Initiative idea

Enhancing the university’s portfolio of academic program accreditations across all colleges.

Initiative Objectives

Increasing the number of academic programs that obtain national academic accreditation.

Importance of the Initiative

1. In alignment with Saudi Vision 2030, the Ministry of Education’s ambitious “Afaq” vision for higher education, and King Faisal University’s Strategic Plan 2020–2024.
2. Academic accreditations are a vital means of establishing and strengthening King Faisal University’s reputation at both the institutional and programmatic levels, nationally and internationally. They serve to motivate prospective students and partners to engage with the university and act as an effective tool to elevate and sustain the quality of higher education.
3. Meeting national and international institutional and programmatic quality standards reinforces a culture of quality and continuous improvement. This has a significant impact on building trust in program outcomes, aligning them with the Kingdom’s development initiatives and labor market needs, and enhancing the university’s reputation and standing among stakeholders and beneficiaries.

Implementation Activities

• Supporting institutional accreditation processes and ensuring their sustainability through continuous improvement.
• Identifying reliable local and international accreditation bodies for academic programs.
• Conducting gap analyses of programs against accreditation requirements.
• Developing an implementation plan for each program nominated for accreditation.
• Submitting applications to accreditation bodies and following up on the execution of the specific action plans for each program.

Summary of Achievements and Number of Beneficiaries

Three programs obtained full national accreditation from the National Center for Academic Accreditation and Evaluation (NCAAA):

Expected Outcomes

• Supporting institutional accreditation processes and ensuring sustainability through continuous improvement.
• Identifying reliable local and international accreditation bodies for academic programs.
• Conducting gap analyses of programs against accreditation requirements.
• Developing an implementation plan for each program nominated for accreditation.
• Submitting applications to programmatic accreditation bodies and monitoring the implementation of each program’s action plan.