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Tuesday, September 8, 2026\u200e<\/p>\n
The Faculty of Sharia and Law at Sana\u2019a University organized today a scientific \u200eworkshop to discuss and approve the Faculty\u2019s PhD programs in three specialized tracks: \u200eIslamic Sharia, Public Law, and Private Law. The workshop brought together a \u200edistinguished group of academics, judges, lawyers, and specialists in Sharia and legal \u200efields.\u200e<\/p>\n
At the opening of the workshop, the Dean of the Faculty of Sharia and Law, Prof. \u200eMohammed Saad Najjad, and the Dean of the Academic Development and Quality \u200eAssurance Center, Prof. Huda Ali Al-Emad, emphasized the importance of developing \u200epostgraduate programs and enhancing the quality of their outcomes in line with scientific \u200edevelopments and the needs of society and the labor market in Sharia and legal fields.\u200e<\/p>\n
The workshop was attended by the Faculty\u2019s Vice Dean for Postgraduate Studies, Dr. \u200eIsmail Al-Wazzaf, and Vice Dean for Quality Affairs, Dr. Mohammed Al-Mahbashi, \u200ealong with a number of Faculty professors and a distinguished group of judges, lawyers, \u200eand legal professionals, including Judge Dr. Issam Al-Samawi, former President of the \u200eSupreme Judicial Council and former President of the Supreme Court.\u200e<\/p>\n
The workshop reviewed the academic standing of the Faculty of Sharia and Law and its \u200erole in educating and qualifying specialized professionals in the fields of Sharia and law. \u200eThe proposed PhD program documents for the three tracks were also presented and \u200ediscussed, with particular attention to their academic components and scientific and \u200etechnical requirements.\u200e<\/p>\n
The discussions addressed various aspects of the proposed programs. Participants put \u200eforward a number of academic and technical comments and recommendations aimed at \u200eimproving the programs\u2019 content and enhancing their quality in a manner that achieves \u200etheir academic and professional objectives and raises the standard of postgraduate \u200eoutcomes.\u200e<\/p>\n
The workshop concluded with a recommendation to approve the PhD programs in Islamic \u200eSharia, Public Law, and Private Law, while emphasizing the importance of strengthening \u200ethe role of scientific research and linking it to societal issues and the needs of the legal \u200elabor market.\u200e<\/p>\n
The recommendations also stressed the need to orient the topics and titles of PhD \u200edissertations toward priority legal and societal issues, thereby enhancing the contribution \u200eof scientific research to examining existing challenges, proposing evidence-based \u200esolutions, and supporting development and advancement efforts in Sharia and legal \u200efields.\u200e<\/p>\n
Participants underscored the importance of the workshop as a significant academic step \u200etoward developing the postgraduate education system at the Faculty of Sharia and Law \u200eand enhancing the quality of its academic and research programs, thereby reinforcing the \u200eFaculty\u2019s role in preparing researchers and specialists and supplying legal and judicial \u200einstitutions with qualified professionals.\u200e<\/p>\n\n