General Department of University Certificate Equivalency

Organizational position :

Linked with Deputy Minister for Educational Affairs

General objective :

Assessment and equivalence of university certificates and (The Diplomas) of higher education, master degrees and PhD degrees and determining the universities whose certificates would be authorized and accepted

Duties :

1. Propose suggestions concerning the department's plans and the rules and instructions that organize its functions. These should be submitted to the general administration of educational relations, and must be implemented upon authorized
2. Collect data about universities that equivalence of their certificates and degrees might be requested. Organize, update and classify this information, in collaboration and coordination with the educational attachés and other agencies which might be useful in this regards
3. Ensure the validity of the certificates obtained from the universities and foreign schools in collaboration and coordination with concerned agencies such as the educational attachés and embassies
4. Equivalence of the certificates forwarded to this department in the light of the information collected, and based on the instructions approved by the ministry in this regards
5. Collect data on fictitious universities and schools who forge and sell certificates to present usage in the Kingdom
6. Propose special work procedures concerning the department and submit them to administrative development unit for study and implementation. Propose any further developmental step in this regard
7. Numerate the challenges and problems facing the work-flow in this administration and submit them to the general administration of higher education
8. Submit necessary information about the department to the ministry budget project
9. Prepare periodic reports about the activities and achievements of the general department and submit them to the general administration for educational relations
10. Perform all secretarial activities for the equivalence committee and related sub-committees
11. Perform secretarial activities for the committee of Non-Saudi Higher Education Institutions , a sub-committee of equivalence committee. This sub-committee gives recommendations for institutions of which Saudi nationals can enroll