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6.3.5
Goal six: Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 6.3.5: Water management educational opportunities
Qassim University integrates the principles of water sustainability into its curriculum. The university offers courses that cover topics such as water management, water quality assessment, and sustainable water use practices. This ensures that students across disciplines develop a comprehensive understanding of water-related challenges and solutions. Moreover, the curriculum greening project has officially been launched as part of Qassim University's 2021-2025 strategic plan. The project aims to affirm Qassim University's commitment to its mission, which makes sustainability a cornerstone of its educational programs. It also aims to position the university as a key national leader in integrating sustainability concepts into educational programs, positioning it to join the club of distinguished international universities in the field of sustainability education. The project also focuses on developing students' capabilities. Developing them in the field of sustainable development applications, stimulating their skills towards rational resource management, and making this a competitive asset for university students in the labor market and meeting local and national development needs.
Drinking Water and Sanitation Engineering course in civil engineering
Goal-related news
His Excellency the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Mohammed bin Fahd Al-Sharekh, sponsored today, Wednesday, October 1, 2025, the "Geographical Conference on the Environment and Saudi Protected Areas: Towards Sustainable Development", which was organized by the University, represented by the College of Languages and Humanities, in partnership with the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Reserve Development Authority and with the participation of several entities, in the presence of His Excellency the CEO of the Authority, Engineer Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Shaalan, and His Excellency [...]
2025-10-01
Qassim University has obtained a patent document from the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) for the innovation of "a system and method for desalination using a halophyte plant", through a closed biological system that can convert highly saline water into distilled fresh water so that the system works naturally and can produce fresh water in commercial quantities. The research team led by Dr. Abdulaziz [...]
2022-09-27
His Excellency Prof. Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Dawood, President of the University, signed two contracts yesterday morning, Sunday 19/9/1439 A.H., for the implementation of several projects with a total value of more than 25 million riyals. The signed contracts included the project to complete the infrastructure of wireless networks, the project to implement the buildings of the wastewater treatment plant, the animal waste treatment plant at the research station and [...]
2018-06-04