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Article 40
The University Council shall establish the regulations for supervision
assistance of the dissertations, upon the proposal of the Standing
Committee.

Article 41
A faculty member may supervise dissertations outside his/her own
university, whether inside or outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This is permissible without prejudice to the faculty member’s job
duties at the home university. The regulations for external dissertation
supervision must be approved by the University Council, based on a
proposal from the Standing Committee.

The Rule of Implementation for Article 41
1. The number of dissertations a faculty member can supervise,
both inside and outside their university, should not exceed four
academic dissertations. Exceptions to this four-dissertation limit
can be made, upon the approval of the Executive Management
unit, based on the recommendation of the department and
College Councils. This is subject to ensuring an even distribution
of supervised theses among the department members.
2. The faculty member must obtain a prior recommendation from
the department and the college dean before undertaking external
dissertation supervision.
3. The university does not bear any financial consequences resulting
from the faculty member’s external supervision activities.
4. External dissertation supervision is not counted towards the
faculty member’s teaching load at the home university.

Article 42
At the end of each semester, the supervisor evaluates the student’s
performance and determines his/her progress on the thesis or
dissertation. This evaluation is conducted in accordance with the
mechanisms and criteria approved by the Standing Committee.

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