ng an a passion, and a relentless pursuit of ence to stand out in a competitive c environment like ours. It is evident that you have all demonstrated these qualities and more, and I hope you take pride in your remarkable achievements. Your awards are testaments to your commitment to excellence, and I am confident that you will continue to soar to greater heights in your future endeavors. We are proud of you.”
The Design Middle East Awards, KSA were held on February 9, 2023, at the Fairmont Riyadh to celebrate and recognize the talent, projects, and companies that are game changers in the region.
Alia is an urban designer and sustainability advocate with a background in architecture. She’s Passionate about sustainability, and works alongside AECOM’s purpose, to deliver a better world, and uses transformative ideas and methods to design responsibly.
The 48HR Film Challenge was part of a collaboration between the Alliance Française of Saudi Arabia. The challenge encourages Saudi and Saudi-resident filmmakers aged from 18-25 to produce new works.
Tala Al Harbi and her team : Natalie Alsarraj, Madawi Alyahya, Lujain Salaam and Raghda Baharetha from Cinematic Arts Department have won 2nd place in this challenge.
Honorary Mention of Quareer Movie in Casablanca Arab Film Festival
Quareer film is Directoed by: Norah Almowald, Ragheed Al Nahdi, Ruba
Khafagy, Noor Elamir, Fatimah Alhazmi
Writer: Norah Almowald, Noor Elamir, Sara Mesfer, Fatimah Alhazmi
Producer: Sara Mesfer, Ragheed Al Nahdi
Students from Effat College of Architecture and Design have won Audi Competition
Hala Mishkhas, Saja Mamo, Sara Al-Harthy
Batool, Dana, Rawan Layan Tamer
Mentored by: Dr. Sajid Khalifa Dr. Ahmed Kassab
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Maryam Shalan - a student from Psychology Department, Effat College of Humanities is Champion of the Jeddah Freediving Championship in both the FIM and CWTB categories.
Showreel is Saudi Arabia's first international student film festival dedicated entirely to student films. It was conceived with a simple goal: to support novice and aspiring filmmakers in sharing their stories with the world
one student and one alumni won two prizes:
Rana Matar
Rana Matar - for her documentary: only your voice
Hania Bakhshwin
Hania Bakhshwin - for her short fiction film: The Ride.
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Alumni: Mariam Khayat from Cinematic Arts DepartmentEffat College of Architecture And Design
Won the golden palm for best animated film in short film competition awards.
This competition focuses on developing sustainable and practical solutions for Arab countries, in line with the United Nations' 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs). The SDGs address global challenges such as poverty, inequality, education, climate change, water availability, innovation and infrastructure, sustainable cities, energy efficiency, food security, environmental degradation, collaboration and partnerships, life underwater, peace, and justice.
And Our Student:
Jailan Aljizawi
Participated with ” Mapping the Research Landscape of Covid-19 and Artificial Intelligence Using the Lens Database” and it has been accepted for presentation at the international conference on Innovation and Technological Advances of Sistanbilty
Sabeen Alharthi
2- Lina S. Abouelnaga
Bamyan in Afghanistan, in collaboration with Management of Information and Educational Technology affiliates
Culture, Enrichment and Engagement Design Competition Student:
The annual Winter Enrichment Program is a two-week-long signature event for KAUST that brings together the world's greatest thinkers and leaders at the intersection of academia, research, culture, and innovation.
Our Student: Dena Shehadah won 3rd Place in this competition
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Student Farha Hussaini from Computer science department - Effat College of Engineering has won first place in the Robofest Competition.
Winner of Queen Effat Award for Excellence in Teaching 2022-2023
Nema Salem, Ph. D
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Effat College of Engineering
Dr. Nema Salem received a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from a joint program between Alexandria University in Egypt and Calgary University in Canada, with over 25 years of teaching experience. she received several awards and recognitions for her achievements in teaching and organizing events and workshops related to science and engineering. These include the Fellow (FHEA) Fellowship, best student satisfaction rate award, and awards for organizing various events and workshops. she has also been awarded for being a jury member in the first Lego competition of the seventh robotic national Olympiad in Jeddah.
