| A number of resolutions were adopted by the Senate of King Abdulaziz University (KAU) when it met Thursday.
This year's first meeting was chaired by KAU President, Prof Osama S. Tayyeb, on behalf of Dr Khalid Mohammed Al-Angari, Minister of Higher Education.
In attendance in the meeting were Dr Mohammed A. Al-Saleh, Secretary-General of the Higher Education Council, Prof Abdurrahman Alyoubi, Vice President for Educational Affairs, Prof Adnan H. Zahed, Vice President for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, Prof Abdullah M. Mohorji, Vice President, Prof Abdul-Fattah Mashat, Vice President for Development, Dr Ahmed H. Nagadi, Vice President for Business and Knowledge Creativity, Prof Abdullah O. Bafil, Vice President for Projects, and other deans of deanships and faculties.
The meeting approved the university's proposed budget and the 2014 students' activities strategies and programmes.
Also approved were the programme of the International Advisory Board (IAB), the establishment of two new departments at the Institute of Arabic Language for Non-native Speakers and the introduction of a new PhD programme at the Department of Clothing Textiles, Faculty of Home Economics.
A recommendation as to change the names of some departments at the Faculty of Engineering was also put forward.
Some other appointments, reappointments, promotions and secondments were also approved.
*Released by Prof Abdurrahman Alyoubi, Vice President for Educational Affairs and the Senate’s Secretary-General.
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