5.3.3 Does your university as a body provide women’s access schemes?
Women's Services Department
https://m.mu.edu.sa/ar/deanships/deanship-of-information-technology-and-e-learning/213441
Organizational Linkage:
إدارة الخدمات النسائية It is administratively and organizationally linked to His Excellency the Dean of Information Technology and E-Learning.
Affiliated Sections:
- Support Services Section.
- Beneficiaries Care Section.
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LAUNCHED WITH NEW FEATURES
https://www.mu.edu.sa/en/news/general/216806
MU added new features to the transportation services for female students in line with the transportation fleet which has new buses 2025. The director of the General Administration of Services, Mr. Moteb Al-Maymoni, pointed out that new itineraries were added to the transportation fleet to transport female students to more than 80 centers, villages in 4 governorates. High level of safety were taken into consideration to meet the Saudi Standards and Metrology Organization and the Public Transport Authority.
The applications to join the transportation services were received and will processed and completed by the project management. This year’s services included providing additional services including direct transportation services, field training transportation services, and student activities.
Mr. Al-Maymoni extended his thanks to the rector and the vice-rector for their support, appreciating the efforts exerted by other departments under the Deanship of Information Technology.
The university opens registration to benefit from bus transportation services for female students
https://www.mu.edu.sa/ar/news/general/216571
Based on the university's keenness to provide all services to male and female students, the university has approved transportation routes for the academic year 1446 AH, where His Excellency the Vice-Rector for Development and Investment, Professor Dr. Musallam Al-Dosari, stated that the transportation routes for this academic year have been drawn up in line with the expansion of services for female students from villages, centers and governorates to which the university provides services, by creating a number of additional routes to serve the new colleges represented by the College of Nursing, the College of Sharia, and Law, where female students who wish to continue the service can do so through transportation buses in all colleges of the university.
The university provides this service free of charge to female students. The service can be used to update the route data and reserve seats. New female students can also join this service by entering the university transportation system, which contains a number of services to serve female university students. The university has been keen to improve transportation services by enhancing the transportation fleet with modern buses that provide a high level of safety measures and security measures for the routes provided by the university to more than 80 centers and migrations, 4 governorates, and 60 residential neighborhoods.
The Vice President for Development and Investment, Prof. Dr. Muslim Al-Dosari, thanked His Excellency the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Muzal, for his continuous support for what serves the university’s male and female students, and for expanding transportation services and lines as part of the university’s preparations for the academic year 1446 AH.
MU's first table football for female students held by the Deanship of Student Affairs
https://www.mu.edu.sa/en/news/deanships/deanship-of-student-affairs/206296
The Deanship of Student Affairs, represented by the Department of Sports Activities for Female Students, organized, in cooperation with the Saudi Table Football Committee, the first university table football tournament for female students, with the participation of 20 doubles teams from various colleges, with a total of 40 female students. The tournament has a round of 16 with a 20 matches played.
The results of the tournament are as follow:
First place: Wafa Ahmed Al-Rashid and Hanouf Ahmed Al-Rasheed
Second place: Sarah Youssef Al-Nassar and Ohood Ali Al-Shammari
Third place: Maha Rashid Al-Sahli and Irada Abdul Aziz Al-Abad.
His Excellency the University President inaugurates the Digital Unit (Amen) and the Student Service Center at the College Complex in Majmaah.
His Excellency the University President, Dr. Khalid bin Saad Al-Muqrin, inaugurated the Digital Unit (Aman) in the Services Department and the Female Student Service Center at the College Complex in Al-Majmaah on Sunday 5/3/1438 AH. His Excellency was received by His Excellency the University Vice President, Dr. Musallam bin Muhammad Al-Dosari, the deans of the colleges and supporting deanships, and the directors of the departments. His Excellency inaugurated and launched the Digital Unit (Aman), and listened to a comprehensive explanation of the tasks, characteristics, and programs of this unit. His Excellency also inaugurated and launched the Female Student Service Center at the College Complex in Al-Majmaah, and was briefed on the goals and tasks of this center. In this regard, His Excellency the University Vice President, Dr. Musallam Al-Dosari, valued the patronage and honor of His Excellency the University President for the opening of the Digital Unit and the Female Student Service Center, as this project is integrated with the services provided to beneficiaries of the Services Department services with the aim of facilitating the provision of this service and controlling the mechanism for its provision. The (Aman) Unit aims to activate programs related to serving beneficiaries, through the application of the official vehicle and bus tracking program, and activating self-service devices , and evaluating the level of services provided by the Services Department through its two departments, University Transportation and Movement, and linking the sites for viewing the transportation buses through (Aman) electronically in all the university colleges through live broadcasting. His Excellency the Vice President of the University also praised the Student Services Center, which is an integrated center for care and service provision, and enabling female students to benefit from this center by viewing the bus yard in all the university colleges without the need to go out to the waiting areas, and benefiting from the electronic self-services through the service devices, and the university’s participation in evaluating the level of service, and activating the aspect of caring for female students’ comments, and processing them through special counters in the various colleges. Counters were also allocated for the elite female students category (those with special needs) and female students from the families of martyrs of duty, and participants in the southern border. His Excellency the Vice President of the University also indicated that this unit and the service center were created and equipped with direct follow-up and supervision from His Excellency the University President to facilitate the provision of service to the female student, guardian, and beneficiaries across all the university colleges and linking it to the (Aman) unit. It is worth noting that His Excellency the University President and the university staff visited the Weather Fluctuations Monitoring Unit, and reviewed the work progress of this unit and the results of the analysis of climate influences. Everyone also visited the site for transporting female students of the college complex and reviewed the transportation project, and met with bus drivers.
