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Annual Report of the Academic Year 2018-2019 Annual Report of the Academic Year 2018-2019 H.H. Sheikh Sabah H.H. Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Amir of the State of Kuwait Crown Prince of the State of Kuwait The Report This Annual Report summarizes Kuwait College of Science and Technology’s (KCST’s) progress and achievements in the Academic Year 2018-2019, our third year in operation. It reviews our activities and highlights some of the key mile- stones reached. It outlines our priorities for 2019-2020. Contents Page Board of Trustees 7 KCST Management 9 Message from the President 10 Our Vision and Mission 11 KCST Board of Trustees Achievement in the year 2018-19 12 KCST Operations Committee 14 University goals for the Academic Year 2019-20 15 Our Students • Admissions Policies and Procedures 22 • Foundation Program 23 • Admissions and Registration statistics 24 • PAAET Diploma Holders and Transfer Students 29 • Student Funding, Sponsorships and Scholarships 31 • Special Needs Students 32 Our Faculty • KCST Faculty Research Projects and Scientific Publications 38 • Faculty Recruitment 2018-19 48 • Faculty Development 50 • Faculty Department 52 • Department of Computer Science and Engineering 52 • Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering 53 • Department of Basic Sciences and Mathematics 54 • Department of Languages, Social Sciences and Business Studies 55 Our Programs: Evaluation and Modifications • Academic Programs 58 • Role of English Language and Management teaching at KCST 59 • Student Assessment and Progress 59 • Academic Awards 61 • Grades and GPA for 2018-19 –statistics 61 • Grades for Foundation program –statistics 64 • Academic Programs Reviews and Proposed Modifications 65 • Proposed change to current Programs 65 • Course and Faculty Evaluation 66 Quality Control, Student Outcome and Accreditation • Program Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement 68 • Student Outcomes Assessment 69 • Assessment Strategy (COs, PIs and SOs) 71 • Course Level Assessment 73 • Programs ABET Accreditation 77 • KCST 18-month Accreditation Plan 78 Student Life • Competitions, Workshops, Seminars and Projects 80 • Youth Empowerment Society (YES) 83 • The Arts Club 84 • Community and Social Responsibility 86 Community Engagement and Collaboration • Community Engagement 88 • KCST Objectives and Strategies for Collaboration 88 University Support Departments and Units • Student Affairs and Registration Department 92 • Information Technology (IT) Department 97 • Human Resources (HR) Department 102 • Marketing and Public Relations(PR) Department 104 • Finance Department 106 • Campus Management Unit 106 Organizational Structure • KCST Management Organizational Structure 108 • Office of the President 109 • Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science 110 • Department of Languages, Social Sciences and Business Studies 111 • Support Departments 113 • Committees 115 Appendix • CVs of Board of Trustees 118 • CVs of KCST Management 124 • CVs of Faculty Members 130 6 Annual Report of the Academic Year 2018-2019 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mr. Abdlatif Yousuf Al-Hamad (Chairman) Former Minister of Finance Chairman of Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development Mr. Minoo Framroze Patel (Vice-Chairman) Ms. Nabeela Al Mulla CFO of Al Mulla Group Kuwait Former Ambassador to the UN, EU and NATO Dr. Nada Sulaiman Al-Mutawa Mr. Jhangiani Tony Naraindas Jashanmal Former Director of Centre of Global Studies, CEO of Jashanmal Chain Kuwait University Professor Sachindra Nath Maheshwari Professor Khalid Al-Begain IIT-Delhi Representative President of KCST Annual Report of the Academic Year 2018-2019 7 KCST Management Professor Khalid Al-Begain President of KCST Professor Faris Malhas Professor Rodrigo Magalhaes Dean of Faculty of Engineering Dean of Student Affairs Annual Report of the Academic Year 2018-2019 9 Message from the President : It is of my greatest pleasure to introduce the Annual Report of the Academic Year 2018/2019. That was the third year of the life of Kuwait College of Science and Technology. The depth of content and the size of the report show how fast KCST come in this short period had. Practically, 2018/19 has been the year of building the steady operation and the strong foundation for the successful future of the university. It has been the academic year where all administrative departments have experienced and Professor Khalid Al-Begain President of KCST capable heads. This resulted in several major developments including the acquisition and configuration of the new Student Information System with its student and staff portals. This allowed a fully online admission and registration process in the Spring semester 2018/19. Also, during this year, we established the HR Department