​On the last Monday evening, H.R.H. Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Amir of Riyadh Region, has patronized the opening ceremony of Al-Imam University Productive University Exhibition in presence of H.E. Sheikh Prof. Dr. Suliman Aba Al-Khail, Rector of Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University and Member of Saudi Senior Ulemas Council,  

In his speech before the audience, H.R.H. Prince Faisal has commended the idea of the productive university exhibition and its finest planning and implementation inside the university campus. He congratulated H.E. the university Rector on his appointment as a President of the 7th General Conference of the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW), and as a Chairman of the Executive Council, and as a Chairman of Board of Trustees of the Islamic Virtual University.

Appreciating the Prince’s kind patronage, H.E. Sheikh Prof. Dr. Suliman Aba Al-Khail, Rector of Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University and Member of Saudi Senior Ulemas Council, has highly lauded H.R.H. Prince Faisal’s continued support and encouragement to all of the university’s activities. “Higher education in Saudi Arabian Kingdom is achieves a great renaissance through the growing and development of universities that contain various scientific and applied disciplines in various areas. Trends in the Kingdom are marching towards increasing the production of universities and the creation of opportunities for economic growth through the investment in productive research projects, and establishing mutual relationships with various institutions contributing to the development of investment opportunities in the cognitive area, along with its commitment to the core functions of teaching and scientific research”, noted he.

On the idea and targets of the Productive University, Dr. Aba Al-Khail revealed that, it's a leading and a distinct idea runs from a strategy plan carried out by the university to keep pace with the Saudi Arabian Kingdom's vision of 2030, and this exhibition is only the beginning to make a significant impact on the university's employees, and its partners, through handling the assigned factors in the success of the exhibition.  He furthered that, his administration has bear on its shoulders the responsibility to performing its core functions in support of the requirements for achieving the vision in our beloved country in the light of the aspirations of our wised rulers. This might have be executing throughout working on the development of the educational process in its programs, supporting the academic research and intellectual deliverables of its members to enable them to carry out their duties towards the community service, added he.

From his side, Dr. Abdullah Al-Razain, CEO of the University Investment and Self-Generated Resources Fund, has clarified that, the global trend is proceeding apace toward increasing the productivity of universities, and creating opportunities for the economic growth through research projects, participate in technical development and opening up to the community.

It is worth to mention that, a presentation about the productive university exhibition has displayed during the launching ceremony, and a MoU, on the productive university, was signed between H.E. Sheikh Prof. Dr. Suliman Aba Al-Khail, Rector of Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University and Member of Saudi Senior Ulemas Council, and H.E. Dr. Badran Al-Omar, President of King Saud University. The ceremony also has witnessed the honouring of the relevant authorities.