Bylaws of CIJustice

Bylaws of the International Justice College

Chapter One: Definition and Identity of the College

Article (1): Definition: It is an educational institution that works to provide society with educated competencies.

Article (2): Legal Personality: The College stemmed from and kept pace with the reality of international justice, and came to touch upon the general interest of students and the cultural and educational reality. It has an independent legal personality and an independent legal status.

Article (3): Center’s Mission To work towards establishing a high-quality academic educational, training, and research system that enables the learner (male and female) to access a wide range of resources that develop their knowledge and skills in their specialization and related fields, so that they are distinguished and have an effective impact in the labor market.

Article (4): College Vision: To continue working to ensure the International Justice College achieves an advanced international classification by producing high-quality scientific research using the advanced technologies provided by the College, so that the College becomes a platform that attracts and employs academic expertise within an environment where the student, teacher, and graduate interact.

Article (5): Principles of the International Justice College: The College started from the reality of justice, and according to its general principles. It believes that student attention and working to raise their cultural level and qualify them scientifically is what strengthens the state and builds the nation. Culture and education are the basis for civilizational development and what achieves progress for society.

Article (6): College Objectives: The International Justice College works according to the following objectives:

• Working to provide society with educated and qualified personnel capable of participating in building and leading communities.
• Providing an opportunity for students to acquire culture, knowledge, and higher education, and to create an educated generation that keeps pace with global civilization.
• Working to discover the latent capabilities of the youth generation and giving them the opportunity to unleash their potential according to a scientific methodology and creative horizons.
• Working on cultural communication with the international community and global colleges so that the student has a position among students in all global colleges.
• Working to achieve internal and external security and cultural stability.
• Working to build constitutional civil societies with all their components that rely on culture and education to keep pace with global civilization.

Article (7): College Work Program: The International Justice College works to develop cultural and educational skills, and to nurture society with an educated generation that adopts science as the basis for national renaissance and the preservation of national freedom. It relies on and develops national human resources to achieve the integration in the state desired by the people. This is achieved only by working to spread intellectual and cultural awareness and develop national sentiment through systematic scientific construction.

Chapter Two: College Structure (Academic Units, Administrative Units, and Resources)

Article (8): The College consists of the following academic and administrative units and centers:

A- Academic Units:

• International Law
• International Trade Law
• Criminal Sciences
• International Relations and Diplomacy
• International Economic Relations
• Public Relations
• International Business Administration
• Psychological Counseling
• Information Technology
• Cyber Security
• Artificial Intelligence
• Government Computing

B- Administrative Units

• Student Affairs and Registration Unit
• Public Relations and Media Unit
• Financial Affairs Unit
• Personnel Affairs Unit
• Business Development and Strategy Unit
• Humanitarian Work Unit

C- College Resources

• Information Technology Center
• Learning Environment
• Curriculum Development Center
• Professional Development Center
• Measurement and Standardization Center
• International Justice College Platform

Article (9)

• • A – Academic and administrative units and their affiliated resources shall be established by a decision of the College Board of Trustees Chairman, based on a proposal from the College Council.
• • B – Colleges and Institutes form the organizational frameworks for scientific activities, consisting of their programs and laboratories, and aim for scientific coordination and integration among their components.
• • C – All educational, training, and development programs in the College are delivered through the College’s learning environment.

Article (10)

• A – Each accredited academic unit in the College shall have a council consisting of three faculty members appointed by the College Dean based on a proposal from the Scientific Affairs Council, after the approval of the Board of Trustees Chairman.
• B – The Academic Unit Council shall consist of the directors of the academic programs if the academic unit includes multiple programs, and the heads of departments if the academic unit includes a single program.
• C – The tasks of the Academic Unit Council include supervising graduate studies programs in related specializations.

Article (11) The management of research laboratories may be shared between the College and the relevant department in the Graduate Studies Institute to form an organizational framework for scientific research activities.

