Official government website of the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
On Tuesday evening, the university witnessed the graduation ceremony of the fifteenth batch of university students, in the presence and under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Dr. Faisal bin Meshal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Governor of Qassim Region, where His Royal Highness conveyed the blessings and greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince to more than 11,392 graduates of the university students on the occasion of their graduation day.
During his speech to the graduates and their families at the ceremony held by the university, His Highness the Amir of Qassim expressed his happiness to participate in this celebration and this academic wedding, and to share with his students their joy on this day, reiterating his statement that Qassim University is not just a university, but universities in a university, led by a professional academic who is making efforts to move the university a qualitative leap in its restructuring and professional scientific guidance, God willing, namely Prof. Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Dawood, who is making continuous efforts day and night for the university to take its place among its counterparts in the Kingdom, and is making continuous efforts day and night.
His Highness emphasized that the number of university graduates this year, which amounted to more than 11,000 male and female students, an unprecedented number in light of the presence of more than 71 students in 38 colleges distributed in 12 governorates, indicates that this country, led by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, may God protect them, pays great attention to higher education, because they know that young people are the tool for achieving Vision 2030. Mohammed bin Salman - may God protect them - pay great attention to higher education, because they know that young people are the tool for realizing Vision 2030. His Highness also recommended students to fear God, congratulating them on this graduation, and emphasizing that everyone is responsible, not the head of the job, and that the Saudi citizen is responsible before God for the security of his homeland and the advancement of his society.
His Highness explained that obtaining a scientific degree in undergraduate or postgraduate studies is a passport to enter life, and urged graduates to work more, pointing out that scientific practice amounts to 70% of work, while scientific achievement amounts to only 30% of developing the cumulative qualification of each person, and must benefit at the beginning of the way from everything new, reading, knowledge, faith and keenness to seek knowledge always, saying to graduates: "Learn a lot, there is still a long road ahead of you."
For his part, His Excellency Prof. Dr. Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Dawood, President of the University, expressed his great happiness on this occasion, which differs in its time, content and presence from all the occasions and events that are repeated in this tender university, thanking His Highness the Emir of the region for his important and supportive role in all the achievements and achievements of the university, his sponsorship of the university's various activities, and his presence at this celebration, which is an honor to the university and its employees and students, and at the same time confirms the continuous support for everything that would promote the region and the country in general.
In his speech at the ceremony, Al-Dawood said: "On this occasion, we and our children reap the fruits after years of effort and diligence, as we celebrate the graduation of the fifteenth batch of our university's students. We are all happy as we celebrate our children with joy and pride in their achievements and the scientific and practical gains they have obtained." Al-Dawood also emphasized that the university has taken on the responsibility of spreading higher education at various levels and programs, and following up on its innovations, in a way that serves and contributes to the development of this dear country, where seventy-one thousand students are studying at the university. The university has taken upon itself the responsibility of spreading higher education with its various levels and programs, and following up on its developments, in order to serve and contribute to the development of this dear country, where seventy-one thousand male and female students are studying in thirty-eight colleges in sixty-six scientific specializations for the undergraduate stage and seventy-two programs for the postgraduate stage.
Al-Dawood stressed that the university achieved a head start over many universities in the Kingdom, as it was the third university to obtain institutional academic accreditation, pointing to what was achieved at the end of this year, including international accreditation for sixteen scientific programs, national accreditation for eight scientific programs, and the current accreditation of two postgraduate programs and eight scientific programs for the bachelor's stage.
Al-Dawood congratulated the graduates on their graduation, expressing his pride in them as well as the pride of the community, stressing that the country under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and His Highness the Crown Prince - may Allah protect them - has given them a lot and expects them to contribute in building and protecting it, and recommended the graduates to themselves, their parents, their country, and their guardians. His Excellency recommended the graduates to themselves, their parents, their country and their rulers well, and to be united with their leadership to protect their religion and their country from malicious and envious people, because they are the real tool of the Kingdom's ambitious vision, and they are the ones who will contribute to making it a tangible reality, God willing.
At the end of his speech, Al-Dawood thanked the sincere professors who exerted their efforts and devoted their time to their students until they reached the day of harvesting and picking fruits, and all those who attended this celebration, participated and congratulated, and all his colleagues who continued night and day in all departments and different units of the university in order to make this celebration a success, especially the organizational committee led by its chairman, His Excellency the Dean of Admission and Registration, Dr. Fahad bin Sulaiman Al-Ahmad, and all the colleagues who are members of the committee. Dr. Fahad bin Sulaiman Al-Ahmad, Dean of Admission and Registration, and all the colleagues who are members of the committee, asking Allah Almighty to grant the graduates success for all good, to benefit our dear kingdom and our dear region, to preserve our religion, our homeland and our rulers, to give victory to our soldiers, to have mercy on our martyrs, to heal our wounded, and to maintain our security.
Dr. Fahd bin Sulaiman Al-Ahmad, Dean of Admission and Registration, thanked His Highness the Emir of the region, His Excellency the UQU President, Vice Presidents, Deans and faculty members who shared their graduation day with the graduates, pointing out that the university will hold several graduation ceremonies for female students, as their main ceremony will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, under the patronage of Her Highness Princess Abeer Al-Mandeel, wife of the Emir of Qassim, and Princess Lamia bint Faisal bin Meshal, wife of the Deputy Emir of the region.
During his speech, "Al-Ahmad" gave a detailed breakdown of the numbers of the graduates of the fifteenth batch of the university, where the total number of graduates amounted to eleven thousand three hundred and ninety-two students, including one hundred and thirty-five in the qualification diploma, ten thousand one hundred and one in the bachelor's degree, one thousand and five in the general diploma in education, one hundred and forty-four in the master's degree, and three male and four female students in the doctoral degree.
Al-Ahmad emphasized that on this happy occasion, the graduates reap the result of their struggle and carry high hopes to participate in building this country, calling on them to be honest, loyal, achieve and return the favor with their morals, reminding them that the university has a right on them to communicate and memorize what they have learned, and that their homeland expects them to fulfill their duty, intellectually, with sound and disciplined thought, perfect work, creativity and achievement, and not to forget the rights of their parents and all those who have been favored by them. He added that the graduates are the fruits of the edifices of science and that the credit goes to God and then to the leaders of this generous country, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and his Crown Prince Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, may God protect them.
Three students delivered speeches on this occasion on behalf of the graduates in which they thanked the leaders of the university, this noble scientific edifice, and the professors for their great role and tireless work to build the university man and facilitate all the obstacles they faced during the years of study, pointing out that the graduation day is the harvest of everyone's effort and the beginning of the real future, filled with great hopes and great ambitions, stressing that this day will remain with them in the next stages of their lives, and will represent a new start for them in practical practice based on their knowledge, skill and ethical preparation. He stressed that this day will continue to accompany them in the next stages of their lives, and will represent a new start for them to practice based on their cognitive, skilled and moral preparation, to contribute to the advancement of national development, asking God Almighty to perpetuate the blessing of security, safety, faith and wise leadership, thanking the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for their great support for education and universities.
Representatives of the graduates emphasized the ability of their colleagues to face the next stage of their future lives after they were armed with knowledge in lecture halls, training laboratories and various activities, pointing out that they are ready to participate in all fields of life, because they studied in all disciplines, including specialists in Sharia, linguistic and educational sciences, prominent in the medical and health field, brilliant in engineering and economics, and distinguished in agriculture and veterinary, and emphasized that everyone is creative, talented and interactive in the university community and community services.
The ceremony, which was held at the main headquarters in Al-Malidah in the presence of a large number of graduates, their fathers, mothers and families, began with a recitation of verses from the Holy Quran, followed by several paragraphs during which representatives of the graduates thanked the university administration and professors for their efforts to reach this milestone moment in their lives. The ceremony also witnessed a fatherly gesture from His Highness the Emir of the region, who presented a graduation scarf to one of the university's graduates who is orphaned during his patronage of the ceremony, and emphasized that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques is the father of all children in the Kingdom, and a national operetta was presented on the development and growth stages of the Kingdom throughout the ages.