Dialogue session entitled: (Saudi women and sustainable development goals)
https://www.mu.edu.sa/ar/centers-and-institutes/cifal-center/206716
Saudi CIVAL Center invites you to attend the seventh meeting in the series of meetings of the center entitled: Integrating women into the workforce
https://www.mu.edu.sa/ar/news/centers-and-institutes/cifal-center/213161
The Seifal Center, in partnership with the Women’s Committee for Community Development and the Social Responsibility Observatory, invited you to attend the seventh meeting in the Center’s series of meetings entitled: Integrating Women into the Workforce: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Leap from 17% to 36% and Beyond, with Dr. Lujain bint Ahmed Al-Haqil, Associate Professor of Law, on Friday, March 8th at 1:00 PM.
The meeting is held on the occasion of International Women's Day, which falls on the eighth of March every year, to confirm women's achievements and positive roles that contribute to economic and political growth and achieving social solidarity. This year's International Women's Day is held under the slogan "Investing in Women: Accelerating Progress", and to activate the role of the Saudi CIFAl Center, which is represented in accelerating work to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals 2030.
A seminar entitled: Rural women and the sustainable development goals: Reality and perspective
https://www.mu.edu.sa/en/news/centers-and-institutes/cifal-center/207181
In response to the International Day of Rural Women, CIFAL held in partnership with the Women’s Committee for Community Development in the Riyadh Region and the Observatory for Community Service and Social Responsibility a seminar entitled: Developmental Empowerment of Rural Women within the Framework of the United Nations Development Goals 2030.
The seminar took place on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, and was moderated by Dr. Jamila Al-Harbi, Assistant Supervisor of the Community Service and Social Responsibility Observatory, who referred to the partnership between CIFAL and the Women's Committee and the Community Service and Responsibility Observatory at MU. She also highlighted the importance of talking about women in general and rural women and their valuable contribution in the field of development, an act which leads to economic advancement in line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.
The first topic was addressed by Dr. Abeer Al-Otaibi, Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, and explained the concepts related to rural women, reviewing the statistics and the programs related to them. Dr. Al-Otaibi explained that the majority of rural women depend on natural resources and agriculture to make a living, as they constitute more than a quarter of the world’s total population. In developing countries, rural women represent about 43% of the agricultural labor force, and they also produce much of the food available. This makes them primarily responsible for food security. Given the fact that 76% of those living in extreme poverty are located in rural areas, making sure that rural women’s access to agricultural productive resources contributes to reducing hunger and poverty in the world, and makes rural women an important element to develop communities.
Ms. Dalal Al-Osaimi, family and development advisor and social responsibility specialist, discussed the second topic entitled “The Contribution of Rural Women to Development". She mentioned statistics and comparisons, indicating that rural women represent approximately 43% of the agricultural labor force in developing countries and accelerate the pace of progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
Dr. Aisha Al-Bakri, Associate Professor of Education and Vice Dean of the College of Education in Zulfi, discussed the third topic of the seminar which focused on addressing the requirements for rural women’s contribution to achieving the sustainable development goals and the expected role of rural women to contribute to achieving the goals of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 and the sustainable development goals. She said that women constitutes 49.2% of the total population of the Kingdom. This has encouraged the government to support women, develop their talents, and invest their energies to achieve the vision 2030. Dr. Al-Bakri also presented the rural development program (the Saudi countryside), including: development and production of Arabica coffee, beekeeping and honey production, cultivation and trade of roses, development and production of fruit, particularly pomegranates, figs and grapes, and support for fishermen and fish farmers as well as supporting small livestock farmers.
Dialogue session entitled: (Saudi women and sustainable development goals)
https://www.mu.edu.sa/ar/news/centers-and-institutes/cifal-center/204001
The Cifal Center at the university held a dialogue session entitled: (Saudi Women and Sustainable Development Goals: Clear Directions for the Future of Development), on the occasion of International Women's Day. A number of experts and specialists in the field of sustainable development participated in the session, and many important topics related to raising awareness of the importance of sustainable development were discussed. The dialogue topics also included qualitative competence to achieve development, the role of Saudi women in this regard, and supporting qualitative specializations for women to achieve development.