Article (12) The administrative units shall consist of a unit manager in addition to a number of employees as needed.

Article (13) The management of materials at the College is considered an additional task for faculty members and administrative unit managers.

Chapter Three: Student Admission Requirements for Bachelor’s Programs

First: Registration Requirements

Article (14) The student must hold a high school certificate or its equivalent.

Article (15) Graduates of technical institutes may be accepted into some programs according to the rules and foundations specified by the program’s internal regulations.

Article (16) Admission requirements, the number of students who can be accepted, and special conditions are determined by a decision of the College Council based on a proposal from the Academic Unit Council before the start of each semester, after reviewing the provisions of the program’s internal regulations.

Article (17) If the student has not completed their documents, they have the right to conditional registration, provided that all missing documents are submitted before the end of the first semester.

Article (18) All students must provide a written pledge of the authenticity of the documents submitted to the College, and the College has the right to take the necessary measures if the lack of authenticity of any of these documents is proven.

Second: Course Registration Requirements

Article (19) The student must have paid the tuition fees for the courses they intend to study during that semester before the start of the semester.

Article (20) Course registration takes place in the first week of the semester.

Article (21) The student chooses the courses they wish to register for in each semester from the list of available courses, taking into account the priorities of the prerequisites specified for each course.

Article (22) A course must have at least five students registered for it to be opened.

Article (23) A student may register for a minimum of three and a maximum of ten courses in one semester.

Article (24) A course in which the student has registered and submitted assignments and exams is considered to meet the registration requirement for subsequent courses, and success in it is not required, with the exception of English language teaching courses.

Article (25) A student may freeze their enrollment in the College for a maximum of two semesters throughout their study period, and in the event of withdrawal from the College, their enrollment is automatically frozen.

Article (26) If the student withdraws from the College for a period exceeding one semester, their enrollment is permanently canceled from the College.

Third: Credit Transfer and Bridging

Article (27)

• A. The transfer application is submitted to the College through a special comparison via the official email of the academic unit to which the program belongs.
• B. Students wishing to transfer are accepted through a special comparison, and the previous courses they studied at another college/university are equated if the following is met:
  • The number of credit hours must be equal.
  • The educational content must be equal by at least 60%.
  • The average grade must be 60% in the material to be transferred.

Article (28) After the student is accepted for transfer through the special comparison, the student immediately submits a request to the Measurement and Evaluation Center, accompanied by an accredited transcript, course descriptions, and a university life document indicating any penalties the student received.

Article (29) Credit hours obtained by the student from outside the College are equated by a comprehensive report from the Measurement and Evaluation Center. If the courses are from a reputable college with a good average, and the learning outcomes are equivalent to the corresponding courses in the program the student is studying, this is counted. If these outcomes are not equivalent to any of the program’s elective or compulsory courses, this is counted within the number of elective courses the student must study, according to what is specified in the program’s internal regulations.

Article (30) The minimum number of semesters is reduced by the number of accredited units for the equated courses divided by the average number of credit hours in the program, rounded to the nearest whole number. The maximum number of semesters becomes equal to double this minimum.

Chapter Four: General Provisions for Exams and Their Dates

First: General Rules for Exams

Article (31) Exams are conducted through the student’s registered device on the College’s virtual platform. The student must grant the platform camera and microphone access. If the College platform does not allow this, the student is immediately expelled from the exam and given a zero score. If the student leaves the exam window, they are immediately expelled from the exam, the submitted answers are counted, and the exam cannot be reopened for any reason.

Article (32) Exams for a single course are held in time periods determined by the College’s Information Technology Center.

Article (33) In case the student fails the course, only the mid-term and final exams are retaken, and other activities that contribute to the grade, such as assignments, are not counted.

Article (34) A student is not allowed to enter the exam after the exam has started except in cases of extreme necessity and with special approval from the Academic Program Manager.

