On the last Thursday, H.E. Prof. Dr. Suliman Aba Al-Khail, Rector of Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University and Member of Saudi Senior Ulemas Council, has inked a cooperation agreement with Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Philanthropic Foundation “MiSK” on the volunteering works and activities.

Commending the signed agreement, H.E. the university Rector has revealed that, the agreement well contribute largely in realizing the Saudi Vision 2030 and cultivating the non-profit field and raise the skills of volunteers. It will also help in achieving the strategic related objectives of Al-Imam University and MiSK, especially in training volunteers and officials of the humanitarian and social service fields.  This agreement, also, aims to cooperate in identifying the priorities of the community needs in the fields of humanitarian, social, cognitive and cultural work, added Dr. Aba Al-Khail.

Shedding more lights on the inked agreement, Dr. Aba Al-Khail has clarified that, the most cooperation areas of it is the academical training, specialized and cooperative ones, programs, Additionally, the studies and researches that serve the other party including Sharia and regulatory programs, social programs, developmental programs, humanitarian awareness, and statistics. The agreement will contribute, also, in developing the volunteering product and sharpening its deliverables, throughout innovative tools like activating the smart applications, media, cultivating the roles of the governmental sectors and increasing the numbers of the volunteers, added Dr. Aba Al-Khail.

Concluding his words, Dr. Aba Al-Khail has acknowledged the efforts and contributions of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and Crown Prince H.R.H. Prince Muhammad bin Naif bin Abdulaziz and Deputy Crown H.R.H. Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, in bringing success and determination to community and its people.

In the sidelines, Mr. Bader Al-Asaker, Secretary-General of MiSK Foundation, has stated that, the signed agreement with Al-Imam University will focus on developing communities and cultivating its capabilities through education, training and non-profit activities. He clarified the readiness of his foundation to put the signed agreement into force immediately.

From his side, Dr. Bader Al-Wahhibi, Dean of Deanship of Studies of Volunteering Work, has said that, the inked agreement is a source of pride to his administration, as it the first ever deanship amongst the Saudi universities. He revealed, additionally, that his administration has signed recently a number of agreements with many entities aiming to organize and unified the efforts and contributions of volunteering works, and to increase the volunteers’ numbers from eleven thousands to one million volunteers. 

It is worth to mention that, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Philanthropic Foundation “MiSK” is a non-profit foundation devoted to cultivating learning and leadership in youth for the Saudi Arabia of tomorrow. It focuses on the country’s youth and provides different means of fostering talent, creative potential, and innovation in a healthy environment that paves the way toward opportunities in the arts and sciences.