DAU has prioritized graduate studies and scientific research since it was founded in 2008. Graduate programs at the university are designed to meet the labor market’s requirement for outstanding professional skills, in alignment with DAU’s mission and strategic goals. A total of 8 graduate programs are now offered in three colleges: the College of Business Administration, the College of Law, and the College of Architecture and Digital Design.

–

Mission:

Provide high-quality learning experiences for graduate students to inspire their professional and personal success.

–

Goals:

1. Maintain advanced studies and research that serve the national goals, expanding them, and endeavouring to publish them.

2. Contributing to the enrichment of all areas of knowledge by means of specialised studies and academic research to gain access to innovative scientific and applied research additions and to reveal new facts.

3. Providing students with the educational opportunities to pursue graduate courses locally.

4. Offering qualifying courses and programs to students to increase their level of qualification and competence in conducting studies and research that benefit the country and contribute to the enrichment of their respective specialisations.

5. Recruiting a group of exceptional students from across the world in the most essential research subjects in order to enhance the outputs of academic research and increase the required cultural diversity in graduate programs.

6. Preparing and developing the academic and professional specialists that society needs.

7. Encouraging creativity and innovation to keep pace with the demands of knowledge and technical development, elevating the level of academic research, and directing it to address issues and challenges of sustainable development locally in Saudi society, regionally, and globally.

8. Enhancing local, regional, and international cooperation and partnership

opportunities.

9. Developing the knowledge economy outputs to contribute to achieving the sustainable development goals of Saudi society.