Al Yamamah University accreditations
Prof. Hussein M. AlFreihi, President of Al Yamamah University talks about Al Yamamah University accreditations.
Prof. Hussein M. AlFreihi, President of Al Yamamah University talks about Al Yamamah University accreditations.
He says, “Since the university obtained the Saudi accreditation in 2015, the strategy is to obtain more international accreditations as well as local and regional program accreditations. For 2015-2016, the university will apply to ABET, which is an American accrediting body for programs related to computing. We are also applying to NAAB for our architecture and interior design programs and AACSB for our business programs.”
“Until this year, we had been focused on receiving local accreditation, which was a multi-year process that culminated in our successfully being recognized. As the process was quite involved, and this was our chief concern until we were notified of our recognition,” he continues.
“The final evaluating committee spent one whole week at the institution. They were all international experts, expatriates from the States, Canada, Britain, and Australia. They came from very well-known universities but the committee was independent. They judged our university in a very realistic and objective manner, and it was based on their evaluation that we were accredited. Only 13 other universities in this country can say the same,” AlFreihi concludes.