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Quality Initiative
An initiative designed to develop the components of education at the University that contribute to raising quality and rankings locally and internationally, by adopting best practices across all University activities and developing a roadmap for obtaining institutional accreditation and program accreditation for all programs, and for the University's distinction locally and internationally.
Through the initiative, the University seeks to achieve the highest levels of total quality by (assessing the current situation, governing procedures and work plans, building work teams and developing talent from within the University, according to a sustainable work plan).
Initiative Objectives
- Spreading a culture of quality and institutional excellence.
- Raising the quality of education and obtaining academic accreditations.
- Excellence in rankings locally and globally.
- Developing the capabilities of the University's staff in line with the best concepts of development and quality.
Initiative Methodology
The initiative proceeds through the following stages:
- Assessing the current situation.
- Governing processes and work plans.
- Building work teams.
- Developing talent.
- Evaluation, monitoring and improvement.
The methodology follows the continuous improvement cycle: Plan → Do → Check → Act.
The Quality Initiative stems from an integrated chain of national and institutional objectives, as follows:
Saudi Vision 2030 Objectives
- Ensuring alignment between education outcomes and labor market needs.
Strategic Objectives of the Ministry of Education
- Improving learning outcomes and enhancing the education system's global standing.
- Developing the education system to meet development requirements and labor market needs.
- Developing the system of universities and educational and training institutions.
- Building and developing the capabilities of educational staff.
Strategic Objectives of Prince Musaid bin Abdulrahman University
- Providing distinguished education to a broad segment of learners to enable them to achieve their academic and professional aspirations.
Quality Initiative
The Quality Initiative is an extension and outcome of these objectives.
The initiative proceeds through six sequential stages:
- Assessing the current situation.
- Governing processes and work plans.
- Building work teams.
- Developing talent.
- Implementing the plan.
- Evaluation, monitoring and improvement.
Continuous Improvement Cycle (PDCA)
The sixth stage feeds into the four-step continuous improvement cycle:
- Plan: Setting the plan.
- Do: Implementing the plan.
- Check: Measuring and reviewing results.
- Act: Addressing gaps and improving performance, then starting the cycle again.