Article (35) In the event of an internet or power outage, the student must wait for the entire duration of the exam. If the power returns before the end of the exam, the student is admitted to the exam and compensated with the necessary time. If the power does not return, the student leaves and their name is included in the list of make-up exams.

Article (36) The student must take the exam from the same device they used to log in to the College platform during the semester. If the device is changed, the student must contact the College’s Information Technology Center and register the new device data.

Article (37) The College’s Information Technology Center supervises all College exams and sends the lists of exam results to the academic program managers after the exam ends.

Article (38) The student may submit a request to take a compensatory exam within one working day from the date of completion of all exams specified in the exam schedule.

Second: Success and Graduation Requirements

Article (39) (The content of this article is developed and updated according to accreditation standards.)

Article (40) The student’s grade in the course is evaluated by a score out of one hundred, divided into two grades: a grade for student work, and a grade for the final exam. The percentage for each is determined in the internal regulations, provided that the work grade does not exceed 40%, and the final exam grade is not less than 60%.

Article (41) Course students are subject to (written – multiple-choice) exams. Courses specified in the program’s internal regulations are exempted from this rule. The program’s internal regulations determine the rules for success in graduation projects and theses.

Article (42) The program’s internal regulations determine the rules for success in graduation projects and theses.

Article (43) The student’s work is evaluated by the professor through seminars, presentations, assignments, and participation.

Article (44) A student is considered successful in the course if they achieve the following:

• A. Obtaining the final result specified in the program’s internal regulations.
• B. If the final exam score for the course is greater than or equal to 40% of the maximum exam score.
• C. If the student’s work grade is greater than or equal to 40% of the maximum work grade.

Article (45) A student is granted the university degree if the following conditions are met:

• A. Success in all courses specified in the program’s study plan.
• B. The student has paid all due fees and obligations in full.
• C. The graduation average is not less than the average stipulated in the program’s internal regulations.

Article (46) The graduation decision is issued after being audited by the Information Technology Center and the Student Affairs and Registration Unit, approved by the College Council, and endorsed by the Board of Trustees.

Article (47) The student’s graduation average is calculated according to the following equation:

• Where: , , .

Article (48) Grades in work and exams and graduation averages are rounded to two decimal places.

Article (49) The course grade is established after rounding the grade to the nearest whole number.

Article (50) If a student obtains a grade of 50 to 59, they are considered successful, provided they have a general average higher than 60%.

Article (51) Graduation averages for students are estimated as follows:

Grades Based on Passing Grade 60

Grades Based on Passing Grade 50

Article (52) The student may be assisted with no more than ten marks in one course or distributed over three courses, provided that:

• A. This assistance leads to the student’s success in the course, and the number of hours they registered for and took the exam in during the semester is not less than thirty hours.
• B. This assistance leads to the student’s graduation.

Article (53) Exam assistance is not included in the student’s general average calculation unless this average is less than the minimum success limit. In this case, the number of grades the student received assistance with is added to the total grades until the total reaches a success rate of 50% or 60% depending on the program.

Article (54) The exam assistance utilized by the student shall be indicated in the transcript.

Article (55) Exam assistance is disbursed only semester-wise for the courses the student took exams for in the semester the student applied for assistance, and is not disbursed for courses the student took exams for in a previous semester.

Article (56) Exam assistance is applied to all students semester-wise. The student has the right to submit a request via the email received from their College account within two weeks from the date of the announcement of the exam assistance request results, expressing their desire to benefit from the assistance. The request shall not be reconsidered after this period, regardless of the reasons.

Fourth: Grievance Mechanism

Article (57) The student has the right to object to the results of the evaluation of their work and exams in accordance with the mechanisms adopted by the College in the following cases:

• A. Uncorrected work.
• B. Uncorrected exam.
• C. Objection to the result of the work evaluation.
• D. Objection to the result of the exam evaluation.