and acquired the MenaiTech HR system and significantly improved recruitment and boarding procedures. The campus has seen many improvements, and I mention in particular the beautiful Palm row that made the campus more welcoming. Our IT Department achieved a few important milestones with the activation of the single sign-on platform and the appointment of a senior IT security officer and the development of the IT security policy and procedures. Our financial position has reached a very stable and solid financial position and operations. The new student recruitment over the year was one of the best since inception, thanks to the endless and innovative effort of the marketing team. The number of new students exceeded 340 new students despite having only 3 programs — a remarkable achievement. Having said that the biggest developments and achievements happened on the academic side in 2018/19. The appointment of Professor Faris Malhas has proved to be a great decision. Prof Malhas has made a significant impact immediately, and he, with all academic colleagues have embraced on organising the teaching process to match the highest international standards. This year also saw the establishment of the Office of Quality Assurance and Accreditation (OQAA) led by Professor Marcel Karam. The Office worked with the Dean on starting the preparation for submitting the Readiness report for the ABET Accreditation in Fall 2019 in order to ensure that all KCST graduates are included in the accreditation. Our distinguished faculty continued the strong research performance in 2018/19. Over 30 research grant applications were submitted. Out of which 11 were successful. The report also gives details of the impressive research publication performance this year. There has been no week without notification from a faculty member about acceptance or a publication of an article in a reputable journal which is mostly Q1 or Q2 journals. I was extremely pleased in 2018/19 with the achievements of our students. In their first time participation in many scientific or programming competition in Kuwait and abroad, they achieved advanced positions. I particular, I was pleased the achievement in innovation, programming and cybersecurity. These are the areas of key importance at KCST. Finally, KCST can pride itself with a positive and happy environment led by its students. The Student Support Committee and the Clubs have excelled with a wide range of activities all over the year, and they made the atmosphere of the university a very enjoyable and pleasant one. Overall, 2018/19 was a successful year, as shown in the report. Therefore, I am very grateful to the Board of Trustees, the members of the Operations Committee and all my colleagues old and new, academic and administrative, and most importantly to our students who all contributed to the success of the year and gave me the opportunity to lead such a wonderful organisation. Special thanks are due to Mrs Sulekha Uthaman for the excellent effort in compiling this report. Professor Khalid Al-Begain President - KCST 10 Annual Report of the Academic Year 2018-2019 Our Vision and Mission KCST’s vision is: To be among the leading universities of science and technology in the Middle East, through the pursuit of academic excellence guided by human, social and environmental values. Our mission is: To provide Science and Technology Education with a socially responsible and entrepreneurial mind. We seek to empower exceptionally talented students with an ability to discharge life duties with competence, integrity, reputation and responsible leadership while being committed to establishing our College as a leading research centre that promotes ground-breaking scientific and technological innovations that impact the world Annual Report of the Academic Year 2018-2019 11 KCST BOARD OF TRUSTEES (BoT) KCST Board of Trustee consists of high profile individuals who are leaders in the perspective domains but all have significant passion towards education. The Board of Trustee had the meeting in the beginning of the Academic year on 12 November 2018 to approve, review and set the agenda for the management for the academic year. In order to create a closer follow-up of the actual operation, the BoT formed the Operations Committee as per the Charter of the College. The operation committee has a membership that gives appropriate representation from the BoT and the shareholders of the Company of Science and Technology for Higher Education (COSTHE). KCST Board of Trustees Achievements in the Year 2018/19 The Board of Trustee held it meeting in the Board Room of Kuwait College of Science and Technology on Monday, 12th November 2018. The main achievements: I. Financial Controls 1. Approval of the updated Financial Authorisation Matrix for 1 January 2019 The Board approved the new
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