Policies and Procedures

1. Research Requirements Initiative Phase

• Submission of a research chair proposal by a faculty member of the university or professors from outside the university.

• Feasibility study of the proposal in terms of need, importance, and alignment with the university's goals.

2. Accreditation Phase

• Presentation of the proposal to the research chairs committee.

• Approval by the university council to establish the chair.

3. Establishment Phase

• Appointment of the general supervisor for the chairs.

• Signing of the research chair contract with the unit director.

• Preparation of an annual research plan for the chair by the research chair professor, and its approval by the unit director.

• Determining the budget and funding sources.

4. Implementation Phase

• Conducting research and scientific publishing.

• Holding workshops and scientific conferences.

• Implementing applied projects related to the chair's topic.

5. Evaluation Phase

• Annual evaluation of the chair's performance according to key performance indicators (KPIs) including:

      o Number of published research papers.

      o Number of conference participations.

      o Impact of research on the community.

• Submission of the performance report for each research chair by the unit director to the university council for a decision on extension, modification, or cessation.