Article (58)

• A. The student submits a grievance application exclusively through the approved electronic submission system at the College, within a period not exceeding one week from the date of the announcement of the results. The grievance application shall include clarification of the problem.
• B. The student is obligated to pay the grievance application fee specified in the financial system.
• C. The grievance application is referred to the Information Technology Center to verify the data of the work or exam files from a technical perspective.
• D. The application is referred from the Information Technology Center to both the professor and the Program Manager to address the problem and provide their opinion.
• E. The application is referred from the Program Manager to the Exam Committee. The Exam Committee studies the problem and submits its proposal to the Student Affairs and Registration Unit to take the appropriate decision.
• F. The grievance fee is returned to the student if their grievance is proven correct.

Article (59) The Examination Committee consists of:

• A. College Vice President for Administrative and Student Affairs.
• B. Director of the Information Technology and Learning Management Center.

Fifth: Exam Violations and Penalties

Article (60) General Provisions Any violation of the College’s policies and regulations, and in particular:

• Planned refusal to attend lessons, lectures, and other College activities that require attendance by regulations.
• Cheating in the exam, initiating it, participating in it, facilitating it, or disrupting the exam system.
• Acts that violate public morals and etiquette inside or outside the College that harm the College’s reputation.
• Establishing or joining associations or organizations inside the College or participating in their activities without prior permission from the College.
• Misusing College resources or harming the College’s virtual platforms and resources.
• Assaulting College employees.
• Mistreating a university instructor via email, phone, social media, or any other means.
• A student obtains and uses course assignments prepared by a third party at their request.
• A student changes their device without good reason during the exam period.
• Failure to show the College ID via webcam before the start of the exam.
• Forging any document granted by the College.
• Impersonating another person or appearing in their place during exams.
• Using College systems for any purpose other than legitimate academic purposes, including materials of a commercial or advertising nature.
• Sending unnecessary attachments or uploading them to College systems in violation of the aforementioned College policy.
• Analyzing access to another student’s account on any of the College systems.
• Giving the password to other parties, clients, or users.
• Carrying out various fraudulent operations to obtain information about the student’s account, such as impersonating someone by email or phone.
• Hacking the College website and making any modifications to any data related to user accounts or modifying the settings of various related systems.
• Logging into College systems using another student’s account data.
• The disciplinary penalties are:
  • Verbal warning.
  • Written warning.
  • Admonition (Formal written notice/final warning).
  • Cancellation of the student’s exam in one or more courses in one or more exam periods.
  • Depriving the student from entering the exam in one or more courses in the semester.
  • Deprivation of registration for a period ranging from one semester to four semesters.
  • Final dismissal from the College.
• The penalty shall be intensified in case of repeated violation, and penalties (4-7) shall be doubled.

Article (61) Penalties Related to Exam Violations: Penalties related to exam violations are imposed according to the following:

Article (62) A written warning is given in the following cases:

• A. Changing the exam center during the exam or changing the device through which the student takes the exam.
• B. The student’s failure to display the College ID.
• C. Changing the exam date.
• D. Disturbing order during the exam.

Article (63) A second written warning is directed to the student when any of the cases stipulated in the previous article are repeated, or in case of any new case, and their exam is automatically stopped (during one semester), and a written warning is directed to them in all the mentioned cases.

Article (64) Penalties Related to Violations Related to Student Work:

• A. The student fails the assignment that is proven to be copied from other students or literally transferred from an internet source. The penalty may reach deprivation of a full semester in cases that warrant it.
• B. The student who obtains a course assignment prepared by a third party at their request and uses it shall be deprived of registration at the College for two semesters and fails that course.
• C. The student who graduates from the College shall be deprived of registration in the College’s master’s programs if it is proven that they obtained and used a course assignment prepared by a third party at their request, and this will be clarified to all colleges/universities in case they contact the College.
• D. The provisions of the previous paragraph (A) apply to the exhausted student who is proven to have obtained and used assignments prepared by a third party at their request, and they are prohibited from registering for exceptional courses following the issuance of this decision.
• E. The student is dismissed from the College if they submit a graduation project or thesis (or parts of it) prepared by others.
• F. The certificate is withdrawn from the graduating student if it is later proven that they submitted a graduation project modified by or attributed to an external party.
• G. The certificate is withdrawn from a graduating postgraduate student if it is later proven that they submitted their thesis (or parts of it) or attempted to publish it or published it in journals or conferences that include the results of others’ work without cheating.
• H. The student is subject to a warning penalty if they illegally transfer research or parts of it, and the student is dismissed in case of repeated violation.

