Dr Amir participates in reviewing e-courses in US universities

The faculty member at King Khalid University (KKU), the Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Faculty of Engineering, Dr. Amir Kesssentini has participated, as a certified content expert, in reviewing the content "Engineering Management Project" course in Ohio University, USA and "Fluid Mechanics Theory" course at the University of New Mexico, USA

The participation of Dr. Amir came after rehabilitating him in the field of electronic courses quality by the Deanship of e-learning at King Khalid University - the quality of e-courses Department, and after attending sessions and getting accreditation from the quality of the e-courses global Organization "QM" and after his active participation in the completion of the internal and formal review phase of some of the courses.

For his part, Dean of e-learning, Dr. Fahd bin Abdullah Al Ahmari congratulated Faculty of Engineering, and Dr. Amir Kesssentini on this unprecedented achievement for King Khalid University in the field of electronic courses and its quality. Dr. Al Ahmari explained that the university had a head start in making a strategic partnership with the QM organization, which is one of the international organizations that concerned with the quality of e-courses. Hence, KKU is the first partner of the organization in the Middle East, among more than 950 leading educational institution in the world. On the other hand, KKU has sought to build its partnership with this organization because of its expertise and leadership in the field of electronic courses quality in the world. He said, "Due to this partnership, KKU has adopted standards that have been accredited by this organization, to be a basis for regulating the quality of e-courses at the university level" He added that the deanship through the adoption of this global standard is designed to enable the teaching staff to apply quality standards in the design of their electronic courses, to create and implement the process of adoption of the quality of e-courses, to measure the efficiency, effectiveness and customer satisfaction with regard to e-learning, to identify gaps and opportunities for development in the e-learning program,  and to present the right projects to fill the gaps, and take advantage of opportunities for improvement.  Dr. Al Ahmari pointed out that the unprecedented achievements of the deanship at the level of the Middle East universities are represented in 20 courses at the KKU getting merit seal from the QM organization.

Announcement

Masters Orientation Program 1446 H

  The Committee of Higher Studies for Masters and Research at the Department of Electrical Engineering recently held an Orientation Program for new MSc students to mark the beginning of the first semester of the academic year 1446. The event commenced with a welcoming address from the Department Chairman, Dr. AbdulRahman Alayedh, who set a positive tone for the sessions to follow. In the subsequent discussion, Dr. Mohammad Mastoor Alammar, the Coordinator of the Research and Higher Studies Committee, presented crucial information regarding the MSc Program's norms and regulations, which included guidance on the advising committee, course credits, and thesis requirements. The orientation program sought to educate students about the structure of the Master’s Program at both the college and university levels. It also introduced faculty members and their respective specializations, clarified the roles of various units within the academic system, and outlined how the College of Engineering and the Department of Electrical Engineering can support students throughout their academic journey. Additionally, committee member Dr. Javed Khan Bhutto shared his research experiences and discussed future prospects related to the Masters Course. The session concluded with Dr. Mohammad Mastoor Alammar delivering a vote of thanks to all attendees, marking a successful start for the incoming MSc students.

QS World Ranking 2024

The College of Engineering Achieves Advanced Positions In The QS Global Ranking  For The  Year 2024

The College of Engineering at King Khalid University achieved the top 200 majors in the world after achieving a rank of 151-200 in the field of chemical engineering. The university also achieved record numbers in the field of electrical and electronics engineering by ranking 401-450 in the world.

A field visit for students of the College of Engineering to the Al Watania for Indsutries and Tasnee factory in Riyadh

  Based on the keenness of the College of Engineering at King Khalid University - represented by the Training Unit - to perfect and develop its outputs and link them to the labor market and for its male and female students to receive the best quality and distinguished learning methods, a number of college students, under the supervision of the head of the Training Unit, Dr. Dhafer Ali Alqahtani, coordinated a field visit. The students visited Al Watania for industries and Tasnee factory  in Riyadh on Wednesday and Thursday, November, 22-23, 2023. The visit aims to acquaint the students with the technologies that fall within their specialization and are used in the Al watania for Industry (its plastic and container manufacturers) and Tasnee (the battery factory), which allowed the college students to learn about the nature of factory work by meeting with the engineers working in the factories. The visit began with a visual presentation of the factories’ parts and components, the developments that took place in them from their inception until today, and what are the security and safety precautions. This visit included a field tour of the factory facilities and their effective contribution to the latest technologies and quality of production in the field of plastics, containers and batteries. An open meeting was also held to discuss and answer students’ inquiries related to factory operations and technologies. At the end of the visit, the college employees expressed their thanks to the representatives of the factories for the warm reception, and the efforts they made to make this visit a success, which comes within the cooperation and constructive interaction between the universities with the governmental and private sectors in the field of industry to link the theoretical reality with the practical and applied, because of its great positive impact and great benefit to its graduates and graduates of the College of Engineering.