KUNA : Kuwaiti Academic: strategic partnerships with Gulf universities in cybersecurity, AI – Education – 15/01/2024 – Kuwait News Agency

KUNA : Kuwaiti Academic: strategic partnerships with Gulf universities in cybersecurity, AI – Education – 15/01/2024 – Kuwait News Agency

By Salem Al-Methin

ABU DHABI, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- Kuwait University (KU) Acting Chancellor for Academic Support Services, Dr. Sulaiman Al-Rafie, stressed Monday the importance of building strategic partnerships with universities in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC) in the fields of cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to confront the increasing digital challenges.
Al-Rafie told KUNA on Kuwait's participation in the 26th meeting of presidents and directors of universities and higher education institutions in the GCC, hosted by the United Arab Emirates University in Dubai and concluded last Saturday, that the meeting is a platform for exchanging experiences and ideas between countries.
The meeting also tackled many important topics to meet the challenges and requirements of modern technologies in teaching and learning, including the importance of coordination between universities in the field of research, E-learning, academic programs, professional and academic development, volunteer work and student exchange, he said.
During the meeting, several topics were approved including the governance of Gulf database (Jisr), the establishment of a website for the secretariats of the joint work committees, an amendment to the regulations organizing the awards, and preparation for the upcoming meetings of the committee, in addition to building alliances related to cybersecurity and AI among Gulf