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17.4.3 Education for SDGs in the wider community. 1
MU ORGANIZES FIRST CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIP. 6
The University Implements a Blood Donation Campaign in Cooperation with the Ministry of Sports. 7
17.4.3 Education for SDGs in the wider community
Under the guidance of His Excellency the President of the University, Prof.Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Mizal The university participated in the University Innovation Challenge for Sustainable Development, and it is one of the universities that was keen on this participation, where His Excellency the President of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, Dr. Abdullah bin Saeed Bajahzar, stated that this challenge is important in achieving the Kingdom's Vision 2030, and this challenge aims to encourage male and female students in universities to innovate and contribute to community awareness in achieving the goals of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 in accordance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and supporting universities to develop innovation methods This challenge comes under the patronage of the Ministry of Education and organized by the Prince Mohammed bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship and in cooperation with Babson Global College in Britain and the United Nations Organization for Sustainable Development.
Based on the university's participation in the Innovation Challenge for Universities, more than 16 teams of male and female students from various colleges were formed, and the teams were formed under the guidance and follow-up of Her Excellency the Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Jawaher bint Abdulrahman Al-Omar, and under the supervision of the Head of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, Dr. Abdullah bin Saeed Bajahzar, and according to the conditions of the challenge from the organizer, most notably that the members of each team are male and female students of the university, and that one team is between 3 and 5 male and female students. They must be in their final year or undergraduate graduates. The challenge should be to provide ideas and solutions in the areas of sustainable development of the United Nations. Accordingly, it was directed to form teams and nominate a member of the team as a leader, in addition to selecting a supervisor of the team from faculty members.
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Based on the Kingdom's Vision 2030 in developing the innovation system, and in continuation of its efforts to spread the culture of invention to discover inventors and innovators with the aim of supporting them and developing their entrepreneurial products, the university, represented by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, participated in the second phase of the University Innovation Challenge Program for Sustainable Development, within 15 universities across the Kingdom in this program, which is organized by the Ministry of Education in partnership with Prince Mohammed bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship, and Babson College for Entrepreneurship Education, and the United Nations Development Programme.
The University Innovation Challenge for Sustainable Development program aims to develop entrepreneurial and innovative capabilities and employ them in finding solutions to the challenges faced by sustainable development, activating strategic partnerships with local and international bodies, while involving innovative students and faculty members in a global quality educational experience that will contribute to building emerging university projects.
A team from the College of Engineering participated to represent the university in the second phase of the challenge through the S-T-S Learning System project in the presence of His Excellency the President of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, Dr. Abdullah bin Saeed Bajahzar, and under the supervision of His Excellency Dr. Abdulaziz bin Dakhil Al-Mutairi, and with the participation of students Saud Al-Obaid, Iyad Al-Falih, and Muhammad Al-Mutairi, and the project consists of a learning system that allows knowledge sharing among students, and the possibility of the student helping his colleague in different topics according to specialization, which provides Time and money, also allows discussions and conversations among themselves and the transfer of experiences and knowledge.
The program included a number of educational experiences that dealt with various topics, presented successful experiences in innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as discussing the difficulties and challenges facing leaders and officials in spreading the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.
Her Excellency the Vice President for Female Student Affairs, Dr. Jawaher bint Abdulrahman Al-Omar, stated that the university continues to emphasize continuous development by developing and preparing the skills of innovative students, providing them with the necessary support, seeking to create an innovative and sustainable educational environment that stimulates production, and benefiting from strategic partnerships to serve the community.
Her Excellency also thanked His Excellency the President of the University for his unlimited support to the Innovation Center and the university's creative and innovative students, and thanks to His Excellency the President of the Center, Dr. Abdullah Bajahzar, for his fruitful efforts, and to the participating team, wishing God continued success and payment to them.
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Within the framework of the university's initiative to promote positive concepts of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030, and in line with the requirements of the Kingdom's Vision 2030, the university, represented by the University Vice-Rectorate, implemented the training program "Expert in the applications of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030", which is directed to the leaders of the Ministry of Interior from the agents of the Emirates of the regions for development affairs, governors and general managers of development departments in the emirates and governorates of the Kingdom's regions, at the Ministry of Interior Officers Club in Riyadh, over a period of five days, concluding with a test to determine The level of achievement of participants in this program.
