Message from the Chair

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I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Department of Software Engineering at Prince Sultan University.

The Software Engineering Department is established to comply with the most important standards required to achieve the Kingdom Vision 2030 in the education sector. We are committed to excellence in undergraduate software engineering education and provide our students with a strong theoretical foundation, practical engineering skills, experience in communication and teamwork, and training in ethics and professional conduct.

I am honored to head the Software Engineering department, which has distinguished faculty members who have all my thanks and gratitude. Software Engineering program is one of the disciplines that are characterized by rapid development and its playing essential role in the economic and industrial fields. The program has been designed in response to the software industry's need to qualify software engineers with experience, competence and high potential to work in the field of developing large and medium software projects. In addition, students in this program have the option to choose a set of technical elective courses to complete a concentration track in Cybersecurity.

We look forward to seeing you in the upcoming semester and hope that it will be a great starting point for a successful career. In the meantime, feel welcome to browse our website to familiarize yourself with the department including the student handbook, the university bulletin, and other booklets and information that will help you settle into university life.

Last but not least, I would like to announce to you the excellent news we have received on Aug. 31, 2023: Our SE program has received full accreditation from the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) up until Sept. 2029. Congratulations!

Your feedback is always welcomed.

Prof. Dr. Mohamad Ladan

Chair, Department Of Software Engineering