by ashokaib | Dec 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Quality Assurance and Strategic Planning Centre at the Arabian Gulf University (AGU) has launched a new digital platform aimed at transforming data analysis and reporting. This initiative aligns with the university’s strategy to enhance and sustain the quality of education, research and innovation, ensuring academic excellence and bolstering the institution’s regional and global presence.
During a meeting chaired by His Excellency Dr Saad bin Saud Al Fuhaid, President of AGU, the objectives of the platform project were presented. This project focuses on improving efficiency and user-friendliness through automation, scalability and integration, providing significant time savings and enabling stakeholders to access reports anytime and anywhere.
The platform will manage data from multiple sources while ensuring its quality and automatic updates, as well as making historical data available in an archive for easy and swift comparisons. Additionally, it will feature interactive analysis capabilities, support decision-making, advanced data visualisation, and supply performance indicators to aid in informed decision-making.
Dr Al Fuhaid emphasised that the new platform is a significant step toward enhancing the status of the University as a leading educational institution. He noted that this initiative aligns with the AGU’s aspirations to be at the forefront of institutions embracing digital transformation and achieving excellence in all aspects of academic and administrative work.
He expressed pride in this initiative, which reflects the university’s commitment to developing its digital infrastructure, thereby enhancing the quality of education and keeping pace with the demands of the digital age. The President further confirmed that this platform will enable more accurate and effective data analysis, contributing to improved academic performance and ensuring the sustainability of innovation and excellence in all areas of academic work.
For his part, Dr Adel Kamal stated that the launch of this digital platform is part of the university’s ongoing efforts to promote the sustainability of quality education, research and innovation. He highlighted the continuous work to develop data analysis mechanisms and indicators, providing vital academic reports and assessing university students’ evaluations of academic staff across various faculties in a timely manner.
He praised the efforts of the team that completed the platform project, which will facilitate and improve the process of data collection and analysis, thereby enhancing informed and transparent decision-making. Furthermore, it will contribute to increasing the efficiency of administrative and educational work within the university, keeping pace with the latest technological developments in higher education.
Moreover, Dr Kamal explained that the project phases began with collecting data from various departments to create a comprehensive database comprising all faculty members, courses, and programmes. This process includes generating individual reports for each course and faculty member, as well as producing comprehensive reports that are automated and integrated into a unified platform.
He added that the project will also involve the development of processes and services using the latest innovations in artificial intelligence and machine learning, with forward-thinking creative insights aimed at analysing student feedback, predicting performance and reviewing research papers, among other tasks.
by ashokaib | Dec 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
Students of Al-Shorooq Secondary Girls School learned about the academic programs and innovative specialisations offered by Arabian Gulf University (AGU) at undergraduate and postgraduate levels during an exploratory tour during which they visited the university's colleges and various departments. They learned about the Medical Skills and Simulation Centre, which offers continuous patient-focused training programs by creating a safe and integrated electronic simulation environment that guarantees exceptional training for students, doctors and healthcare specialists.
They also visited the Anatomy Museum of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, which contains real and plastic human cadavers, skeletons, and detailed models that explain the parts of the human body, helping medical students to accurately identify and diagnose various diseases. In the same vein, they learned about the problem-solving based education system, and the curricula that arm medical students with the necessary knowledge and professional skills for effective practice in the medical community.
They also learned about the nature of work in the Admissions and Registration Unit, which is one of the main units in the university, due to its direct connection to students and their scholarship destinations from the moment of their admittance and enrolment until graduation. They were informed of admission and registration requirements and the academic programs offered by the university's colleges. They also visited the university library and learned about its reserve of medical, educational, and technical books, as it provides sources of information for all scientific programs taught at the university.
by ashokaib | Dec 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Professor Dr Abdelnasser Diab Al Jarrah, a member of the Special Education Department in the Gifted Education Programme at the College of Education, Administrative and Technical Sciences at the Arabian Gulf University (AGU), has secured the 19th position in the H-index in the field of Educational Sciences. His H-index stands at 7, with his works cited by over 311,000 Arab researchers, as part of a study reviewing references on a regional level involving a total of 20,800 authors. Their works were published in articles or studies featured in Arabic scientific journals, according to the 2024 Arab Citation and Impact Factor (ARCIF) reports.
