Rector was briefed on Sunday 16/7/1434H on a number of the future projects that Deanship of IT and Distance Learning intent to work on.
The briefing was on the Rector visit to IT Deanship in the presence of Dr. Al Khudairi, Vice Rector, Dr. Al Dufairi, Supervisor of Public Relations Administration and a number of administrations managers, as well as representatives of specialist global companies.
Dr. Al Qahtani, Dean of IT and Distance Learning, stated that these projects came upon Rector and Vice Rector keenness to elevate and sustain the IT structure and its services. Then he said that the most valuable projects in these projects is the work sustainability project, which is building a supportive data center outside the University in case of emergency to save the University’s data, as well as Project of University Network Safety, Project of CCTV, Project of Digital Billboards and project of visual, audio and TV transmitting enhancement in the University theater.
Dr. Al Qahtani clarified that Rector was briefed also on the specifications and terms intended to be in these projects. On the other hand Rector adopted the scope of each project and its main options that can provide effective service to the university community. At the end of his statement Dr. Al Qahtani said that the total cost of these projects are estimated at 60 million SAR funded by the approved budget of the University and the e-Government program "Yasser".
It is worth mentioning that Deanship will work on a number of approved projects such as Electronic Archiving, Wireless Network project at the academic city and faculty members housing, and two other projects approved by e-Government program "Yasser". In addition, Deanship will also proceed processing Project of Administration Projects Office and Project of the First Stage of e-Services that approved in the university transformation plan.