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The 3rd Scientific Meeting of King Khalid's history concludes its meetings.

King Khalid University, Media Center

It is known that the King Khalid University, represented by King Khalid Chair for Scientific Research has hosted the 3rd Scientific Meeting for the History of King Kاalid bin abdul Aziz. The participants in the Meeting continued the scientific research program meetings for the second and the last day of the Forum on Thursday 14/6/1436 AH. The talks at the meeting focused on the scientific and cultural movement in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the reign of King Khalid.

King Khalid University Vice - President Prof. Mari Al-Qahtani chaired the first session of the second day, in which 5 Researches were discussed. Dr. Metlak Al-Balawi started the session with a research paper in which he spoke about the scientific and cultural movement in Tabuk in the reign of King Khalid. The researcher sought, through his research, to keep track of what have been implemented in the the educational and cultural movement in Tabuk region and the role of King Khalid - God bless his soul - who supported this area through establishing many schools to serve the movement in the region.

Dr. Khalid Mahmood also spoke about Al-Bonian library and its intellectual role in the Hail region in the era of His Highness King Khalid, explaining the popularity of the library because of its scientific and cultural role in the Hail region since its establishment form 1275 to 1330 AH.

In her turn, Dr. Karima Abdulraof presented a documentary study about the Scientific Institute in Hail in the reign of King Khalid. The aim of the Study was to highlight and examine the scientific, cultural and educational role played by the Scientific Institute in Hail during the reign of king Khalid. Also in another research, Mr. Hatem Al-Shammari spoke about the Saudi School in Hail during the reign of King Khalid, referring to King Khalid role in the educational process, and the development of schools during his reign - may God's mercy be with him. The session was concluded by Dr. Mohammed Al Sinani's research, in which he clarified some of the features of the scientific and cultural movements in Saudi Arabia during the reign of King Khalid. The researcher referred to the scientific and cultural movement in Saudi Arabia during the reign of King Khalid bin Abdul Aziz that had witnessed a remarkable development. Development included educational advancement within its two branches - for boys and girls - in addition to an increase in financial allocations for education. For example, from 1389 - 1390 AH corresponding to 1969 -1970 AD, the budget for education was SR 597 million, and in 1399 - 1400 AH corresponding to 1979 -1980 AD it was SR 16.2 billion. In addition, based on statistics, the number of schools in King Khalid's reign from 1399 - 1400 AH, corresponding to 1979 - 1980 AD, was increased; in the primary stage were 5,373 schools, in preparatory stage were 1,377 schools, and the secondary stage reached 4,56 Schools.

At the third meeting, which was chaired by Dr. Saad Al Hamidi, both Prof. Saleh Abu Arad and Prof. Sultan Mikhlafi presented a research, in which they talked about the quantitative and qualitative development of the higher education in the reign of King Khalid. The researchers provided a number of questions and answers to get to know the reality of the quantitative and qualitative development of the higher education in the reign of King Khalid bin Abdul Aziz from 1395 - 1402 AH corresponding to 1975 - 1982 AD.

Dr. Mohammed Al-Saif also spoke about the educational impact of the movement of military education at the level of qualifying and training security officers in the era of Khalid bin Abdul Aziz, using the King Fahd Security College as an example of the study. The researcher pointed out that the direction of King Khalid towards the high rehabilitation of military trainers and the appointment of academicians at a military college is a unique act at that time in the Arab military institutions, which are still generally relying on the colonial legacy in military training.

Dr. Mansour Karbi participated with a documentary statistical study. Through it, he pointed out the establishment of Education Department as a development of the scientific movement in Mecca Province during the reign of King Khalid. The researcher showed, in his study the number of classrooms, schools, students, teachers, and budgets for all stages as he considered Mecca as a model for the rest of the cities and provinces that have seen this paradigm shift in education.

Dr. Ahmed Asiri also presented his research paper, in which he talked about the educational renaissance in the Armed Forces sector in the north western area in the reign of King Khalid. The researcher referred to the importance and the impact of the King Khalid directives in the foundation stage of the development of many important projects both strategically and operationally.

In conclusion, Ms. Amal Al-Harbi concluded the session with a talk about the scientific and cultural relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, and its impact on Saudi society in the reign of King Khalid. Al-Harbi noted that the relation flourished more broadly, as a result of the unity of the Islamic faith and sincere brotherhood.

After that, the fourth session, which was chaired by Prof. Ali Bin Shuweil Al-Qarni started. Dr. Omar Abu Saada, through his study, shed light on the information system milestones in Saudi Arabia in the reign of King Khalid. The researcher pointed out that King Khalid's - God bless his soul - possession of a distinctive cognitive and media sense, enabled him to follow a strategic vision for the media. The study further presented an illustration of the role of that media policy in achieving development and progress, which in return had a prominent impact in the evolution of the media and the professional performance of various Saudi media.

