In alignment with the university initiative to attain accreditation for its programs to improve the quality of its outputs and its graduates’ readiness for the labor market to contribute to realizing the goals of the Kingdom’s 2030 vision, the Education and Training Evaluation Commission represented by the National Center for Academic Accreditation and Assessment conducted the final (virtual and on-site) three-days assessment visit. The visit was held during the period of 17-19 September 2023 within the accreditation project for the Master of Business Administration Program at the College of Business Administration at Dar Al Uloom University.

The virtual and on-site visits carried out over three days, six sessions per day over five hours, where the external review panel, together with the National Center for Academic Accreditation and Assessment representatives, held meetings with the program faculty members, University and College Officials. There were different sessions to examine and discuss the criteria for program accreditation and to assess the level of compliance achieved by the program practices to attain program accreditation from the Education and Training Evaluation Commission. The visit also included an On-Site tour of various university facilities, including classrooms, laboratories, the central library, gyms, swimming pools and other facilities in the male and female sections.

Dr. Abdulrahman Alshimai, Acting Dean of the College, expressed his gratitude and appreciation to the program team for their great efforts in preparing the self-study report and completing all accreditation requirements. He also thanked all the staff members of different departments in the University, members of the program’s Advisory Board, the employers and training bodies, the current students, and alumni who participated in those sessions. Last but not least, he expressed his deep gratitude and appreciation to the Leaders of the University spearheaded by His Excellency the President of the University for their great support for the program’s efforts to obtain accreditation, which had a great impact in facilitating the completion of this task, wishing to culminate these efforts with the MBA Program obtaining Full Program Accreditation soon.