Dean Meets with Scientific Integrity Committee for Postgraduate Studies Sana’a, Yemen – Saturday, July 26, 2025 (corresponding to 1 Safar 1447 Hijri)

The Faculty Dean, Dr. Hani Al-Mughales, convened a meeting with the Head and members of the Scientific Integrity Committee for Postgraduate Studies. The purpose meeting was to review the committee’s operational mechanisms and discuss its progress over the previous period.
During the meeting, the committee’s mandate, as stipulated by University Council resolutions and the Faculty Board’s decision to establish the committee, was reaffirmed. This mandate includes:
• Attending seminars for the registration of Master’s theses and Doctoral dissertations across all programs.
• Preparing regular scientific reports to ensure the quality of research topics and the soundness of registration procedures, in accordance with the forms approved by the University’s Vice-Rector Office for Postgraduate Studies, as a prerequisite for topic registration.
• Reviewing scientific theses and dissertations prior to their defense to ensure compliance with standards for plagiarism rates and academic integrity.
The Dean emphasized the critical importance of the committee carrying out its work in full coordination and cooperation with the academic departments. He stressed that procedures should be streamlined to facilitate the registration process for postgraduate students and avoid delays in approving research topics by the relevant Faculty Boards.
The meeting also resolved that:
• Academic Department Councils hold their regular meetings during the first week of each month.
• The Scientific Integrity Committee meet at the beginning of the second week of each month.
• Faculty Board meetings are held at the end of the second week of each month to prevent any delays in submitting postgraduate matters to the University’s Vice-Rector Office for Postgraduate Studies for approval.
Furthermore, the meeting addressed several procedural challenges facing the Faculty’s postgraduate programs. It was agreed to submit a matrix outlining these difficulties to the Vice-Rector Office for Postgraduate Studies and the University Presidency for consideration.
The meeting was attended by Dr. Abdulmalik Al-Awlaqi, Vice Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research and Head of the Faculty’s Scientific Integrity Committee, along with the committee members representing the academic departments: Assoc. Prof. Ashwaq Ghulais, Assoc. Prof. Ali Saif Kulaib, Assoc. Prof. Abdulaziz Al-Mikhlafi, Assoc. Prof. Saeed Ali Hasan, Dr. Khaled Al-Matari, and Dr. Fadhl Obaidan.