International Islamic University (IIUI) Spokesperson Nasir Farid commended the University President H.E. Dr. Hathal Homoud Alotaibi, for transforming the institution into a merit-based center of excellence during the last four years, saying that Dr. Alotaibi eliminated nepotism and ensured that decisions were made solely on merit.
In a statement, Nasir Farid said that the principled decision of Dr. She discouraged Alotaibi from grouping and allowed deserving individuals access to their rights. He cited the frequent holding of selection committees where employees and teachers were promoted based on merit. He said the principled policy of the IIUI president had failed elements whose agenda was personal interest.
He said that in the light of the vision of IIUI President, the university has achieved significant success in research, teaching quality and infrastructure development among others.
When mentioning the strategic plan presented by Dr. Hathal Homoud Alotaibi, said that IIUI president saved the university from a serious financial crisis, the most mentioned is the support provided by Saudi Arabia due to his efforts in difficult financial conditions. Nasir Farid said that as a result of the tireless efforts of the university president, the salaries for the past two months have been managed from the Saudi fund.
The spokesperson said that universities across the country are currently suffering from severe financial crisis and the same situation has hit IIUI but it is the result of hard work and vision of Dr. Hathala that even now the university is very competitive compared to other universities in the country and serves in a better condition.
Speaking about the high-level induction meeting on Monday, a university spokesperson said that at the meeting, vice presidents, deans, CEOs and other senior officials of the university recognized the leadership and vision of Dr. Hathala Homoud Alotaibi and said that due to his hard work and vision, the university has achieved a leading position in the global rankings. They also praised that during his four-year tenure, along with the increase in the number of faculty blocks, laboratories and infrastructure, the university had acquired high-profile faculty members from Saudi Arabia’s Um ul Qura University, Madinah University and Imam Muhammad Ibn e Saud University, which they said was a matter of honour. and honors.
The university spokesperson also said that four laboratories set up with funding from Saudi Arabia were inaugurated on Monday in the men’s and women’s campuses based on the vision of the university president.
Discussing the student-centric approach of the IIUI President, the IIUI spokesperson said that the university also got a state-of-the-art student facilitation center with Saudi funding, which was welcomed by the HEC and universities across the country. Nasir Farid said that due to the problems faced by universities across the country, there is a decrease in admissions, but due to the university’s best ranking, international identity and teaching performance compared to all universities, the first priority of candidates is still the International Islamic University.
Referring to the university president’s vision of using technology and adopting modern teaching methods, the university spokesperson said that the university has entered a new era of digitization by leveraging the campus management system, while Dr. Hathal’s distance and online education reforms have brightened the university’s future.
He said that under the chairmanship of Dr. Hathala Homoud Alotaibi’s priority of student-centered approach was the cornerstone of his policy, he removed the atmosphere of politics from the university and for the first time in the history of the university in the hostels, modern turnstile gates were installed and students could get hostel places on merit. He said that for the students, the presidency university has created international quality food streets in male and female campus by taking special measures.
A university spokesman said Dr. Hathal Homoud Alotaibi prioritized research and activated the journals of all departments. He said the IIUI President personally guided IIUI researchers and promoted research relevant to contemporary challenges and societal problems to serve the country.
Nasir Farid said that students who graduated from the International Islamic University are serving in renowned institutions around the world but were never contacted before Dr. Hathal took office. The IIUI president activated the alumni office and created a network of distinguished alumni, leading to collaborative agreements and linkages between academia and industry. He further said that a clear example of the same effort is the visit of Saudi Arabian industrial specialists a few days ago, where they distributed job letters to 21 students of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology after on-site interviews. The spokesperson said that the entire university appreciated the services of Dr. Hathala Homoud Alotaibi, expressed satisfaction with his performance and expressed gratitude for his efforts.
