During the meeting of Kuwait University Council
Adopting the University budget for the academic year 2009-2010
Adopting the financial regulation of the Research Services Unit
Approving to increase the financial allocations of the students
scholarship
Reappointing the Deans of the Colleges of Medicine, Allied Health
Science, Engineering, Business Administrations and Art.
Dr. Anwar Al-Yatama, the Secretary of Kuwait University Council and the Secretary General, has
announced that the council has met on Wednesday 6th of the current month and discussed a number
of topics on the agenda under the presidency of the President of the Council, her Excellency the
Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr.Modhi Al-Humod.
Dr. Al-Yatama said that the Council approved the University's calendar for the academic years
2010-2011 and 2010-2011(attached) and adopted the project of the University's budget of
2010/2011where they stressed the need to support the University's financial resources especially in
the light of the increased numbers of the admitted student so the university do not have to raise the
admission rates due to the lack of the University's budget.
Dr. Al-Yatama pointed out that the council has agreed to increase the number of the members of the
Tenders Committee from two members to five upon the request of the General Secretariat in order
to achieve more transparency and financial control. The Council also agreed to increase the
financial allocations of the scholarship students in the university and modify them from 60 K.D to
100 K.D for the single student and increasing the housing allowance for the married student from
70 K.D to 100 K.D
The Secretary General, Dr.Anwar Al-Yatama has explained that the Council approved the financial
regulation of the Research Services Unit in the Office of Vice President for Research in addition to
approving re mandating Dr.Farida Al-Awadi as a consultant in Kuwait Institute for Scientific
Research, assigning Dr.Saad Al-Rashed in the College of Engineering and Petroleum as a counselor
at the General Secretariat of the Private Universities Council and renewing the contract of
Dr.Mohamed in the Chemistry Department.
Dr. Anwar Al-Yatama confirmed that the Council approved the proposal of banning smoking inside
university buildings and allows it only in places that will be allocated for smokers outside the
University buildings. He also said that the Council reviewed the study of the output of Kuwait
University in the labor market and approved in principle to establish a College of Engineering and
Computer Science in Kuwait University. Furthermore, the council agreed on giving sabbatical,
scientific leadership mission and PhD leave for a number of the academic staff in the University in
addition to reassigning and appointing members in the councils of all universities aboard. He added
that the Council agreed to address the Civil Service to cancel the condition of having a private or
investment housing in order to get the housing allowance set for the faculty members. He pointed
out that the Council has discussed the situation of the teachers' assistants scholarships of the
university who were withdrawn from the scholarships and asked to pay their tuitions so the council
agreed to drop what was unpaid of their expenses and relieved them of the rest of the debt if they
were assigned for two semester to appoint them as members of the teaching staff in the university.
The Council has approved promoting numbers of the academic staff member according to the
attached table and agreed to reappoint the Deans of the following names:
College
1- College of Business Administration
2- College for Woman
3- College of Science
4- College of Social Sciences
Names
1- Dr. Adnan Abdulazeez AL-Bahar
2- Ms. Maha Khaled Al-Gunaim
1- Mr. Mohamad Hamed Al-Romi
2- Ms. Lamyaa barrak Al-Tabtabaee
1- Mr. Zaid Khalid Zaid Al-Nuwaif
2- Ms. Maha Abdurrahman Mullah Hussein
1- Dr. Abdalazeez sultan Al-Essa
2- Dr. Abdulmajeed Hajy Hussein Al-Sati
Dr. Fuad Al-Ali ,The Dean of Medicine
Dr. Suad Al-Obaidi ,the Dean of Allied Health Science
Dr. Taher Al-Sahaf ,the Dean of Engineering and Petroleum
Dr. Rashed Al-Ajmy, the Dean of Business Administration
Dr. Maimona Al-Sabbah ,the Dean of College of Art
On this occasion, Dr, Anwar Al-Yatama the Secretary General of the University, has expressed his
sincere congratulations to the deans who were re appointed and the teaching staff members who
were promoted, wishing them all the best and successes for the good of the educational process.
Note: tables attached to the news
The promotion of faculty members of the Humanitarian, Social and Scientific colleges.
The proposal of appointing and reappointing members in the Faculty Council aboard
The proposal of the calendar of the next two years of official holidays.
The proposal of appointing and reappointing members in the Faculty Council aboard for two years
effective from the beginning of the academic year 2009/2010
5- College of Art
6- College of Pharmacy
1-Dr. Yusuf Yagob Al-Gunaim
2- Ms. Suaad Said Rajab Al-Refaee
1- Pharmacist Omar Al-Sayed Omar
2- Dr. Essa Al-Khalifa
The promotion of faculty members at the Humanitarian and Social Colleges.
N.
Name
Degree
Scientific section
1
Ibrahem Mohamad Karam
Professor
Curricula and
Teaching methods
2
Abdullah Mohamed Al-Gazali Professor
Arabic Language and
Literature
3
Rashed Mohamed Jassim ALAssistant
Accounting
Qinaee
Professor
4
Naif Mohamed Al-Ajmy
Assistant
Doctrine and
Professor
jurisprudence
The promotion of faculty members at the Scientific Colleges
N.