Article (65) Penalties for violations related to the misuse of information tools range from warning to final dismissal from the College.

Article (66) The Disciplinary Committee has the authority to impose the appropriate penalty for violations not stipulated in the previous articles, according to the severity of the violation.

Article (67)

• A. The Program Manager in which the student is registered prepares reports on violations related to their work (assignments, attendance, participation, etc.).
• B. Reports of all exam violations are submitted to the Disciplinary Committee on the same day or the following day at the latest, and no discretionary authority is allowed after submitting the violation reports to the Disciplinary Committee.
• C. The College President or one of their deputies may refer any student to the Disciplinary Committee.
• D. The Disciplinary Committee must summon the student to hear their statements.

Article (68) The Disciplinary Committee consists of:

• A. College Vice President for Administrative and Student Affairs.
• B. Three program managers or college deans who are selected annually on a rotating basis.
• C. The committee shall have a General Secretariat composed of College employees.

Article (69) Decisions issued regarding the first three penalties stipulated in paragraph (B) of Article (59) are final.

Article (70) The student may submit an appeal request to the College Council regarding the decision issued against them concerning the disciplinary penalties stipulated in this regulation from item (4) to the end of paragraph (B) of Article (59). The student must submit the request to the College President within a maximum period of fifteen days from the date of being notified of the penalty via email or any other means accepted by the College. The College Council has the authority to uphold, reduce, or cancel the penalty.

Article (71) A penalized student may submit an appeal request to the College Council even if they did not attend the Disciplinary Committee meeting when summoned.

Article (72) The period during which the student is dismissed from the College for disciplinary reasons or the period during which they are deprived of registration as a result of cheating is calculated from the maximum period of their study in their program.

Article (73) Decisions issued to impose disciplinary penalties, except for the verbal warning, are kept in the student’s file. The decision to impose the disciplinary penalty must be announced on the College’s website, and the decision issued for final dismissal from the College must be communicated to another college.

Article (74) The penalty may be lifted by a decision of the College Council once, and from the student’s file upon a written request from them, after at least one year has passed from the date of the end of its implementation. If they commit a violation after the penalty is lifted, the provisions of paragraph (C) of Article (59) shall apply to them.

Article (75) The College Council may reconsider the decision issued for final dismissal from the College once, after a minimum of two calendar years and a maximum of three years have passed from the date of its issuance. It does not have the right to reconsider if the remaining credit hours allowed for the student to register in one semester are specified in the internal regulations of their program.

Article (76) The student’s objection is not accepted after knowing the College’s regulations or not knowing what was published on its website, and what is published on the website is considered known from the time of its publication.

Chapter Five: Teaching Methods and Means

Article (77) The College provides a technical system for managing the digital scientific content of the program courses. In each semester, students choose a group of courses in which open virtual classes are available, and they study them using the self-learning and interactive method according to the supervisor’s (lecturer’s) instructions, by studying the scientific content of the courses, following synchronous and asynchronous sessions, using relevant supporting references, completing required assignments (such as functions, projects, research seminars, etc.), and entering the exams scheduled for each course.

Article (78) The College sets an indicative study plan that allows the student to distribute the study load over several semesters and is consistent with the priorities of the courses.

Article (79) Courses are taught over two semesters in one academic year.

