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Academic Accreditation Unit | VD Academic Affairs

The Quality Control and Academic Accreditation Unit (AAU) works closely with the engineering departments at COEP and the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Mission

To spread institutional awareness of academic accreditation practices among the various constituents of COEP.

Goals

  • Implement the academic accreditation component of Kuwait University’s strategy
  • Realize and ensure compliance with ABET accreditation requirements
  • Handle equivalency determinations of engineering degrees and courses
  • Carry out a transformation to digital archiving to build a sustainable database

Committees

  • Undergraduate Program Committee (UPC)
  • Common Courses Committee (CCC)
  • College Assessment Committee (CAC)
  • Steering committees related to the undergraduate programs

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate and follow-up on academic development procedures
  • Coordinate the development of new academic programs
  • Updating the College Undergraduate Bulletin
  • Handle equivalency determinations of engineering degrees
  • Handle equivalency determinations of engineering courses for students transferring from external institutions
  • Coordinate with external bodies concerned with academic accreditation

Team members

  • Dr. Ma’ali M. Al-Yousufi (Unit Head)
  • Eng. Zainab H. Akbar (Quality Control Engineer)
  • Mrs. Dalal K. Alhasan (Common Courses Coordinator)
  • Mrs. Munira K. Almutawa (Engineering Equivalence Coordinator)

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