General objective:

  Technical and administrative supervision of everything related to talented activities in the university in accordance with the rules and regulations of the university

Mission:

• Preparing the unit's activities plans and following up on their implementation after approval.
• Applying regulations and instructions related to the talented academy.
• Enriching scientific research in universities and other scientific institutions in terms of  developing talented and creative people by
•  Developing tests and standards to reveal and identify talented and creative people.
• Establishing academic programs and courses for developing and educating the talented.
• Develop regulations and rules to nurture students’ talents at the university.
• Preparing a quality assurance and accreditation system for talented education programs at the university.
• Establishing a comprehensive automated information base on sponsoring and supporting the talented and developing it continuously in coordination with the relevant authorities.
• Coordinating and cooperating with the Education Department in the region to discover talented students and conduct the necessary tests.
• Cooperate and coordinate with relevant community institutions
• Training faculty members, talented students, and postgraduate students in developing talented and creative students.
• Raising awareness about talent and integrating creative thinking skills into curricula.
• Define the performance indicators for all activities related to the unit; review and develop them consistently.
• Determine the unit's human resource needs and follow up on providing them.
• Determine the unit's employees' training needs to nominate them for the appropriate training programs.
• Preparing periodic reports on the unit's activities and achievements and suggestions for developing its performance.
• Any other responsibilities assigned to the unit.

Unit's Director: Dr. Fawaz bin Haji Al-Aenzi