Qassim University has opened five new master’s programs — in law, civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and educational administration.
Mohammad Al-Deghairi, deputy dean of graduate studies at the university, told Arab News that the number of programs has increased to 35, a 7.6 percent increase compared to last year. “The Master of Law course is offered by the college of Shariah and Islamic studies.”
Graduate students will start studies in these programs at the beginning of the new academic year.
There are 35 programs and degrees in various specializations offered by 10 colleges at Qassim University. The colleges includes Islamic law and Islamic studies, medicine, education, economics and business administration, Arabic and social studies, agriculture and veterinary medicine, science, design and home economics, engineering and computer science, Al-Deghairi said.
He said other programs are under evaluation and revision by the evaluation committee at the university. This would enhance the quality and reputation of the university’s graduate programs.
Five new graduate programs at Qassim University
Five new graduate programs at Qassim University
Saudi leadership sends cables of condolences after passing of former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia
- Zia died at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Thursday sent a cable of condolences to the President of Bangladesh Mohammed Shahabuddin after the passing of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on Tuesday.
The king prayed that God have mercy on Zia, forgive her sins, and admit her into paradise. He extended his condolences to the family of the deceased.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent a similar cable.
On Wednesday, huge crowds had flocked to the area outside Bangladesh’s national parliament building in the capital to attend the funeral prayers for Zia, who died at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness.
Zia was buried in late afternoon with state honors beside the grave of her husband, a former president who was assassinated in a military coup in 1981, in a park outside the parliament building later Wednesday.
