Vice Deanship for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research

Responsibilities of the Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research

Units Under the Vice Deanship for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research

1. Graduate Programs Unit

Responsibilities of the Graduate Programs Unit Head:

1. Supervising graduate programs and proposing development plans in coordination with program directors.
2. Supervising admission examinations for new graduate program applicants.
3. Coordinating with departments regarding graduate student requests and submitting them to the Vice Dean.
4. Preparing an annual report on graduate studies progress and activities and submitting it to the Vice Dean.
5. Assisting the Vice Dean in planning and organizing all matters that facilitate the unit's workflow.
6. Following up on periodic reports for Master's and PhD theses of graduate students and submitting them to the Vice Dean.
7. Following up on courses for students offered by other university colleges such as Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, Engineering, and others.

2. Dental Fellowship Programs Unit

Responsibilities of the Dental Fellowship Programs Head:

1. Supervising fellowship programs in the college and proposing and developing plans.
2. Coordinating with Master's program directors in the college.
3. Determining the number of trainees in each specialization.
4. Following up on periodic trainee reports and submitting them to the Vice Dean.
5. Preparing an annual report on fellowship programs in the college and submitting it to the Vice Dean.
6. Assisting the Vice Dean in planning and organizing all matters that facilitate the unit's workflow.

3. Specialty Certificate Programs Unit

Responsibilities of the Specialty Certificate Programs Unit Head:

1. Supervising specialty programs in the college and proposing development plans.
2. Following up on periodic student reports and submitting them to the Vice Dean.
3. Following up on courses for students offered by college departments.
4. Preparing an annual report on specialty certificate students in the college and submitting it to the Vice Dean.
5. Assisting the Vice Dean in planning and organizing all matters that facilitate the unit's workflow.

4. Continuing Education Unit

Responsibilities of the Continuing Education Unit Head:

1. Supervising continuing education and proposing and coordinating its activities.
2. Preparing an annual plan for continuing education activities at the College of Dentistry.
3. Organizing venue, timing, and catering services for continuing education activities.
4. Announcing unit activities well in advance.
5. Preparing an annual report on continuing education activities and submitting it to the Vice Dean.
6. Assisting the Vice Dean in planning and organizing all matters that facilitate the unit's workflow.

5. Scientific Research Support Unit

Responsibilities of the Scientific Research Support Unit Head:

1. Establishing twinning and international cooperation agreements with globally prestigious universities in dental scientific research.
2. Determining research strategies and directions, and coordinating efforts of entities concerned with scientific research within the college.
3. Increasing scientific research production in the college and improving its outputs through supporting and encouraging distinguished scientific research.
4. Raising publication quality and increasing the number of research published in journals indexed in the ISI (Institute for Scientific Information) database.
5. Motivating researchers toward excellence, creativity, innovation, and invention.
6. Seeking publication in Science and Nature journals.
7. Working to increase funding attracted to support scientific research in the college.
8. Attracting distinguished international researchers through recruitment programs – visiting professor – scientist fellowship – twinning, etc.
9. Bringing modern technology in dental research.
10. Developing research partnerships with industry in dental research.
11. Improving research facilities (in the college building designated for male and female students) in terms of equipment and maintenance.
12. Raising faculty skills level to conduct and publish high-impact research.
13. Enhancing undergraduate student participation in scientific research.
14. Establishing new research chairs or centers of excellence.
15. Supporting existing research chairs.
16. Assisting researchers in obtaining financial support from funding sources inside and outside the university.
17. Establishing regulations and procedures for using laboratories, and controls for conducting biomedical research on humans and animals to comply with approved international standards.
18. Providing biostatistical analysis services for researchers.
19. Providing scientific support regarding research proposal review and assistance in good design of research plans.
20. Providing support in scientific editing of articles and preparing images and graphs to be at a level acceptable for publication in international journals.
21. Providing human resource support by providing and coordinating research assistants to advance the research process.
22. Assisting researchers in communicating with journals classified in databases for publication.
23. Coordinating and facilitating female faculty members' communication with departments related to scientific research support at the university.
24. Focusing on media communication regarding research activities.
25. Developing research skills of faculty members and staff.
26. Developing developmental plans for the unit's work.
27. Supervising the unit's work in coordination with the College Dean.
28. Coordinating with relevant departments regarding workflow and emerging matters.
29. Preparing periodic reports on the unit's workflow.