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- Kuwait University President opens the University Council meeting by congratulating the students enrolled in the First Semester of the Academic Year 2025/2026.
- Approval of four Memoranda of Understanding between Kuwait University and the University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, Tongji University in the People's Republic of China, Texas A&M University, and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in the United States of America.
- Approval of the regulatory framework for the management of public shelters at Sabah Al-Salem University City.
- Approval of the regulatory framework for the Research Ethics Committee on Human Subjects.
- Approval of the promotion of twenty-four (24) faculty members to the academic ranks of Professor and Associate Professor across scientific and humanities faculties.
Kuwait University President, Prof. Dina Musaed Al-Mailem, chaired the third University Council Meeting (No. 03/2025) held on Sunday, August 3, 2025, in the University Council Meeting Room at Sabah Al-Salem University City, in the presence of University Council members.
The meeting commenced with Prof. Dina Musaed Al-Mailem extending congratulations to the newly enrolled students for the First Semester of the Academic Year 2025/2026. She also welcomed the attendees to the third session, which included discussion of several items on the agenda.
The University Council ratified the minutes of Meeting No. 02/2025 held on May 29, 2025.
In a statement following the meeting, Acting Secretary-General of Kuwait University, Dr. Bader Ahmad Al-Jasser Al-Rajhi, announced that the Council had approved four Memoranda of Understanding between Kuwait University and:
- the University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates,
- Tongji University in the People's Republic of China,
- Texas A&M University in the United States of America,
as well as a Memorandum of Understanding between the Health Sciences Center at Kuwait University and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in the United States of America.
The Council also approved the Regulatory Framework for the Management of Public Shelters at Sabah Al-Salem University City.
Dr. Al-Rajhi further noted that the Council approved the Kuwait University Annual Report for the Academic Year 2023/2024, along with the Regulatory Framework for the Research Ethics Committee on Human Subjects.
Prof. Dina Musaed Al-Mailem expressed her appreciation to the Admission and Registration Department and the Vice President for Academic Support Services for facilitating the admissions process for the First Semester of the Academic Year 2025/2026.
The Council also approved the promotion of twenty-four (24) faculty members to the academic ranks of Professor and Associate Professor across various scientific and humanities faculties:
No. | Name | Promoted Rank |
College of Engineering and Petroleum | ||
1 | Dr. Mohammad Ghuloum Al-Failakawi | Professor, Department of Computer Engineering |
2 | Dr. Bader Hassan Al-Busairi | Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering |
College of Architecture | ||
3 | Dr. Saud Riyadh Al-Khaled | Associate Professor, Department of Architecture |
College of Medicine | ||
4 | Dr. Mona Suleiman Al-Ahmad | Professor, Department of Microbiology |
5 | Dr. Haya Dakhil Al-Tuwalah | Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology |
Faculty of Dentistry | ||
6 | Dr. Mirza Rustam Baig | Professor, Department of Restorative and Prosthodontic Sciences |
College of Science | ||
7 | Dr. Intisar Mansour Al-Mudhahka | Associate Professor, Department of Statistics and Operations Research |
College of Life Sciences | ||
8 | Dr. Mohammad Abdulredha Al-Shawwaf | Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences |
9 | Dr. Tareq Hamad Al-Shatti | Associate Professor, Department of Communication Disorders Sciences |
College of Education | ||
10 | Dr. Jassem Mohammad Al-Tammar | Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction |
11 | Dr. Kulthoum Mohammad Al-Kandari | Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction |
12 | Dr. Noha Rashid Al-Ruwaished | Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction |
13 | Dr. Al-Anoud Mubarak Al-Rasheedi | Professor, Department of Educational Foundations |
14 | Dr. Mona Ahmad Qurban | Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction |
College of Sharia and Islamic Studies | ||
15 | Dr. Mohammad Zayed Al-Otaibi | Professor, Department of Quranic Interpretation and Prophetic Tradition |
16 | Dr. Abdulrahman Yateem Al-Fadhli | Professor, Department of Quranic Interpretation and Prophetic Tradition |
17 | Dr. Ahmad Mu'jeb Al-Otaibi | Associate Professor, Department of Jurisprudence and Principles of Jurisprudence |
College of Law | ||
18 | Dr. Fahad Ali Al-Zumei | Professor, Department of Private Law |
19 | Dr. Adel Ali Al-Manea | Professor, Department of Criminal Law |
College of Business Administration | ||
20 | Dr. Awaad Mohammad Al-Dhafiri | Professor, Department of Management and Marketing |
21 | Dr. Raed Abbas Ghuloum Malik Hussain | Professor, Department of Information Systems and Operations Management |
College of Social Sciences | ||
22 | Dr. Mohammad Muhanna Al-Sahli | Professor, Department of Geography |
23 | Dr. Saad Mufleh Al-Ghareeb | Associate Professor, Department of Geography |
College of Arts | ||
24 | Dr. Suad Abdullah Al-Enezi | Associate Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature |