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Sunday, June 22, 2025\u200e<\/p>\n
A special meeting was held today at the Center for Academic Development and Quality Assurance \u200e\u200e(CAQA) with participation of deputy deans for quality and members of the CAQA under the leadership \u200eof CAQA\u2019s Dean, Prof. Huda Ali Al-Emad. \u200e
\nThe meeting addressed a range of topics aimed at advancing the educational and research process and \u200eimproving the university’s rankings in regional and international university ranking platforms at the levels \u200eof research, academic affairs, and community service.\u200e
\nProf. Al-Emad praised the efforts of the quality deputy deans, highlighting their significant contributions \u200eto Sana\u2019a University\u2019s achievement of advanced standing and competitiveness among regional and \u200einternational institutions. \u200e
\nDuring the meeting, participants reviewed a number of proposals, mechanisms, and regulations to enhance \u200epublication of academic research, particularly in databases such as Google Scholar, Scopus, and other \u200ereputable research platforms. Key proposals included:\u200e
\n\u2022 Organizing scientific conferences at each college to discuss and present undergraduate students\u2019 \u200egraduation projects.\u200e
\n\u2022 Requiring postgraduate (M.A and Ph.D.) students to publish their approved researches in \u200eaccordance with academic promotion regulations.\u200e
\n\u2022 Submitting proposals to include Sana\u2019a University journals in the Arab Citation & Impact \u200eFactor (ARCIF) and other regional and international journal indexing databases.\u200e
\n\u2022 Following up and monitoring M.A and PhD students\u2019 publication of their researches by Deputy \u200eDeans for Graduate Studies; and evaluating the progress achieved by Deputy Deans for Quality, \u200ein accordance with the mandates of the relevant specialized bodies.\u200e
\n\u2022 Proposing the assignment of multiple supervisors for theses, particularly in scientific disciplines.\u200e
\n\u2022 Identifying field needs of research based on insights from trainees in previous training courses. In \u200ethis regard, the General Administration of \u200eScientific Research should focus its training programs \u200eon scientific research. It should \u200eleverage the expertise of university personnel specialized and \u200eexperienced in research \u200etraining, including CAQA\u2019s members, Quality Deputies, and faculty \u200emembers from various colleges. The aim of this step is to improve \u200eresearchers\u2019 methodological \u200ecompetence.\u200e<\/p>\n\n