The University Towards Vision 2030

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Strategic Objective	Objective Description	Initiative Code	Executive Initiatives	Expected Impact
Objective 6: Diversify, grow, and sustain revenue sources	This objective focuses on enhancing the financial sustainability of the university by expanding and diversifying funding sources in line with efficiency and financial independence targets. It includes building a multi-channel financing system encompassing endowments, investment projects, research and consultancy revenues, and activating precise financial planning tools to ensure transparent and reliable financial reporting. It also emphasizes improving spending efficiency and controlling operational costs through scientific resource governance methodologies. This approach is fundamental for ensuring the long-term stability and continuity of the university’s developmental and educational programs.	6.1	Develop and diversify funding sources to achieve financial sustainability.	1. Strengthen financial sustainability and ensure the continued delivery of high-quality educational and research programs. 2. Reduce reliance on government funding by diversifying income sources such as investments and endowments. 3. Improve resource management efficiency and rationalize expenditures to support institutional performance and reduce costs. 4. Develop transparent and reliable financial systems that build trust among partners and the community. 5. Enable the university to grow and expand to achieve its strategic goals without compromising quality.
6.2	Review financial planning, tracking, and reporting processes.
6.3	Improve spending efficiency and control operational costs.

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Objective 6: Diversify, grow, and sustain revenue sources

This objective focuses on enhancing the financial sustainability of the university by expanding and diversifying funding sources in line with efficiency and financial independence targets. It includes building a multi-channel financing system encompassing endowments, investment projects, research and consultancy revenues, and activating precise financial planning tools to ensure transparent and reliable financial reporting. It also emphasizes improving spending efficiency and controlling operational costs through scientific resource governance methodologies. This approach is fundamental for ensuring the long-term stability and continuity of the university’s developmental and educational programs.

6.1

Develop and diversify funding sources to achieve financial sustainability.

1. Strengthen financial sustainability and ensure the continued delivery of high-quality educational and research programs.

2. Reduce reliance on government funding by diversifying income sources such as investments and endowments.

3. Improve resource management efficiency and rationalize expenditures to support institutional performance and reduce costs.

4. Develop transparent and reliable financial systems that build trust among partners and the community.

5. Enable the university to grow and expand to achieve its strategic goals without compromising quality.

6.2

Review financial planning, tracking, and reporting processes.

6.3

Improve spending efficiency and control operational costs.

Strategic Objective	Objective Description	Initiative Code	Executive Initiatives	Expected Impact
Objective 1: Improve educational outcomes to align with labor market requirements and sustainable development	This objective focuses on improving the educational outcomes of the university by developing a flexible and integrated learning system that responds to labor market shifts and supports sustainable development goals. It emphasizes developing high-quality academic programs tailored to the needs of the national economy and enhancing graduate readiness by allowing students to choose personalized learning paths and acquire professional skills through modern educational models and specialized certifications. It also aims to reshape the university learning experience by fostering student engagement with modern learning environments, connecting them early with professional development opportunities, and improving employability and economic participation. Additionally, it promotes sustainable engagement with alumni to enhance both academic performance indicators and alignment with labor market needs.	1.1	Develop the academic system to meet labor market needs and sustainable development requirements.	1. Graduates equipped with modern skills that meet current and future labor market needs. 2. Reduced gap between education outcomes and available job opportunities through high alignment. 3. Improved quality of higher education and enhanced learning experience and engagement. 4. Increased graduate employment rates and professional integration across various sectors. 5. Strengthened alumni loyalty and sustained engagement to benefit from their expertise and enhance the university’s reputation.
1.2	Expand and develop applied programs aligned with labor market needs and leading professional practices.

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Objective 1: Improve educational outcomes to align with labor market requirements and sustainable development

This objective focuses on improving the educational outcomes of the university by developing a flexible and integrated learning system that responds to labor market shifts and supports sustainable development goals. It emphasizes developing high-quality academic programs tailored to the needs of the national economy and enhancing graduate readiness by allowing students to choose personalized learning paths and acquire professional skills through modern educational models and specialized certifications. It also aims to reshape the university learning experience by fostering student engagement with modern learning environments, connecting them early with professional development opportunities, and improving employability and economic participation. Additionally, it promotes sustainable engagement with alumni to enhance both academic performance indicators and alignment with labor market needs.

1.1

Develop the academic system to meet labor market needs and sustainable development requirements.

1. Graduates equipped with modern skills that meet current and future labor market needs.

2. Reduced gap between education outcomes and available job opportunities through high alignment.

3. Improved quality of higher education and enhanced learning experience and engagement.

4. Increased graduate employment rates and professional integration across various sectors.

5. Strengthened alumni loyalty and sustained engagement to benefit from their expertise and enhance the university’s reputation.

1.2

Expand and develop applied programs aligned with labor market needs and leading professional practices.

Strategic Objective	Objective Description	Initiative Code	Executive Initiatives	Expected Impact
Objective 5: Achieve Institutional Excellence	This objective focuses on achieving institutional excellence by building an integrated system of policies, processes, and capabilities that enable the university to perform effectively and efficiently in a dynamic environment driven by digital transformation and data utilization. It relies on enhancing institutional readiness in strategy and project management, fostering a performance culture, and developing human capital to ensure sustainable implementation and efficient decision-making. It also includes building a secure and advanced digital infrastructure that supports operational excellence, aligning academic and administrative accreditation systems with global best practices, and developing the admission and registration system to empower students, attract talent, and align educational outcomes with labor market needs. This objective contributes to positioning the university as a leading institution with strong operational and leadership capabilities and sustainable institutional practices.	5.1	Enhance strategy and project management readiness to support institutional excellence.	1. Improved institutional performance through integrated and sustainable policies and procedures. 2. Promotion of a performance-driven culture across all university entities. 3. Empowered data-based decision-making to enhance planning and execution. 4. Strengthened digital transformation and secure infrastructure to support operational excellence.

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Objective 5: Achieve Institutional Excellence

This objective focuses on achieving institutional excellence by building an integrated system of policies, processes, and capabilities that enable the university to perform effectively and efficiently in a dynamic environment driven by digital transformation and data utilization. It relies on enhancing institutional readiness in strategy and project management, fostering a performance culture, and developing human capital to ensure sustainable implementation and efficient decision-making.

It also includes building a secure and advanced digital infrastructure that supports operational excellence, aligning academic and administrative accreditation systems with global best practices, and developing the admission and registration system to empower students, attract talent, and align educational outcomes with labor market needs. This objective contributes to positioning the university as a leading institution with strong operational and leadership capabilities and sustainable institutional practices.

5.1

Enhance strategy and project management readiness to support institutional excellence.

1. Improved institutional performance through integrated and sustainable policies and procedures.

2. Promotion of a performance-driven culture across all university entities.

3. Empowered data-based decision-making to enhance planning and execution.

4. Strengthened digital transformation and secure infrastructure to support operational excellence.

Strategic Objective	Objective Description	Initiative Code	Executive Initiatives	Expected Impact
Objective 4: Improve the quality of university life	This objective focuses on enhancing the quality of university life by developing an integrated learning experience centered on the student and providing a stimulating educational environment that supports their academic and career journey. It relies on enabling the learning system through a combination of modern infrastructure, advanced teaching methods, and digital transformation in educational environments. It also includes improving the quality of services within the university and increasing stakeholder satisfaction through sustainable professional mechanisms for performance evaluation, ensuring a safe, attractive, and integrated university environment that supports academic and professional excellence for both students and faculty members.	4.1	Develop a comprehensive and student-centered learning journey.	1. Enhance the academic and career experience of students through an engaging and stimulating learning environment. 2. Increase satisfaction levels among faculty members, students, and staff. 3. Provide a safe and integrated educational environment that supports excellence and innovation. 4. Develop teaching methods and integrate modern digital tools into the learning process. 5. Improve infrastructure and university services to support quality of life and sustainable education.
4.2	Design new benefits for faculty and develop a digital system to monitor professional performance.
4.3	Integrate advanced digital tools into teaching methods.

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Objective 4: Improve the quality of university life

This objective focuses on enhancing the quality of university life by developing an integrated learning experience centered on the student and providing a stimulating educational environment that supports their academic and career journey. It relies on enabling the learning system through a combination of modern infrastructure, advanced teaching methods, and digital transformation in educational environments. It also includes improving the quality of services within the university and increasing stakeholder satisfaction through sustainable professional mechanisms for performance evaluation, ensuring a safe, attractive, and integrated university environment that supports academic and professional excellence for both students and faculty members.

4.1

Develop a comprehensive and student-centered learning journey.

1. Enhance the academic and career experience of students through an engaging and stimulating learning environment.

2. Increase satisfaction levels among faculty members, students, and staff.

3. Provide a safe and integrated educational environment that supports excellence and innovation.

4. Develop teaching methods and integrate modern digital tools into the learning process.

5. Improve infrastructure and university services to support quality of life and sustainable education.

4.2

Design new benefits for faculty and develop a digital system to monitor professional performance.

4.3

Integrate advanced digital tools into teaching methods.

Strategic Objective	Objective Description	Initiative Code	Executive Initiatives	Expected Impact
Objective 2: Promote research and innovation to meet societal and economic needs	This objective focuses on strengthening the university’s role as a knowledge-producing and innovation-leading institution by building an integrated research system based on clearly defined national priorities and encouraging interdisciplinary research that addresses impactful societal and economic issues. It includes empowering faculty research capabilities and enabling student participation in scientific activities to deepen research culture at all academic levels. The objective also emphasizes utilizing research outcomes to support the knowledge economy through scientific marketing and knowledge transfer, fostering a supportive environment for innovation and entrepreneurship, and expanding local and international research partnerships in priority areas. This contributes to enhancing the quality and impact of scientific output and strengthening the university’s status as a national and global research hub.	2.1	Promote interdisciplinary research and review research governance and policies.	1. Improve the quality of the university’s scientific output and enhance its research standing locally and globally. 2. Provide innovative, practical solutions to national priority societal and economic challenges. 3. Deepen research culture among faculty and students and encourage their active participation in innovation. 4. Contribute to the knowledge economy by marketing research and transferring knowledge to the market. 5. Build effective local and international research partnerships that increase research impact and expand collaboration fields.
2.2	Attract and incentivize faculty members to enhance scientific research.
2.3	Enable student participation in research and innovation linked to priority areas.

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Objective 2: Promote research and innovation to meet societal and economic needs

This objective focuses on strengthening the university’s role as a knowledge-producing and innovation-leading institution by building an integrated research system based on clearly defined national priorities and encouraging interdisciplinary research that addresses impactful societal and economic issues. It includes empowering faculty research capabilities and enabling student participation in scientific activities to deepen research culture at all academic levels. The objective also emphasizes utilizing research outcomes to support the knowledge economy through scientific marketing and knowledge transfer, fostering a supportive environment for innovation and entrepreneurship, and expanding local and international research partnerships in priority areas. This contributes to enhancing the quality and impact of scientific output and strengthening the university’s status as a national and global research hub.

2.1

Promote interdisciplinary research and review research governance and policies.

1. Improve the quality of the university’s scientific output and enhance its research standing locally and globally.

2. Provide innovative, practical solutions to national priority societal and economic challenges.

3. Deepen research culture among faculty and students and encourage their active participation in innovation.

4. Contribute to the knowledge economy by marketing research and transferring knowledge to the market.

5. Build effective local and international research partnerships that increase research impact and expand collaboration fields.

2.2

Attract and incentivize faculty members to enhance scientific research.

2.3

Enable student participation in research and innovation linked to priority areas.

Linking the university’s strategic objectives and initiatives to Vision 2030 programs - King Khalid University

Linking the university’s strategic objectives and initiatives to Vision 2030 programs - King Khalid University