In his turn, Dr. Bou Alam presented a reading survey in which he noted many changes that can be described as historical turning points in the evolution of the media in the reign of King Khalid, which coincided with the implementation of the Second Five-Year Development Plan - the plan required SR 500 billion. Through the evolution of media, both in the radio, television or print newspapers, with the last witnessing a quantum leap by moving to the media institutional system instead of being just an individual intermittent interpretations.

Ms. Nejood Qalet Al-Faqeer shed light on the radio, television, press and publications in the reign of King Khalid. She said that radio had been one of the first building blocks of the media in Saudi Arabia since the reign of the kingdom's founder, King Abdul-Aziz. But, the status of radio has evolved technically and administratively in the era of King Khalid in several dimensions. In early Shawal 10 /3/ 1399 AH, Radio Jeddah and radio Riyadh had been unified under the name of "the General Program" to become a joint program that started transmission at half past five in the morning and continued until two o'clock after midnight.Nejood Qalet Al-Faqeer shed light on the radio, television, press and publications in the reign of King Khalid. She said that radio had been one of the first building blocks of the media in Saudi Arabia since the reign of the kingdom's founder, King Abdul-Aziz. But, the status of radio has evolved technically and administratively in the era of King Khalid in several dimensions. In early Shawal 10 /3/ 1399 AH, Radio Jeddah and radio Riyadh had been unified under the name of "the General Program" to become a joint program that started transmission at half past five in the morning and continued until two o'clock after midnight.

In her turn, Ms. Hind khlufa dealt with the beginnings of the Saudi media in the Kingdom in all its branches - TV, radio, and print. She highlighted the most important media achievements in the reign of King Khalid and measured their impact which were reflected in the cultural movement of Saudi society in that period.

Abdel Haq Al-Tayeb commented on one of the achievements in the reign of King Khalid; the establishment of the Higher Media Council, which developed a media policy that could have achieved the overall objectives of the Government of the Kingdom.

For his part, Ahmed Al-Ayaf shed light on the most important implications for the development of the media in contemporary Saudi society in the reign of King Khalid, until the present time. Al-Ayaf addressed four axes. The first was the speeches and words of King Khalid, the press interviews with King Khalid, the royal visits and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's position among the Gulf States and the Arab states. The fourth axis was a historical media glimpse of this developmental implications on the Saudi people. These glimpses included the graduation of the first batch of the Faculty of Medicine, the opening of the Armed Forces Hospital in Taif, and King Khalid's word in the 25th anniversary of the establishment of King Saud University .

After that, the last meeting which was headed by Dr. Hassan bin Yahya Shawkaani started. Dr. Ahmed bin Ali Al-Meria started the session. The researcher thought to make Abha Literary Club Foundation as a subject of his research paper in this meeting, where he tackled King Khalid's history - may God's mercy be with him. The researcher believed that the cultural activity in the whole world today is no longer a complementary action, but has become a developmental necessity for any communities, as it is - the cultural activity - directly linked to Man's consciousness, which deals with those gains produced by the development in various fields, plus developing it. On one hand, it is its subject, and on the other hand, it is its condition, making it a productive, useful, and civilized state, and directs its activities in order to combine with society and history, to offer unity and harmony.

For her part, Dr. Noof Salem Al Shammari presented a study about the cultural movement in the reign of King Khalid as represented in literary clubs. Standing on the significant role of the King Khalid literary renaissance which led to the creation of this literary clubs. The study handled two axes: the inception of literary clubs, stages of development and keeping track of literary production in this golden phase.

In her turn, Dr. Fatima Thabit Al-Sarhani dealt with King Khalid's efforts to support educational institutions in Islamic countries, including West African countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Gambia, and Liberia. King Khalid supported the establishment of educational institutions and provided the necessary financial support for the establishment of Quran schools, other schools, and scientific institutes. In addition, King Khalid provided scholastic grants for the children of West Africa states to study at universities and institutes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Ms. Hind Al-Mutairi dealt with Education in Asir region. She reported that it was an essential part of the educational development movement in the Kingdom during the reign of King Khalid. The movement started with the establishment of the Ministry of Higher Education, which was responsible for higher education in Asir and the rest of the cities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Ms. Hind spoke about the education of boys and girls and the difficulties that faced the educational movement. This research dealt with the educational stages and the development in plans and curriculum, in addition to the educational ladder of different educational stages.