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KAU is a task-oriented university, i.e. cares for everyone's fulfilling of their tasks no matter where they are doing it from. This is part of the university strategy to empower online education by developing powerful online education platforms which will promote remote working for employees and reduce employee commuting.
KAU, and as a part of its strategy to reduce commuting, strives to avail every necessary and possible way of access to information and fulfilling work for its students and staff, anytime, anywhere.
The Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education
The "Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education", at KAU, is responsible for providing all facilities, needed by students and staff, to allow distance learning. Its message is:
"Providing diverse and distinguished educational services in response to the increasing demand for them through the effective use of modern technologies in e-learning and distance education in accordance with local and international standards of quality".
The goal of the Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education is consistent with the goal of the university through its focus on:
Continuing to provide remote education programs of academic quality, and of outstanding quality.
Implementing remote education and e-learning policies to ensure that the University keeps pace with international universities in this field.
Enhancing the community’s confidence in the outputs of the remote education and e-learning programs offered by the university.
Making a qualitative leap in scientific research related to e-learning.
The Deanship Objectives are:
Providing the opportunity for the increasing number of students to obtain education according to the approved standards.
Using the latest technologies to enhance the educational process.
Raising the efficiency of faculty members in e-learning and distance education.
Achieving quality and performance indicators in e-learning and remote education in accordance with international best practices.
Further Procedures related to remote working during the COVID-19 Pandemic
In light of the global pandemic of the emerging coronavirus, COVID-19, which is considered an emergency risk and is also related to human risks, which directly affects individuals, communities and the environment, and has greatly affected global economies and stopped many public and private sectors, KAU has taken the following measures:
On March 12, 2020, a schedule has been issued to regulate the attendance of employees in the form of shifts, so that not all of them are present at the workplace at the same time, according to the precautionary measures and health protocols issued during that period.
On March 16, 2020, attendance of all employees of the workplace was suspended, and the university started implementing the policy of remote work by using the electronic systems available at the university.
Using social media, e-mail and other means of communication to speed up the completion of work.
The application of virtual meetings, such as using the zoom program to carry out tasks or follow up on projects, whether with students, employees or clients.
Training employees to use remote communication programs and electronic meeting management skills.
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