For his part, His Excellency the Vice President of the University, Prof. Dr. Musallam bin Muhammad Al-Dosari, stated that this program comes under the directives of His Excellency the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Mizil, and his emphasis on activating qualitative programs that serve the development directions of the state, in order to achieve the requirements of the Kingdom's Vision 2030, pointing out that the interest of the Ministry of Interior and the nomination of advanced leaders in the ministry concerned with development work is an addition to the importance and reliability of this program, and an affirmation of the integrity of the university's vision in this field. The Vice President concluded his statement by thanking the General Administration of Human Resources at the Ministry of Interior for its cooperation with the university in implementing this program, and the Institute of Studies and Consulting Services for its role in managing the implementation of this program, wishing His Excellency success to the program team.
It is worth noting that this program was launched through the University's Social Responsibility Observatory, and with the support of the General Administration of Administrative and Financial Affairs at the university in 2018, through which the university's team was built in the field of global goals, and was praised by the presidents of universities and higher education institutions in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and it was recommended at the twenty-first meeting of the Committee of University Presidents to emphasize the importance of benefiting from this initiative at the level of universities and higher education institutions in GCC States, and has also received the attention of a number of ministries and various development institutions.
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The university, represented by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at the University Vice Presidency for Female Student Affairs, held the final qualifiers for the university innovation challenge program for sustainable development at the university for the first phase under the patronage and honor of the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Mizil, and in the presence of the university vice presidents, the university vice president for female student affairs and a number of university employees.
The University Innovation Challenge Program for Sustainable Development aims to encourage university students to innovate and contribute to community awareness and knowledge of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 and achieve it in accordance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and support universities in developing innovation and entrepreneurship methods to find innovative solutions and ideas to transform their ideas into promising startups that contribute to raising the efficiency of the national economy, and this program comes under the generous patronage of the Ministry of Education and in partnership with Prince Mohammed bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship and Babson International College And the United Nations Development Organization, and the program was launched on November 14, 2021, and the program includes two phases, the first phase of which is held in universities, through which a team from each university is nominated in addition to two reserve teams, and the second phase will be held at the Prince Mohammed bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship among all teams and projects nominated from Saudi universities.
From this standpoint, the university held the qualifying ceremony for the first stage, which began with a welcoming speech from the Vice President for Female Student Affairs, Dr. Jawaher bint Abdulrahman Al-Omar, in which she welcomed the President of the University, the university vice-rectors and the honorable attendees, and clarified the objectives of the university innovation challenge and its launch, and at the end of her speech she thanked the President of the University for the support and encouragement he provides for innovation and entrepreneurship, and then the march of the University Innovation Challenge for Sustainable Development was presented by Dr. Abdullah bin Saeed Bajahzar - Head of the Innovation and Riyada Center Business - He explained in the presentation of the march of the innovative challenge in its first phase at the university that the challenge included a number of stages within the university, as it included discovery, preparation, launch, and qualification of teams, in addition to the formation of teams for competing projects, the formation of judging committees and their distribution to the judging days, in addition to what the program included in workshops, training courses and meetings, which were divided into three sides: Ministry of Education, Mohammed bin Salman College, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at the university, His Excellency also explained that the center received more than 20 ideas from projects for male and female students from various disciplines, colleges and scientific departments, and 14 projects were selected, which achieve the objectives of the challenge, as these projects went through several stages of examination, review and auditing, and the center prepared a unified model for all projects for presentations that included a description of the problem, solutions and target group, in addition to a model Business work, competitor analysis, prototype Prototype, projects were judged by court committees, and at the end of the preliminary qualifiers for the first phase, 8 projects were nominated to move to the finalists, and all teams were in continuous development, as the number of innovative projects nominated in the final qualifiers at the university level reached 5 projects and were presented.
After that, the President of the University honored two teams of female students for their participation in representing the university in a number of competitions and innovative and entrepreneurial challenges who obtained advanced ranks, and His Excellency honored the faculty members who participated in the arbitration in the first stage, and honored all male and female students participating in the university innovation challenge projects.
In conclusion, the President of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center thanked the President of the University, the Vice President for Student Affairs, the deans and vice-deans of the faculties for their continuous support, cooperation, support and encouragement to take on such challenges, competitions and camps, and for what they provide to serve male and female students, and thanked the honorable attendees, especially all male and female students for the initiative and for this unsurprising achievement from the sons and daughters of our young university and our dear country, and wished them success and payment.
