General objective:

Enhancing cooperation and knowledge exchange between the university, educational institutions, international bodies and organizations to serve the university’s objectives.

Mission:

• Preparing the department's activities plans and following up on their implementation after approval.

• Applying regulations and instructions related to international cooperation and knowledge exchange.

• Drawing up general policies for international cooperation and exchange of knowledge.

• Facilitating communication and knowledge exchange between university employees and international universities.

• Completing the final agreements, memorandums of understanding and contracts with universities and international scientific institutions.

• Activating the university's membership in various international bodies and organizations.

• Organizing faculty members’ visits to leading universities to learn more about their academic and research experiences.

• Organizing visits by visiting professors from international universities and research centers to learn more about academic research.

• Representing the university in international forums according to the instructions.

• Facilitating the advantages of the university's employees from the scientific and research partnerships and agreements with international universities and scientific institutions.

• Coordinating visits, meetings and scientific meetings with delegations outside the university and taking their recommendations.

• Coordination with the Ministry of Education for the university to take advantage of the international agreements concluded by the Ministry with its counterparts from other countries.

• Supervising a program to attract visiting professors from distinguished scientists and researchers to participate in the university's educational and research programs.

• Participate in defining performance measurement indicators for all management activities and developing them continuously.

• Participate in determining the department's human resources, equipment and materials needs, and follow up on providing them.

• Participate in determining the training needs of the administration's employees to nominate them for the appropriate training programs.

• Preparing periodic reports on the department's activities, achievements and proposals for performance development.

• Any other tasks assigned to it within its competence.

Supervisor of the Department of International Cooperation and Knowledge Exchange Dr. Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al-Anzi