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Institutional development · Quality assurance and accreditation · Saudi Arabia

Umm Al-Qura's Da'wah and Islamic Culture bachelor's programme gains full accreditation

Umm Al-Qura University says the bachelor's programme in its Department of Da'wah and Islamic Culture has full programmatic accreditation, while its master's and doctoral programmes have finished self-study reports.

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Why it matters: At Umm Al-Qura University's Department of Da'wah and Islamic Culture, the bachelor's programme is now fully accredited and both postgraduate programmes have completed 1447 self-study reports.

Umm Al-Qura University reported that the bachelor's programme of its Department of Da'wah (Islamic outreach) and Islamic Culture has obtained full programmatic accreditation.

According to the university, the department's master's and doctoral programmes have completed their self-study reports for the Hijri year 1447.

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Richard Davies, Policy and Finance Editor

The university reports that the department's bachelor's programme now holds full programmatic accreditation, and that its master's and doctoral programmes have each completed a self-study report for 1447.

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