King Khalid University recently received the Practical Excellence and Institutional Excellence Awards in Spending Efficiency (fourth cycle), from the Spending Efficiency and Governmental Projects Authority in the Kingdom.

The supervisor of the Administrative and Financial Efficiency Department at the university, Dr. Nasser bin Muhammad Asiri, explained that the university has worked tirelessly during the past period to moderate spending efficiency opportunities to achieve a financial balance. He added the university submitted monthly reports to the university president and the the Spending Efficiency Authority on the achievements achieved in this regard and participated in budgeting workshops.

Al Asiri, also said that the university was able to achieve this achievement through building a team of professionals who applied the concept of spending efficiency professionally, objectively and professionally, as well as implementing a culture of spending efficiency with the collaboration of various units in the university, which resulted in achieving second place in the overall evaluation of universities category in the Practical Excellence Award. In addition the university ranked fourth in the institutional excellence category, highlighting the achievement spending efficiency in quality services

It is worth noting, that the award is granted semi-annually and includes ministries, military and security agencies, universities, bodies, institutions and centers, as well as secretariats and government agencies.