It is noteworthy that Dr Al Jarrah has achieved ranks of 37, 33 and 13 in previous years among all researchers. The ARCIF is one of the initiatives of the “Marefa” database for scientific production and is overseen by the “Supervision and Coordination Council,” which comprises representatives from various Arab and international entities such as the UNESCO Regional Office for Education in the Arab States in Beirut, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Marefa Database, the Gulf Chapter of the Special Libraries Association, as well as a scientific committee of esteemed experts and academics from several Arab countries and the United Kingdom.
by ashokaib | Dec 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
His Excellency Dr Saad bin Saud Al Fuhaid, President of the Arabian Gulf University (AGU), has signed a strategic cooperation contract with Mr Waleed Kanoo, Director of Kanoo Information Technology (Kanoo IT), aimed at implementing a Student Information Management System for the university’s students of both genders. This advanced system is designed to facilitate the management of student information throughout their academic journey, from registration through to graduation, utilising the latest technologies.
During the signing ceremony, Dr Al Fuhaid emphasised the university’s ongoing commitment to holistically developing educational fields in accordance with cutting-edge technological systems that support the educational process, thereby enhancing the services provided to students. He noted that signing the contract with Kanoo IT aligns with the university’s ambitious vision to advance educational domains using modern technologies that enhance the learning experience.
He further pointed out that this project represents an essential step towards improving student services, in line with the university’s comprehensive strategy aimed at providing an intelligent educational environment that supports students at every stage of their academic studies.
The President also indicated that this collaboration constitutes a new initiative that will create opportunities for partnership and integration between the academic and private sectors in the Kingdom of Bahrain, through the implementation of a system that manages all information required by students in an accurate, rapid and user-friendly electronic application.
He added: “The execution of this project will enable the management of operations, procedures and student services from any location in a flexible, swift and secure manner, consistent with the university’s strategic development plan and catering to the needs and aspirations of our students from the GCC countries. This innovative project will provide numerous electronic packages and vital analytical reports that contribute to expediting the processes and services required by students throughout their academic journey.”
For his part, Mr Waleed Kanoo expressed his delight in collaborating with one of the most prestigious Gulf universities, which continually strives to enhance its educational environment using the latest intelligent systems. He indicated that the implementation of this innovative technological project will improve the academic process and provide academic support services to students, thereby facilitating administrative procedures and academic transactions, and enabling them to navigate their academic lives with ease and flexibility. This is particularly significant given Kanoo IT's extensive expertise in the field of IT solutions and enterprise networking to support educational initiatives.
by ashokaib | Dec 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Arabian Gulf University (AGU) received a delegation from the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi headed by Dr. Shaikha Salem Al Dhaheri, Secretary General of the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, on a visit to discuss ways of enhancing cooperation in the field of environmental research and studies. The visit included an extensive review of the activities and achievements of the two parties with the aim of integrating research, academic and field efforts.
The visit began with the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi presenting its strategic objectives that focus on protecting the environment, preserving natural resources and promoting sustainability. The delegation also reviewed the agency’s ongoing pioneering projects such as biodiversity monitoring programs, maintaining air quality, and plans to combat climate change, in addition to awareness initiatives targeting the local community. Dr. Shaikha Al Dhaheri also touched on the “Jaywun” research vessel, a beacon of innovation equipped with the latest equipment in the field of marine research to conduct a wide range of comprehensive surveys.
For his part, Dr. Saad bin Saud Al Fuhaid provided a comprehensive introduction to AGU and its prominent environmental programs including the Shaikh Zayed Academic Chair for Environmental Sciences, established in 1997 with a permanent endowment from the Zayed Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation in the UAE. The Chair is concerned with issues of biodiversity and wildlife and environmental management, specifically policies related to energy and climate change.
Since its establishment, the Chair has graduated over 40 masters’ and diploma students in Environmental Management, over 60 in Environmental Sciences at, in addition to 12 doctoral students. The Chair has also funded the scholarship of several Environmental Management graduates for PhD studies in the UK. The Shaikh Zayed Chair has held 7 scientific seminars on environmental issues with the participation of regional and international officials, experts, and academics.
The two parties also discussed potential areas of cooperation, including developing joint training programs, implementing applied research to solve regional environmental challenges, and organising events aimed at spreading environmental awareness and promoting a culture of sustainability. The visit concluded with an emphasis on the importance of strengthening partnerships between academic institutions and environmental bodies to achieve sustainable development.
