a cooperation agreement with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.

His Excellency the President of King Abdulaziz University, Prof. Abdul Rahman bin Obaid Al Youbi, sponsored today Tuesday 3/3/1442 AH corresponding to 10/20/2020 AD, the signing ceremony of the cooperation agreement concluded between the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, the College of Dentistry and the University Dental Hospital at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah.

The signing ceremony was attended by the university’s vice-deans, the dean and the faculty’s vice-deans, and representatives from the College of Dentistry and the University Dental Hospital. It was also attended on the other side – remotely – by the Secretary-General of the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties and a number of the authority’s officials. This agreement is a consolidation of the existing cooperation between the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties and King Abdulaziz University represented by the College of Dentistry and the University Dental Hospital. In its content, the agreement aims to increase the total number of training seats for postgraduate studies approved by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, and to study creating job opportunities for graduates of the College of Dentistry.

His Excellency the President of the University expressed his pleasure at the coincidence of this event with the issuance of the noble Royal Decree on the independence of King Abdulaziz University according to the new university system. His Excellency expressed his appreciation to the College of Dentistry for its response to the generous directives to reduce the number of those accepted into the undergraduate program and to increase the number of those enrolled in graduate studies and fellowship programs.

His Excellency the Secretary-General of the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Prof. Ayman bin Asaad Abdo, praised the capabilities, equipment and training expertise of the College of Dentistry and the University Dental Hospital, and made it clear that the Commission is concerned with the quality of outputs and is currently focusing on concluding agreements and relations with large institutions that possess expertise and training capabilities. To graduate competencies at a high level of qualification.

His Excellency the Dean of the College of Dentistry and the Director of the University Dental Hospital, Prof. Dr. Abdul-Ghani bin Ibrahim Mira, also affirmed the college''s commitment during the next five years to increase postgraduate programs, including training programs for the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, and to improve the quality of training programs and raise their absorptive capacity.

The ceremony was concluded with the signing of the agreement by the Secretary-General of the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties and the Dean of the College of Dentistry, and memorial photos were taken on this occasion.

We ask the Lord to complete these blessed efforts and crown them with success and payment and benefit the sons and daughters of this generous country.