MU ORGANIZES FIRST CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIP
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The Deanship of Student Affairs at MU organized the first cycling championship for students under the patronage of MU rector, Prof. Saleh Al-Mizil, and in the presence of vice-rectors, deans, and staff from the Ministry of Sports clubs and offices. The event was a wonderful sporting occasion to promote diversity in sporting activities in line with the Kingdom's Vision 2030.
Partners whose contributions made this event successful were honored at the end of the race. Students who won the race were also awarded and they are: Isaq Ibrahim (10th place), Bbukhari Muslim, (9th place), Ahmed Al-Hamad (8th place), Saeed Al-Shahrani (7th place), Omar Dego (6th place), Nadiho Yassin (5th place), Meshal Al-Buqmi (4th place), Abdelhadi Al-Hakami (3rd place), Abdelrasheed Mahmoud (2nd place), Mohammed Al-Fahayed (1st place).
Ruqayya Mustafa (10th place), Munira Al-Shayae (9th place), Fatimah Al-Ajrami (8th place), Najla Bandar(7th place), Sara Al-Duwaihy (6th place), Reem Ali (5th place), Rahaf Mahrah (4th place), Aljawhrah Al-Sulaiman (3rd place), Jawaher Al-Nooh (2nd place), Haya Al-Azimi (1st place).
The University Implements a Blood Donation Campaign in Cooperation with the Ministry of Sports
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The university, represented by the Friends of the Blood Bank Club at the Social Responsibility Observatory, carried out a blood donation campaign with the Ministry of Sports at King Fahd Sports Professor in Riyadh and in conjunction with the Kingdom's National Day, in partnership with the Central Blood Bank in Riyadh, where the campaign targeted the ministry's employees and fans of the match held at King Fahd Sports Professor in Riyadh, and more than 60 donors were received, and more than 40 units of blood were provided.
On this occasion, His Excellency the Supervisor of the Social Responsibility Observatory, Dr. Faisal bin Faraj Al-Mutairi, stated that this campaign comes based on the approval of His Excellency the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Mizil, and in line with the university's directions in opening up to society in all its components based on its social responsibility, and as a contribution to achieving the goals related to the health field, in partnership with the relevant authorities, represented by the Central Blood Bank, stressing that the university is proceeding with its plan related to its social responsibility. His Excellency Dr. Faisal Al-Mutairi also thanked His Excellency the President of the University, the partners and the university team that implemented this campaign.
The medical staff of the medical services at Majmaah University participated in the health promotion program held by the neighborhood club in Majmaah on the pedestrian track under the auspices of Dr. Saleh Al-Rabiah, Director of Education, and Dr. Khaled Al-Khereiji, Director of the School Sports Development and Health Promotion Department, and the program included a mobile exhibition of health promotion programs.
Within the framework of the efforts made by Majmaah University in community service and cooperation between the university's medical services and the Office of the Sports Authority in Majmaah Governorate
Medical services participated in the Federation Cycling Cup Championship in Majmaah Governorate, which was held in 3 cities within 5 days
Where a medical crew participated in the ambulance and the crew provided first aid to the contestants, followed them up and provided therapeutic services when needed for them
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Sultan bin Ayada Al-Enezi, a scholarship student for a doctoral study from the Department of Physical Therapy at the College of Applied Medical Sciences and a doctoral candidate at the University of Queensland in Australia, participated in presenting a specialized scientific paper on the effect of ankle joint roughness at the Australian International Conference on Sports Medicine 2022, and the results of the study were well received by the attendees and those interested in the quality and method of scientific research, as this study is the first of its kind for patients with ankle osteoarthritis.
The Australian International Conference of Sports Medicine is one of the largest and most important scientific gatherings specialized in physical therapy and sports medicine around the world, and it is under the umbrella of the Australian Society of Physical Therapy.
During the doctoral stage, the scholarship published a number of scientifically refereed papers in international journals specialized in physical therapy and medical rehabilitation, and participated in a number of international conferences specialized in the problems and treatment of ankle joint roughness, and the scholarship Al-Anzi is one of the members of the International Society for Research specialized in the treatment of ankle and foot roughness around the world International Foot and Ankle Osteoarthritis Consortium.