Winner of Effat University award for Excellence in Teaching for Effat College of Architecture and Design 2022-2023
Ms. Marina Ivaniceva
urer, School of Cinematic Arts, Effat College of Architecture & Design
Ms. Marina is a film editor and filmmaker with over 9 years of experience in various content, including commercials, documentaries, feature films, and music videos. Her noteworthy accomplishment is receiving the "Best United Kingdom Documentary Short Film" award - 2019 London International Motion Pictures Awards for her poetic documentary OREGU.
Winner of Effat University award for Excellence in Teaching for Effat College of Business 2022-2023
Dr. Abdulaziz T. Almaktoom
Associate Professor ＆ Chair of Operations & Supply Chain Management Department, Effat College of Business
Dr. Abdulaziz Almaktoom holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Wichita State University and is a certified supply chain analyst and LEAN Six Sigma trainer. He is also a Certified Fellow (FHEA) from Advance HE, United Kingdom, and has published numerous journal and conference papers.
Dr. Almaktoom's research interests include Supply Chain Management and Logistics, Optimization under Uncertainty, Failure Diagnostics and Prognostics, Lean Supply Chain Management, Facilities Planning, Energy, Sustainability, and Industrial Ergonomics and Safety.
Winner of Effat University award for Excellence in Teaching for Effat College of Engineering 2022-2023
Dr. Mohamed Mousa
Professor ＆ Researcher, Natural Science, Math and Technology Unit, Effat College of Engineering
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Mousa. a full professor of computational sciences at Effat University, Saudi Arabia, with over 25 years of research experience in computational sciences, applied mathematics, and various fields of engineering. He has held research positions in several universities around the world and has published over 180 research works including journal papers, conference papers, and book chapters.
Winner of Effat University award for Excellence in Teaching for Effat College of Humanities 2022-2023
Dr. Mohammad Khalid
Professor ＆ Researcher, General Education Department, Effat College of Humanities
Dr. Mohammad Khalid has a PhD in Islamic/Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Manchester and has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Arabic and Islamic Studies. Dr. Khalid has contributed to several international conferences and published works on various themes relevant to Islamic Studies. He is also a regular reviewer for reputable journals, advises organizations such as Sawt
Winner of Effat University award for Excellence in Research 2022-2023
Dr. Mady Mohammed
Professor, Architecture Department, Effat College of Architecture And Design
Prof. Dr. Mady Mohamed, Associate Professor of Architecture. He received his PhD degree at Dundee School of Architecture, UK on July/2009. with more than 20 years of academic and practice experience. Through his private firm, Mady participated in the design and construction for several projects and he was the sole architect and the main architectural/LEED consultant for different residential, office, medical and educational buildings.
Prof. Mady became an authorized architectural consultant by the Egyptian Syndicate for Engineering in 2013 and a LEED Green Associate by the USGBC in 2014 and. He is an authorized trainer for Education for Sustainable development ESD by the European Union/Egyptian Ministry of Education since 2014.
Winner of Effat University award for Excellence in Community Service 2022-2023
Dr. Mohamed Khalil
Dr. Mohamed Khalil holds a PhD. in Comparative Civilizations from the University of Athens - Greece. with 18 years of teaching experience. He had worked at the University of Asiut – Egypt 2004-2013, and has been an Assistant Professor in the General Education Department
Associate Professor, General Education Department, Effat College of Humanities of Effat University since 2013. He teaches Political Science, Archaeology, and Philosophy.
Winner of Effat University award for Excellence in Administrative Staff 2022-2023
Ms Huda Al-Harbi
Accountant Executive Manager, Management
of Finance
s. Huda Al-Harbi holds a Master Degree in SF (previously XIFM) and aBachelor degree in Accounting with over 10 years of experience.
Ms. Huda is an accomplished and dedicated professional in the field of accounting and information systems. She has obtained various certifications in the IT field, such as the A+ Certification from Microsoft and the Microsoft Certified System Engineering certification.
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Thank you for reading and we look forward to continuing to recognize and celebrate the achievements of Effat University family.
