Industrial Advisory Board

Our Links and Partnerships with the

Business and Industry

2017-2019

Our Partners

Overview:

Keeping abreast of industrial developments is an essential aspect of preparing students for their future careers. The FCIT Industrial Advisory Board is vital in creating a strong link between industry and the department, and is expected to contribute to the achievement of the depart-ment's goals and objectives. At FCIT, the Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) is a two-year term industry-based committee intended to help the department ensure that the graduates of its bachelor’s program better fit the needs of prospective employers.

IAB’s role is advisory, rather than decision making. The aim is to be a forum for strategic discus-sion and to assist with industry-related operational aspects of the departmental undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research programs. The board members are leading non-aca-demic professionals selected from a variety of backgrounds and industries that traditionally seek skilled computing program graduates.

The board members generally advise FCIT on the skills and qualities that meet labor market requirements. One of IAB's most important roles is to assist FCIT in developing modern and contemporary educational objectives for its programs. Another important role of the board is to guide and assist students and provide them with opportunities to gain some real world/work experience during their internships, trainings and capstone coursework.

Benefits:

Benefits to FCIT – KAU• To ensure that the curriculum and instructional programs within the FCIT department at KAU are of the highest quality.• To maintain and continuously enhance the existing FCIT degree programs and curriculum.• To provide guidance in the transition of students to professionals.• To advise on which research activities could feasibly be undertaken in order to meet current industrial needs.• To enhance the employment potential of the department’s graduates.

Benefits to Industrial Partners

• A raised awareness of the industrial partner's activities amongst staff and students.• Ability to influence graduate outcomes, ensuring STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) graduates are equipped with the essential skills required by future employers.• Networking with other companies in the IAB network.• Access to a large student population to undertake a wide range of projects.• Access to the department's extensive equipment and facilities.

Industrial Advisory Board Members

Mr. Yousuf A. AlirezaDirector Xenel Industrial Company

Eng. Ziad MortajaGeneral Manager AL Moammar Information Systems

Mr. Majid Adnan JanExecutive Director-ITSavola

Dr. Mamdouh M. NajjarDeputy GM,Education & Corporate Social ResponsibilityMicrosoft Arabia

Dr. Basmah M. OmairChief Executive Officer BMO Management Consulting

Eng. Abdulraheem E. BawazeerChief Executive OfficerMACUN International GMBH

Eng. Muhammad Ali Al-BakriVice PresidentInternational Air Transport Association

Dr. Abdulkareem Al-AlwaniDepartment of Computer Science & EngineeringRoyal Commission, Yanbu University College

Eng. Mohialdin Y. HakamiChief Executive OfficerAlahlam Hotels & Resorts

Eng. Rania Hadi Head of EducationGoogle

Miss. Rasha M. Abu Al-SaudChief Information Security OfficerNCB

Miss. Bodoor H. SammanTerritory Sales ManagerOracel Saudi Arabia

Eng. Ali Bin Saleh Al-SomaSenior AdvisorCommunications Information Technology Commission

Eng. Sami Hamed FayezFMR Senior Vice President Zuhair Fayez Partnership

Dr. Mohammed F. Al-ShaibiChief Executive OfficerTamkeen Technologies

Overview:

Keeping abreast of industrial developments is an essential aspect of preparing students for their future careers. The FCIT Industrial Advisory Board is vital in creating a strong link between industry and the department, and is expected to contribute to the achievement of the depart-ment's goals and objectives. At FCIT, the Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) is a two-year term industry-based committee intended to help the department ensure that the graduates of its bachelor’s program better fit the needs of prospective employers.

IAB’s role is advisory, rather than decision making. The aim is to be a forum for strategic discus-sion and to assist with industry-related operational aspects of the departmental undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research programs. The board members are leading non-aca-demic professionals selected from a variety of backgrounds and industries that traditionally seek skilled computing program graduates.

The board members generally advise FCIT on the skills and qualities that meet labor market requirements. One of IAB's most important roles is to assist FCIT in developing modern and contemporary educational objectives for its programs. Another important role of the board is to guide and assist students and provide them with opportunities to gain some real world/work experience during their internships, trainings and capstone coursework.

Benefits:

Benefits to FCIT – KAU• To ensure that the curriculum and instructional programs within the FCIT department at KAU are of the highest quality.• To maintain and continuously enhance the existing FCIT degree programs and curriculum.• To provide guidance in the transition of students to professionals.• To advise on which research activities could feasibly be undertaken in order to meet current industrial needs.• To enhance the employment potential of the department’s graduates.

Benefits to Industrial Partners

• A raised awareness of the industrial partner's activities amongst staff and students.• Ability to influence graduate outcomes, ensuring STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) graduates are equipped with the essential skills required by future employers.• Networking with other companies in the IAB network.• Access to a large student population to undertake a wide range of projects.• Access to the department's extensive equipment and facilities.

Industrial Advisory Board Members

Mr. Yousuf A. AlirezaDirector Xenel Industrial Company

Eng. Ziad MortajaGeneral Manager AL Moammar Information Systems

Mr. Majid Adnan JanExecutive Director-ITSavola

Dr. Mamdouh M. NajjarDeputy GM,Education & Corporate Social ResponsibilityMicrosoft Arabia

Dr. Basmah M. OmairChief Executive Officer BMO Management Consulting

Eng. Abdulraheem E. BawazeerChief Executive OfficerMACUN International GMBH

Eng. Muhammad Ali Al-BakriVice PresidentInternational Air Transport Association

Dr. Abdulkareem Al-AlwaniDepartment of Computer Science & EngineeringRoyal Commission, Yanbu University College

Eng. Mohialdin Y. HakamiChief Executive OfficerAlahlam Hotels & Resorts

Eng. Rania Hadi Head of EducationGoogle

Miss. Rasha M. Abu Al-SaudChief Information Security OfficerNCB

Miss. Bodoor H. SammanTerritory Sales ManagerOracel Saudi Arabia

Eng. Ali Bin Saleh Al-SomaSenior AdvisorCommunications Information Technology Commission

Eng. Sami Hamed FayezFMR Senior Vice President Zuhair Fayez Partnership

Dr. Mohammed F. Al-ShaibiChief Executive OfficerTamkeen Technologies

Industrial Advisory Board

Our Links and Partnerships with the

Business and Industry

2017-2019

Our Partners