PSAU's Collaborations in Measuring SDGs
PSAU's commitment to sustainability extends to its global engagement, as demonstrated by two flagship initiatives:
Sponsorship of the Times Higher Education (THE) Global Sustainable Development Congress (in Thuwal, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (2023) and in Bangkok, Thailand (2024)).
As a sponsor of the THE Global Sustainable Development Congress, PSAU has facilitated knowledge exchange on a global scale, bringing together policymakers, academics, and industry leaders. Through these events:
• PSAU has showcased its research and policy initiatives, contributing to global SDG discourse.
• Facilitated discussions on key challenges like climate resilience, education equity, and sustainable energy, helping shape actionable strategies for governments and NGOs.
The PSAU GSP fosters collaboration with Global South institutions to address development challenges.
Key Contributions:
1. Collaborative Research:
o Projects on climate-resilient farming and renewable energy with African and Asian universities.
o SDG 13 (Climate Action), Target 13.1: Strengthening resilience and adaptive capacity.
2. Educational Initiatives:
o Two-way student and faculty exchanges focused on sustainability.
o SDG 4 (Quality Education), Target 4.4: Skills for employment and entrepreneurship.
3. Community Engagement:
o Support for marginalised communities via participatory projects.
o SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities), Target 10.2: Empowering marginalised groups.
4. Policy Advocacy:
o Campaigns for ESG integration and sustainable urban development.
o SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), Target 11.3: Inclusive urban planning.
PSAU's SDG Research Funding Program (SDG RFP) invests in high-impact research.
Notable Projects:
1. AI and Healthcare:
o AI Hackathon for predictive models in healthcare.
o SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being), Target 3.8: Universal health coverage.
2. Digital Transformation:
o MoU with STC for IoT and AI research.
o SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure), Target 9.5: Enhancing scientific research capacity.
3. Smart Farming:
o Research on resilient agriculture techniques.
o SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), Target 2.4: Sustainable food production systems.
PSAU International Collaboration Research Programme
https://drgs.psau.edu.sa/en/content/2021-11-04
Introduction
A programme to finance joint research projects between a research team of faculty members or researchers at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University and faculty members or researchers from distinguished universities or international research institutions in the field of scientific research.
Objectives
1. Develop scientific and technical research at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University through research partnership with prestigious international research centres.
2. Develop the research capabilities and skills of faculty members and researchers through the exchange of experiences and knowledge with their counterparts from international universities.
3. Support the formation of research teams of faculty, researchers, and graduate students.
4. Encourage the exchange of scientific visits between Prince Sattam bin Abdul Aziz University and prestigious international universities.
5. Increase the rate of scientific publication of research outputs in international scientific journals with a high impact factor.
Duration
18 months from the date of issuance of the contract and may be granted an additional period not exceeding half of the duration of the project for completion, provided that the extension does not entail any additional financial dues.
Terms and conditions
1. The research proposal or part of it should not have been supported by any party outside or inside the university.
2. Priority of support for researchers who are not associated with research projects currently supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research or with previously failed projects.
3. The research team should be composed of no less than three researchers, in addition to the following conditions:
a. Two members of the research team should be faculty members at the university
b. Principal researcher should be from the university faculty.
c. The participation of assistants and advisors from outside the University is allowed
d. The participating researcher from outside the University must be a distinguished researcher
4.The comparison is made according to the research activity of the external participant researcher during the past three years, according to databases (WoS and Scopus).
5.The percentage of plagiarism in the research proposal should not exceed 25%
6. The principal investigator of the project must participate in all published research, and the participating researchers must participate in at least one research for each member.
7. The duration of the project should not exceed 18 months
8. The amount of funding should not exceed 100,000 riyals for projects in the humanities and administrative specialties and 150,000 riyals for projects in the scientific, engineering and health specialties.
9. The value of equipment should not be less than 30% of the research project budget
10. The remuneration of the members of the research team should not exceed 40% of the total value of the project funding.
11. All scientific papers related to this project must be published in scientific periodicals and journals with impact factors indexed in the Web of Science (ISI) for scientific, health and applied disciplines and in Scopus and Web of Science (ISI) for humanities disciplines.
12. For the research group to be terminated and the financial dues to be paid, the principal investigator must achieve twenty-seven points (scientific specialisations) and eighteen points (humanities) according to Table 1 below.
13. The research team should acknowledge the Deanship’s support as follows:
a. Research in Arabic:
"تم دعم هذا المشروع بواسطة عمادة البحث العلمي بجامعة الأمير سطام بن عبد العزيز من خلال المقترح البحثي رقم .................."
b. Research in English:
“This project was supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University under the research project #......”
14. If the research project results in patents, inventions, discoveries or products, the intellectual property shall belong to the University and the research team of from Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University.
Application procedure
The research proposal is submitted according to the scientific research system via the following link:
