU President for his patronage and support for everything that would improve the university's progress.
* Dr. Abalkhel: International Cooperation with International Institutions Achieves Academic, Scientific and Research Addition
The Supervisor of the International Cooperation and Scientific Societies Department at the University, Prof. Dr. Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Al-Muhanna Abalkhail, pointed out that the International Cooperation Department Great efforts are made to develop international cooperation activities between the university and its counterparts around the world, especially with universities that can achieve scientific, research and academic addition in general.
Dr. Abalkhail said: The International Cooperation Department seeks to achieve a number of objectives through Building bridges of cooperation between Qassim University and international scientific institutions in a way that contributes to achieving the university's vision, in addition to developing mechanisms for scientific cooperation with distinguished universities in order to continuously develop and update the university's programs and curricula, and working to enhance opportunities to benefit from international agreements in the educational fields, which is what this agreement with the University of Michigan of America seeks for the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine.
* Dr. Al-Harbi: Our goal is to study the current status of the College of Agriculture and present an integrated development proposal
The Dean of the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Khalid bin Bani Al-Harbi, pointed out that the agreement with a prestigious university such as the University of Michigan comes within the framework of the college's desire to study the current situation of the college and present an integrated development proposal through a field visit by a working team of specialists in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Michigan to the college during the next few months, pointing out that the agreement includes a number of positive aspects for the college by holding training courses for faculty members and technicians in addition to seeking to enhance cooperation in participating in joint scientific research between faculty members in the college
He hoped that it will achieve the desired goals, God willing, in order to promote the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine at the university.
* Dr. Al Suhaim: The agreement includes reviewing study plans, curricula and all academic aspects
The Vice Dean of the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine for Quality and Development, Dr. Abdullah Al-Suhaim, explained that the cooperation with the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Michigan includes reviewing study plans, curricula and all academic aspects of the programs to contribute to achieving comprehensive and international quality standards, and this comes within the framework of the college's efforts to develop curricula and programs, and thus achieve quality and academic accreditation in the near future, Allah willing.
* Views
- From the time they arrived at East Lansing Airport until their departure from Washington, D.C., the delegation received a warm welcome from University of Michigan officials as they prepared to return home.
- The University of Michigan, represented by the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, held a dinner last Thursday evening at a state hotel to celebrate the university's delegation, which was attended by a number of college leaders.
- The delegation's visit included a field tour that included visiting many of the university's academic and investment projects and the state's most prominent landmarks, including the Islamic Center of Michigan.