Article (80) At the beginning of the semester, the student is handed a course definition document, including learning outcomes, evaluation criteria, teaching and learning methods, and an action plan that clarifies the dates of synchronous sessions, the tasks and activities assigned to them, and submission deadlines.

Article (81) The student studies independently, relying on the scientific material available on the College’s website, interactively developed content, synchronous sessions, and any of the sources mentioned in the course definition document, in addition to any other sources they deem appropriate.

Article (82) The course supervisor (lecturer) follows the students’ educational process through the learning management system, communicates with their classes, and organizes synchronous sessions via the virtual classes system, to answer students’ questions and inquiries, deepen their understanding, enrich it with examples, and explain some practical cases. Students can attend synchronous sessions from any place connected to the internet.

Article (83) The course supervisor must record a number of asynchronous sessions, and make them available to students according to the number of theoretical hours specified in the course file and available on the learning management system, in order to clarify the points they deem important within the curriculum, record the appropriate explanation, and make it available to all students (all course classes).

Article (84) Attending synchronous sessions and active participation in them is an essential part of the student’s cognitive and skill formation. Accordingly, the student’s attendance of synchronous sessions for each course is required at a rate determined by the College Council as a condition for entering the final exam for the course. This rate must not be less than 75% of the number of sessions in applied programs, specialized qualification programs, and postgraduate studies, and 50% in theoretical programs at the bachelor’s level.

Chapter Six: Duration of Study and Dates

First: Academic Year

Article (85) The College operates on the credit hour system and the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS), which is used to measure the level of accumulation of knowledge and skills achieved by the student within the program framework and calculate the average time required to obtain the academic degree.

Article (86) One academic year (in the semester system) is equivalent to an average value of 60 ECTS credits, which is called the average credit units.

Article (87) Credit units for a single course may not be fragmented, and the student is awarded the full credit units allocated to the course upon successful completion.

Article (88)

• A. The College Council determines the annual calendar in the beginning of each academic year.
• B. The College Council may, when necessary, decide to start and end studies at dates different from the previously announced dates.

Article (89) The following table shows the minimum number of units and credit hours that qualify the student to obtain the academic degree:

Second: Years of Study and Exhaustion

Article (90) The different years of study at the College are determined as follows:

• A. The number of credit units required to obtain the program certificate is divided by the minimum years of study in the program, and the result constitutes the number of credit units known as the academic year.
• B. The internal regulations of the programs determine the conditions for success and transfer from one academic year to another.
• C. The student is considered exhausted if the remaining period is not sufficient for them to obtain the degree, even if they register for the maximum number of credit units allowed in the program’s internal regulations in each semester. (In this case, the student is notified of their status by official letter, and they have the right to continue in the program after submitting an email in which they pledge that they have reviewed the provisions of this paragraph) .
• D. The student is considered exhausted if they exceed the maximum years of study in the program.

Article (91)

• A. The maximum years of study in bachelor’s and institute programs is double the minimum.
• B. The maximum years of study in postgraduate programs is double the minimum.

Chapter Seven: Internal Regulations and Special Regulations for Programs and Study Plans

First: Internal Regulations for the First University Degree (Bachelor’s)

Article (92)

• A. Specialized committees formed by a decision of the College Council based on a proposal from the Academic Affairs Council shall set the internal regulations for the College’s academic programs.
• B. The internal regulations are approved by a decision of the Board of Trustees Chairman after the approval of the College Council. The program may not be opened and students registered in it before its regulations are approved.

Article (93) The program’s internal regulations determine the program’s objectives, program-level learning outcomes, admission requirements, criteria for comparison between candidates for study in the program, courses, their coding, description, and classification (compulsory – elective), prerequisites, the number of credit units for each course distributed with corresponding contact hours (synchronous, asynchronous, exams, interviews, or presentations), independent student effort hours, the minimum and maximum number of credit units allowed for the student to register in one semester, conditions for transfer from one academic year to another, an indicative study plan, any specialization orientation, requirements for success in the course and project, and requirements for obtaining the certificate, taking into account the provisions contained in this regulation.

Second: Postgraduate Programs Regulation

Article (94) The regulations for postgraduate programs are issued by a decision of the Board of Trustees Chairman based on a proposal from the College Council and the approval of the Academic Units Council. It includes the program’s objectives, program-level learning outcomes, criteria for comparison between candidates for study in the program, and courses, their coding, description, and classification (compulsory – elective). It also determines the priorities and the number of credit units for each course distributed with corresponding teaching hours (synchronous, asynchronous, exams, interviews, presentations), independent student effort hours, the minimum and maximum number of credit units allowed for the student to register in courses in one semester, conditions for transfer from one academic year to another, the study plan, any specialization orientations, requirements for success in the course, project, and thesis, and requirements for obtaining the certificate, taking into account the provisions contained in this regulation, and the conditions for admission and enrollment in these degrees, and the conditions for obtaining them and their branches.

Chapter Eight: Postgraduate Studies

First: Master’s Degree

Article (95) The following are required for a student to enroll in the master’s degree:

• A. To hold a bachelor’s degree in the field of specialization specified by the program’s specific system with a grade not less than Good from an accredited college.
• B. To pass the English language exam according to the conditions approved by the College Council.
• C. Master’s program regulations determine the rules for comparison among applicants for the master’s degree.
• D. The minimum duration for obtaining the master’s degree is two years.

Article (96) To obtain the master’s degree, the student is required to meet the conditions specified in the master’s program regulation, according to the following foundations:

• A. Completion and passing of all course exams specified by the program system within a period not less than the minimum and not exceeding the maximum specified therein.
• B. Preparation of a research after passing all courses on a topic approved by the College Council based on the supervisor’s proposal, provided that the research preparation period is not less than two semesters.
• C. Submission of a thesis containing the results of their research that is accepted by the arbitration committee after a public discussion.

Article (97) A student who meets the requirements for obtaining the master’s degree is granted a certificate accredited by the College and local and international accreditation bodies.

Second: Doctorate Degree

Article (98) The following are required for a student to be registered for the doctorate degree:

• A. To hold a master’s degree in one of the specializations specified by the degree system with a grade not less than Very Good from an accredited college.
• B. To pass the English language test conducted by the College at level four or its equivalent in standardized international tests such as the TOEFL or IELTS test.
• C. To submit a research plan accepted by the College Council after determining the research topic for the thesis in agreement between the supervisor and the student.
• D. Presentation of multiple research seminars on the topics of the courses included in the doctoral program in which they are registered.
• E. Practical training of the student by giving recorded (asynchronous) lectures in courses related to the student’s field of specialization.
• F. The student presents a preliminary study session, the date of which is determined by the College Council, to which specialists and those interested in the research topic are invited. A specialized committee named by the College Council based on the supervisor’s proposal attends it, and submits its recommendations to the Scientific Affairs Council for approval of the research title and plan. The decision to approve the thesis topic is issued by the College President based on the approval of the College Council.
• G. The minimum duration for obtaining the doctorate degree is three years and the maximum is six years. The College Council may extend this maximum duration for one additional academic year based on a reasoned proposal submitted by the Council.
• H. The date of the College Council’s approval of the research plan is the approved date for starting the preparation of the thesis. The student is not entitled to submit their thesis until at least two calendar years have passed from the date of approval of their research plan.

Article (99) The following are required for a student to obtain the doctorate degree:

• A. Successfully passing level five in English.
• B. Preparing innovative research on a topic approved by the College Council.
• C. Publishing two researches on their research topic in one of the refereed scientific journals approved by the Scientific Affairs Council, or obtaining the journal’s approval for publication.
• D. Submission of the thesis in a public arbitration session formed by a decision of the College President, and obtaining a grade awarded by the arbitration committee of not less than 70%.

