Prof. Awad Saad Hassan, vice-chancellor of the university, chaired the Senate Meeting No.1-2021, which was held online and was broadcasted from the main (western campus).
The vice chancellor briefed the senate members on the most recent efforts by the university in its endeavors to offer affordable tablet devices for students and PCs for staff, in order to facilitate the e-learning activities, in cooperation with the Defense Industries System and Omdurman National Bank (OMB). The vice chancellor also conveyed to the audience the initiative of the Minister of Higher Education, Prof. Intisar Soghayroun and Prof. Ahmed Hassan Al-Fahl, Director of the Mycetoma Center, to organize a national committee to construct the new facilities of the college of Fine and Applied Arts with external funding resources.
Prof. Hassan also mentioned the university’s plan to honor innovators in all fields, to raise their morale and to induce competition for professional innovation among staff. He also added that a robust plan had been developed to address the problem of authentication of academic certificates in the Secretariat of Scientific Affairs. He also informed the council about the visit of the university delegation to the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Khartoum and the selection of SUST within the Sudanese universities for cooperation and exchange of experiences with Saudi universities.
Prof. Hassan also reassured the council on the smooth process flow of the registration of undergraduate diploma students, praising Dr. Esam Abakar in this aspect, the Dean of the College of Technology, for their great efforts. He also conveyed to the council that the university had received equipment donated by the British Council, represented by the "Sudan Memory" project, to establish a documentation center at the College of Fine and Applied Arts.
Approval of Academic Applications and Results
The agenda of the meeting and the
proceedings of the previous meeting were approved, and the council also
approved the recommendations of the three committees of the Council, the
Central Examination Committee, the Academic Affairs Committee and the
Admission and Registration Committee.
Furthermore, the council approved
the applications of mature students submitted from the colleges of
Communication Sciences, Physical Education and Sports, Music and Drama,
Fine and Applied Art.
Finally, the results of postgraduate students at the doctoral, master's and postgraduate diploma levels were approved, in addition to the results of undergraduate students for a number of colleges.
Approval of Proposals
Emeritus Professor Title Awards
The council approved the award of the rank of Emeritus Professor to
Acknowledgment
Prof. Hassan expressed his deep gratitude to the leaders and the employees of the Computer Center for their efforts spent in order to facilitate online broadcast of the Senate meeting.