TAIF: While Saudization levels have been increasing in organizations over the years, universities are seeing a decline in the Saudization of academic jobs year after year.
Many higher education degree holders are attributing the decline to six main administrative proceedings at Saudi universities. These are introduction of individual conditions that ignore nationalization plans; facilitating contracting procedures from outside the Kingdom; extending services for academics who have passed the retirement age; misuse of administrative autonomy which gives universities direct employment rights; completing all stages of employment tradeoffs internally; and the rise of so-called family employment in some universities.
A number of higher education degree holders have called for the rapid correction of academic employment methods at universities so as to serve the interests of universities and graduates, and provide more opportunities for degree holders to access jobs.
They have also demanded the establishment of a unified portal for recruitment at universities under the umbrella of the Ministry of Education, and to remove obstacles to enable degree holders to take advantage of available career opportunities.
Academic Abdullah Al-Otaibi said the facilitation of foreign contracts has negatively impacted graduates of Saudi universities, and demanded that such contracts be signed only with outstanding and special candidates, while focusing on recruiting Saudi citizens and investing in their skills and capacities.
He also called for the abolition of regulations that hinder the nationalization of academic jobs, such as allowances given to Saudi academics in Saudi universities if employees in their specialty exceed 50 percent.
Many higher education degree holders are attributing the decline to six main administrative proceedings at Saudi universities. These are introduction of individual conditions that ignore nationalization plans; facilitating contracting procedures from outside the Kingdom; extending services for academics who have passed the retirement age; misuse of administrative autonomy which gives universities direct employment rights; completing all stages of employment tradeoffs internally; and the rise of so-called family employment in some universities.
A number of higher education degree holders have called for the rapid correction of academic employment methods at universities so as to serve the interests of universities and graduates, and provide more opportunities for degree holders to access jobs.
They have also demanded the establishment of a unified portal for recruitment at universities under the umbrella of the Ministry of Education, and to remove obstacles to enable degree holders to take advantage of available career opportunities.
Academic Abdullah Al-Otaibi said the facilitation of foreign contracts has negatively impacted graduates of Saudi universities, and demanded that such contracts be signed only with outstanding and special candidates, while focusing on recruiting Saudi citizens and investing in their skills and capacities.
He also called for the abolition of regulations that hinder the nationalization of academic jobs, such as allowances given to Saudi academics in Saudi universities if employees in their specialty exceed 50 percent.