For his part, Al-Enezi expressed his sincere thanks and appreciation to His Excellency the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Mizil, for his continuous support for the university's scholarship students to serve the practical process and scientific research, and he also thanked the University Agency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research represented by the Training and Scholarship Department for their unlimited support for the university's scholarships, and to the Dean of the College of Applied Medical Sciences, Dr. Musaed Al-Zahrani, and the Head of the Physiotherapy Department, Dr. Ahmed Al-Enezi, for their keenness and unlimited support.
Two Teams from the University Participate in the Hackathon of Leadership in Industrial Innovation
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With the support of the President of the University, Prof. Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Mizil, and the follow-up of the Vice President for Female Student Affairs, Dr. Jawaher bint Abdulrahman Al-Omar, two teams from the university participated in the Leadership in Industrial Innovation Hackathon, which was organized by the Ministry of Education in cooperation with NEOM Industrial City (Oxagion) in Riyadh, with the participation of more than 30 Saudi universities, and a number of entities from the public and private sectors.
The projects submitted by the university included finding innovative solutions to energy and water challenges, where the first project presented an innovative model for the energy storage system for the optimal operation of renewable energy networks in the field of energy, and Dr. Abdulaziz bin Dakhil Al-Mutairi, Dr. Abdullah bin Saleh Al-Tamimi, and Dr. Nayef bin Fayez Al-Buqami from the College of Engineering worked on this project, and the second project was presented by students from the College of Engineering, namely: Muayad Al-Sweikat, Nasser Al-Dalbahi, Nawaf Al-Medlej and Othman Al-Mazrou, under the supervision of Dr. Tariq Muhammad Ahmed, where they presented an industrial innovation for the pipe pressure test tool.
The hackathon achieved remarkable success, as more than 60 teams participated, presenting promising innovations, as the participating teams' competitions were in the fields of (technology in the service of humans, water sustainability, electric fuel, and green hydrogen).
It is worth mentioning that the hackathon is a rich experience for exchanging experiences and building effective relationships, as it included various workshops and meetings with mentors with distinguished competencies to guide and support the participating teams and develop their ideas.
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The university won the gold medal and the Distinguished Innovation Award at the International Innovation Exhibition held in London 2022, where a team from the College of Applied Medical Sciences participated in the exhibition led by Prof. Dr. Raed bin Salim Al-Baradei, and the two students Ahmed bin Essam Al-Dariwish and Muhammad bin Muhareb Al-Muhareb, and the innovation of the university team (the medical device for fixing and drying tissues on the medical laboratory slides) won the admiration of the exhibition visitors and the organizing committee.
For his part, the Dean of the College, Dr. Musaed bin Muhammad Al-Zahrani, expressed his thanks and appreciation to His Excellency the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Mizil, for the facilities and support provided by the university in all fields, especially the field of research and innovations, and praised the participating team after receiving the gold medal and the Distinguished Innovation Award, appreciating the efforts made to obtain this award and raise the name of the university in this global forum.
The head of the participating team, Prof. Dr. Raed bin Salim ElBaradei, also thanked His Excellency the President of the University and His Excellency the Dean of the College for the unlimited support, which had an impact after God's success in winning the award.
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Two teams from the university qualified in the Leadership in Industrial Innovation Hackathon, which is organized by the Ministry of Education and Oxagon in NEOM, and will be held in Riyadh from 6-8/10/2022, and the hackathon aims to engage the best talents from Saudi university employees, create opportunities for strategic and technical partnerships in the private sector, in addition to transforming ideas and research into institutional projects and startups, developing the innovative and entrepreneurial skills of entrepreneurs in universities, and seeking to develop the best solutions Research and innovation for future industrial cities.
The projects submitted by the university seek to find innovative solutions to energy and water challenges, the first project came in the field of energy, where the team leader, His Excellency Dr. Abdulaziz bin Dakhil Al-Mutairi - Assistant Professor of Renewable Energy from the College of Engineering - presented an innovative model for the energy storage system for the optimal operation of renewable energy networks, and the second project came in the field of water, an industrial innovation for a pipe pressure test instrument, presented by students from the College of Engineering, namely: Muayad Al-Sweikat, Nasser Al-Dalbahi, Nawaf Al-Medlej and Othman Al-Mazrou.
Based on the directives of His Excellency Prof. Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Mizil, and the follow-up of Her Excellency the Vice President for Female Student Affairs, Dr. Jawaher bint Abdulrahman Al-Omar, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center supervised the projects and followed up on their development during the previous period, and organized a number of meetings and meetings, in order to ensure the completion of the projects and their suitability to participate in the hackathon.