H.R.H. Prince
Meshal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, Member of Saudi Allegiance Institution, in
presence of Dr. Fawzan Abdul-Rahman Al-Fawzan, Acting Rector of Al-Imam
Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, has patronised on the last Thursday the
founding session of “King Saud Research Chair for Saudi Higher Education
Studies”.
In coincidence
with launching ceremony, H.R.H. Prince Meshal has expressed about his happiness
to attend and financing the research chair that bears the name of the architect
of the modern Saudi state. He extended his appreciation to all dignitaries of
the university and the research chair for their staunch efforts to bring
success to the chair.
Speaking to the
audience, the university Acting Rector has clarified that, the chair is one the
main research platforms inside the university for two key reasons; the first is
for the personality of King Saud itself, whom encouraged higher education in
Saudi Arabian Kingdom. The other reason is the core of the chair itself, as it
focusing on the higher education progress and development.
From his side,
Prof. Dr. Fahd Al-Asker, Vice-Rector for Higher Studies and Academic Research,
has said that, the chair comes memorialising great King Saud and his key roles
and tasks carried out by him. “The research chair its importance emerging from the field focused
by, i.e. higher education, which has seen major breakthroughs in various
aspects that passed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since the founding era of
founder king until the era of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman
bin Abdulaziz”, added he.
From his side,
Prof. Dr. Abdul-Mohsen Al-Sumaih, Principal of the Research Chair, has clear
that, Al-Imam University has paid due care to the works and business of the
chair, that’s why a consultant academic committee has formed. He, in his words,
also has briefed the audience carefully about the mission and vision and plans
of the research chair.