Name
Degree
Scientific section
5
Abdullah Farhan Owaid
Assistant
Pediatrics
Professor
6
Faisal Abdullah Al-Sayeg
Assistant
Internal Medicine
Professor
7
Mishaal Khalaf Al-Garib
Assistant
Petroleum
Professor
engineering
8
Moawiya Gademat
Assistant
Preventive Science
Professor
and growth and
development science
9
Mai Dawood Al-Bader
Assistant
physiology
Professor
College
Education
Art
Business
administration
Sharia
College
Medicine
Medicine
Engineering and
Petroleum
Dentistry
Medicine
The official holidays and occasions
Occasion
New year's day
National day
Independence day
Prophets birthday
Isra and meeraj
2010
Friday 1-1-2010
Thursday 25/2/2010
Friday 26/2/2010
Saturday 27/2/2010
Saturday 10/7/2010
2100
Saturday 1-1-2011
Friday25/02/2011
Saturday 26/2/2011
Tuesday 15/2/2011
Wednesday 29/6/2011
2102
Sunday 1-1-2012
Saturday 25/2/2012
Sunday 26/2/2012
Saturday 4/2/2012
Sunday 17/6/2012
Beginning of Ramadan
Eid Al-Fitr
Tuesday 10/8/2010
Friday – Monday
10-13/9/2010
Monday 15/11/2010
Tuesday- Thursday
16-18/11/2010
Tuesday 7/12/2010
Monday 1/8/2011
Tuesday – Thursday
30/8-1/92011
Saturday 5/11/2011
Sunday-Tuesday
6-8/11/2011
Saturday 26/11/2011
Friday 20/7/2012
Saturday – Monday
18-20/8/2012
Thursday 25/10/2012
Friday-Monday
26-29/10/2012
Thursday 15/11/2012
Standing in Arafah
Eid Al-Adha
Islamic new year
The proposal of the calendar of 2011/2012
First semester
Starting the work of the Sunday 11/9/2011
faculty members
Completing the
Sunday-Thursday
student's schedules
11-15/9/2011
Beginning of the study
Sunday 18/9/2011
Last day to stop the
voluntary enrollment
Last day to drop courses
Last day for submitting
petition of total
withdrawal from the
study
Last day of study
Period of final exam
including the unified
tests
Last day toenter grades
Conversion period
between the colleges
Semester vacation
Second semester
Sunday 5/2/2012
Sunday – Thursday
5-9/2/2012
Sunday 12/2/2012
Summer semester
Sunday 10/6/2012
Thursday 29/9/2011
Thursday 23/2/2012
Thursday
Thursday 22/3/2012
27/10/2011
Thursday 8/12/2011
Thursday 26/4/2012
Wednesday 4/1/2012
Thursday – Tuesday
5-17/1/2012
Wednesday 3/5/2012
Thursday-Tuesday
24/5 – 5/6/2012
Thursday 26/7/2012
Saturday-Tuesday
28-31/7/2012
Thursday 19/1/2012
Sunday-Tuesday
22-24/1/2012
Sunday-Saturday
22/1- 4/2/2012
Thursday 7/6/2012
Sunday-Tuesday
10-12/6/2012
Sunday-Saturday
10/6-1/9/2012
Thursday 2/8/2012
Sunday-Thursday
5-9/8/2012
Sunday-Saturday
5/8-1/9/2012
Second semester
Sunday 13/2/2011
Summer semester
The proposal of the calendar of 2010/2011
First semester
Starting the work of the Sunday 19/9/2010
faculty members
Completing the
Sunday-Thursday
student's schedules
19-23/9/2010
Beginning the study
Sunday 26/9/2010
Sunday – Thursday
13-16/2/2011
Sunday 20/2/2011
Sunday 19/6/2012
Last day to stop the
voluntary enrollment
Last day to drop courses
Thursday 7/10/2010
Thursday 3/3/2011
Thursday 4/11/2010
Thursday 31/3/2011
Last day for submitting
petition of total
withdrawal from the
study
Last day of study
Period of final exam
including the unified
tests
Last day to enter grades
Thursday 16/12/2010
Thursday 5/5/2011
Wednesday 12/1/2011
Thursday – Tuesday
13-25/1/2011
Wednesday 1/6/2011
Thursday-Tuesday
2-14/6/2011
Thursday 4/8/2011
Saturday-Tuesday
6-9/8/2011
Thursday 27/1/2011
Thursday 16/6/2011
Thursday 11/8/2011
Conversion period
between the colleges
Semester vacation
Sunday-Tuesday
30/1- 12/2/2011
Sunday-Saturday
30/1- 12/2/2011
Sunday-Tuesday
19-21/6/2011
Sunday-Saturday
19/6- 10/9/2011
Sunday-Thursday
14-18/8/2011
Sunday-Saturday
14/8- 10/9/2011