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The Joint Supervision Program At King Abdulaziz University

The Joint Supervision Program At King Abdulaziz University. Introduction Objectives Administration Relationship Advisory team Obligations Codes of practice. Introduction

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The Joint Supervision Program At King Abdulaziz University

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  1. The Joint Supervision ProgramAt King Abdulaziz University

  2. Introduction • Objectives • Administration • Relationship • Advisory team • Obligations • Codes of practice

  3. Introduction King Abdulaziz university ha always been employing all efforts possible in order to ensure the success of its student that implies the success of the university as a whole. In this respect, the joint supervision program strive to cater for the need of some qualified university female lecturers and teaching assistant,

  4. competitive at an international level, who cannot peruse their studies abroad due to their social or familial constraints. Thus the role of such a program is to help them achieve their goals and fulfill their ambitions addressed at carrying on their research without compromising academic quality..

  5. To provide KAU female demonstrators and lecturers, who are hindered by some social constraints, with opportunities to pursue their postgraduate studies leading to a degree of Doctorate of philosophy without having to leave the country. • Supply KAU with more highly qualified female Saudi faculty members so as to have an accredited university. Objectives Strengthen academic ties between KAU and other internationally recognized universities with outstanding role in scientific progress. • Enrich the students’ knowledge or novel scientific discoveries and remarkable new findings.

  6. Administrative • JSP is the Program’s administrative bureau

  7. Relationship JSP (the a administrative bureau) The permanent Committee of higher education for JSP The Academic Department (External) University Local and External Supervisors

  8. It coordinates‘ • external supervisors’ visits to KAU , as well as student’s and local supervisors’ visits to the external universities. • JSP It is the direct supervisor of the candidates ’ academic affairs. • It facilitates registration • and administrative procedures at KAU and (external) Universities.

  9. The permanent Committee of higher education for JSP It issues recommendations for extensions of study period, transferring to other universities, request or changing the external supervisors • It examines and evaluates the reports presented by the supervisors on their student’s progress.

  10. It evaluates the candidates’ PhD degree research proposal • It confirms that the proposed • research relates to the required • area of especially in the department.

  11. (External) University The external University appoints a principal supervisor of the student’s study who should fulfills all academic supervision obligations during the period of the student’s study. The external University awards the Joint Supervision Program’s enrolled candidates a PhD degree upon their successful completion of the requirements for the degree.

  12. Advisory team The program’s candidates perform their research work under the supervision of two staff members (local and external), who have been designated and mutually approved by both participating universities and assumed to fulfill the supervision obligations

  13. Principles Supervisors obligations

  14. Local (Collaborative) Supervisors obligations

  15. The joint supervision program student’s obligations

  16. The joint supervision program’s obligations

  17. the program’s codes of practice (1) • The place of the study The student must be available at the university (KAU) during the period of her study • The studying period to obtain a PhD degree is there years from the date of the student’s registration at the external university. • The regular period • Transferring from one external university to another is not permissible without the approval of KAU council based on the recommendation of the permanent JSP committee and the academic department council and the faculty council. Transferring to another university

  18. the program’s codes of practice (2) • Postponing (deferring) To qualify for deferral student must gain the consent of both external university and JSP committee. Student can only defer for a period of 12 months. Deferment period is not taking as part of the maximum period of study. JSP encourages its students to finish their PhD program within three years. However, students requiring an extension for their program time-limit can petition for extension for up to three times to JSP. This petition requires a recommendation from the two supervisors • Extensions

  19. After the Viva Voce Uponsuccessful completion of the program of study the candidate will be awarded the degree of PhD or equivalent form the (External) university.

  20. For further information : : 966 2 695 1350 : P.O Box 80218 Jeddah 21589 : admin-jsp@kau.edu.sa : 966 2 629 3021 www.kau.edu.sa/jsp

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