Bylaws of the International Justice College
Complete foundational charter, institutional identity, academic structures, admissions, and general provisions
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: Mark Range 60–64: DD (Pass) | 65–74: DC (Good) | 75–84: BC (Very Good) | 85–94: BA (Excellence) | 95–100: AA (Distinction with Honors)
Grades Based on Passing Grade 50: Mark Range 50–59: DD (Pass) | 60–69: DC (Good) | 70–79: BB (Very Good) | 80–89: BA (Excellence) | 90–100: AA (Distinction with Honors)
Article (52): The student may be assisted with no more than ten marks in one course or distributed over three courses, provided that this assists their success or graduation.
Article (53) to (56): Provisions on exam assistance calculation, transcript notation, semester-wise disbursement, and student application timelines.
Fourth: Grievance Mechanism
Article (57) & (58): Mechanisms for objecting to work/exam evaluations, submission procedures via the electronic portal within one week, review by IT, professors, Programme Managers, and the Examination Committee.
Article (59): The Examination Committee consists of the College Vice President for Administrative and Student Affairs, and the Director of the IT and Learning Management Center.
Fifth: Exam Violations and Penalties
Article (60): General provisions regarding regulatory violations, prohibited acts, and disciplinary penalties (verbal warning, written warning, admonition, exam cancellation, exam deprivation, registration deprivation, and final dismissal).
Article (61): Specific penalty matrices for exam violations (talking, physical evidence disposal, prohibited devices, facilitating cheating, non-compliance, hiding drafts, assaulting monitors, impersonation, illegal access to questions).
Articles (62) to (76): Additional provisions governing written warnings, student work plagiarism penalties, IT tool misuse, disciplinary committees, appeals, and policy awareness.
Chapter Five: Teaching Methods and Means
Article (77): The College provides a technical system for managing digital scientific content, virtual classes, and self-directed interactive learning.
Articles (78) to (84): Outline indicative study plans, two-semester academic schedules, course definition documents, independent study, synchronous lectures, asynchronous recordings, and mandatory attendance rates (not less than 75% for applied, special qualification, and postgraduate programs; 50% for theoretical bachelor's programs).
Chapter Six: Duration of Study and Dates
Article (85) to (89): Credit hour systems, ECTS credit metrics, annual calendars, and minimum credit requirements for academic degrees (PhD: 180 ECTS / 90 credits; Master's: 120 ECTS / 60 credits; Bachelor's: 240 ECTS / 120 credits; Certified Assistant: 10 ECTS / 60 credits).
Article (90) & (91): Years of study, exhaustion provisions, and maximum study duration limits (double the minimum duration).
Chapter Seven: Internal Regulations and Special Regulations for Programs and Study Plans
Article (92) & (93): Internal regulations for Bachelor's degrees, programme objectives, learning outcomes, admission requirements, course coding, classification, and study plans.
Article (94): Postgraduate programmes regulations issued by the Board of Trustees Chairman.
Chapter Eight: Postgraduate Studies
First: Master's Degree
Articles (95) to (97): Enrolment criteria (Bachelor's degree with minimum Good grade, English exam pass), minimum two-year duration, course completion, mandatory research thesis preparation, and public arbitration defense.
Second: Doctorate Degree
Articles (98) to (102): Registration requirements (Master's degree with minimum Very Good grade, English Level 4/TOEFL/IELTS, research plan approval, seminars, preliminary study session, duration of 3 to 6 years), graduation conditions (Level 5 English, innovative research, two published papers in refereed journals, public defense with >= 70% grade), and strict anti-plagiarism dismissal rules.
Chapter Nine: Compulsory Courses and Elective Courses
Article (103): Categorisation of courses into compulsory courses, elective courses, specialised elective sub-specialisation units, and courses outside specialisation.
Chapter Ten: Training and Continuing Education Programs
Articles (104) to (113): Organisation of training and qualification programmes under the Continuing Education Center, types of programmes (community, academic, teacher training, corporate continuing education), admission requirements, transcripts, certificates, directorship appointments, and registration fees.
Chapter Eleven: Free and Reduced Grants
Article (114): Free and reduced scholarships governed by tuition fee regulations within the College financial system.