On the sidelines of the Education and Training Investment Forum, Dr. Fahd bin Ahmed Alharbi, Rector of Imam Abdul Rahman Bin Faisal University, participated in a specialized workshop entitled “Investment Strategy and Governance in Saudi Universities” organized by the University Higher Education Fund, with the participation of an elite group of experts and experts in the field of investment and governance.
The workshop focused on a number of key topics, including the mechanisms governing investments in the higher education sector and the operational and regulatory challenges facing the sector, as well as best investment practices in the Kingdom, and a review of the governance of investment funds and their success criteria.
In addition to considering the financial, economic and social aspects arising from the transformation of the investment system, the participants also discussed the proposed model for the university investment system, the importance of resource pooling and the establishment of a central investment institution, which will contribute to increasing efficiency and achieving sustainability.
The workshop concluded with a wide-ranging discussion on indicators to measure the success of the transformation of the university investment system and its role in supporting universities in ways that enhance financial sustainability and improve the quality of educational and research output, and enable them to make the best use of their resources, in line with the goals of Saudi Vision 2030.
Dr. Fahd bin Ahmed Alharbi, Rector of Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, participated in a specialized workshop titled “Investment Strategies and Governance in Saudi Universities” organized by the Higher Education Fund on the side of the Education and Training Investment Forum with the participation of a selected group of experts and experts in the field of investment and governance.
The workshop focused on several key topics, including best investment practices in the Kingdom, a review of investment fund governance and their success criteria, as well as the mechanisms governing investments in the higher education sector, and the operational and regulatory challenges facing the sector.
Participants also discussed the proposed model for the university investment system, the importance of resource aggregation, the establishment of a central investment entity that will contribute to increasing efficiency and achieving sustainability, as well as considering the financial, economic and social aspects arising from the transformation of the investment system.
The workshop concluded with a wide-ranging discussion on indicators to measure the success of the transformation of the university investment system and its role in supporting universities in line with the goals of Saudi Vision 2030 and enabling them to make the most of their resources, thereby increasing financial sustainability and improving the quality of teaching and research output.