Article (100) A student who meets the conditions for obtaining the doctorate degree is granted a certificate signed by the Dean of the Graduate Studies Institute and the College President and accredited by the College and local and international accreditation bodies.

Article (101) The provisions for bachelor’s students apply to doctoral students, and in case of cheating, they are finally dismissed from the College and are not entitled to return to it.

Article (102) The doctoral student is dismissed from the College if they attempt to publish scientific research or submit a thesis (or parts of it) in violation of the rules and ethics of research, publication, and authorship.

Chapter Nine: Compulsory Courses and Elective Courses

Article (103) Courses are determined in the internal regulations and specific systems of the programs as follows:

• A. Compulsory courses that enable the student to acquire homogeneous and integrated skills and knowledge in a specific specialized field.
• B. Elective course that enables the student to direct their specialized knowledge in line with their needs and desires and in a way that improves their chances in the labor market.
• C. A group of specialized elective units, which is a subset of the elective courses that form a sub-specialization within the general specialization, and this sub-specialization is added to the certificate granted to the student.
• D. Courses outside the specialization, the total hours of which are determined only in the program’s internal regulations, and the student is allowed to obtain them from outside the program’s courses from outside the specialization, which provides the student with the opportunity to diversify, expand, and deepen the horizons of their knowledge and skills.

Chapter Ten: Training and Continuing Education Programs

Article (104) Training and qualification programs are prepared by specialized committees formed by a decision of the College Council based on a proposal from the Student Affairs Council.

Article (105) Continuing education programs are established and opened by a decision of the College Council.

Article (106) The training program forms an independent entity and an organizational framework for training and continuing education activities under the supervision of the Director of the Information Technology and Learning Management Center.

Article (107) The internal regulations for each continuing education program are issued by a decision of the Board of Trustees Chairman based on the approval of the College Council.

Article (108) Types of Programs:

• A. Programs directed at community members and College students, including:
  • Training courses in a set of skills that facilitate their entry into the labor market.
  • Introducing the reality of the labor market and its appropriate future tools.
• B. Academic programs: Courses that contribute to the implementation of training plans based on the performance evaluation process.
• C. Teacher programs: Training teachers on educational technologies and all requirements of scientific teaching.
• D. Specialized training programs for continuing education for individuals and employees in various sectors. The goal is to qualify the trainee to deal with labor market tools or develop their knowledge and skills according to their specialization and in line with the development of labor market requirements. These programs are proposed by the Continuing Education Center or based on a request from a specific entity from any of the various work sectors.

Article (109) Admission Requirements:

• A. Programs directed at community members and College students: Admission is through direct registration in the training program according to the capacity and registration order in the program.
• B. Programs allocated to academics: Admission is based on the applicant’s previous qualification and the recommendation of the employer.
• C. Teacher programs: Admission is based on the previous qualification and professional nomination.
• D. Continuing education programs: Admission is not required for these programs.

Article (110) Documents and Certificates:

• A. The trainee is granted a training or attendance certificate according to the training program, signed by the Director of the Education Center and the College President, and recorded in the College database with the possibility of government accreditation.
• B. The trainee is granted an academic record document (transcript) showing all the details of the education the student received.
• C. Skills and competencies report, which clarifies the type of program the student obtained compared to the government-accredited skills in the country specified by the student.

Article (111) The Director of the Continuing Education Center is appointed by a decision of the Board of Trustees Chairman based on a proposal from the College Council after the approval of the College President.

Article (112) Registration fees for training programs are determined in the College’s financial system and a decision is issued by the Board of Trustees Chairman in coordination with the Director of the Financial Affairs Unit.

Article (113) The College Council determines the model of documents granted to the student and granted to trainees and trainers in the Continuing Education Center.

Chapter Eleven: Free and Reduced Grants

Article (114) Free and reduced scholarships are determined on the basis of tuition fees and their conditions in the College’s financial system.