Director of Cifal Center , Dr. Ayman Al-Barakati, stated that the session came within the framework of Cifal Center’s ongoing efforts to raise awareness of the importance of sustainable development and the role of Saudi women in these goals, noting that the center works to provide many training and awareness programs in sustainable development.
A plenary session on the Saudi women and sustainable development goals
https://www.mu.edu.sa/en/news/centers-and-institutes/cifal-center/200826
The college holds a course entitled "Developing Self-Skills for Female Graduates"
https://www.mu.edu.sa/ar/news/colleges/college-of-science-and-human-studies-at-hotat-sudair/206896
Course entitled "The Concept of Management Information Systems for Human Resources"
The Department of Business Administration, in cooperation with the College Club in the female students’ sections, held a course entitled “ Developing Self-Skills for Female Graduates ” on Monday 3/24/1445 AH in the training hall, presented by Dr. Sanaa Daoud Zaki, during which she mentioned the importance of skills in Vision 2030, what skills should be developed in female graduates during their studies, how they can be developed , what skills the labor market is looking for and ways to develop them , as well as the skill of searching for a job , and the skill of passing personal interviews . This course is one of several courses offered by the Department of Business Administration in cooperation with the College Club in the female students’ sections in leadership and skill development.
Academic Guidance Week Activities in Female Students' Sections
https://www.mu.edu.sa/ar/news/colleges/college-of-science-and-human-studies-at-hotat-sudair/189631
The College Agency for Educational Affairs, represented by the Student Support Unit, organized the “Academic Guidance Week Activities” from 7/5/1443 AH to 7/8/1443 AH, in cooperation with the academic departments and college units (Student Activities Unit - Student Services Unit - Student Guidance and Rights Unit - Relations and Documentation Unit) , which included:
Speech by the College Dean and the female students’ sections, Dr. Tahani Al-Zakri: She welcomed the attendees and urged the students to adhere to the procedures and regulations of the college. She also congratulated the distinguished students on their excellence and distinction.
A speech by the Student Support Unit Coordinator, Dr. Fatima Amer: She talked about academic guidance and its importance to the student in her educational career and academic guidance programs, as well as the duties of the academic advisor and the importance of communicating with her.
Dr. Thuraya Al Saif’s speech on “ High Ambition ”: She mentioned that God Almighty honored the people of faith with knowledge and gave them a high status according to the knowledge they have, and she urged the students to keep company with those with high aspirations.
Dr. Mariam Ali Juma’s speech on “Motherhood and Academic Ambition ”, in which she explained the importance of marriage as an innate need that must be met, and that studying should not be a reason for cancelling or delaying it. A group of models of married women who are successful in their lives were presented.
Honoring distinguished students in the departments: 101 distinguished students with a cumulative GPA of 4.75 and above were honored.
Graduate Experience: During which a number of female graduates of the college presented “post-graduation recommendations” that included commitment to the study plan, interest in university studies, education, and linking what was studied during the 4 years to the labor market.
Student Initiative: Student Noura Al-Rayes, from the Business Administration Department, presented an “Initiative to Display and Market Small Business Products for Female Students and Graduates . ”
A number of activities were also held during the Academic Guidance Week in the college lobby with the participation of a group of female students.
Workshop for female students entitled "Developing Communication Skills in Business"
The Training Unit, in cooperation with the English Department in the female students’ sections, held a workshop for female students entitled “Developing Communication Skills in the Business Field” on Thursday 2/18/1441 AH in the Honors Hall. It was presented by Dr. Sheba Sardar Ali, who explained the communication process as an important element of professional effectiveness. She talked about understanding oneself and improving skills in dealing with others, how to diagnose and overcome obstacles to communication, as well as ways to gain confidence and improve presentation skills. The workshop concluded with several suggestions, including: practicing active listening, identifying obstacles, reading body language and using it effectively, and speaking effectively and persuasively.
ACHIEVEMENTS OF SAUDI WOMEN FORUM HELD BY VICE-RECTOR'S OFFICE FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS
https://m.mu.edu.sa/en/news/190591
Under the patronage of MU rector, Prof. Saleh Al-Mizil, the Vice-Rector's Office for Female Students held on Wednesday, 11 am, an online forum under the theme "Achievements of Saudi Women". All the university staff were invited to the forum which will host Dr. Asma Al-Muwaysheer, a member of Shura Council.
Dr. Jawaher Al-Omar, the vice-rector, pointed out that the forum is held to celebrate the international women's day and to recognize the achievements of Saudi women and ways of empowering them.
The forum can be attended via the following link:
https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/e21614eb71994204b2cd55af3a0f687f