Following the previous issues of KICconnect, by now you should know a thing or two about Al Khwarizmi. Obviously, you already know that algebra was one of his contributions, a word derived from the title of a mathematical text he called “Al-Kitab al-mukhtasar fi hisab al-jabr wa’l-muqabala. Al-Khwarizmi wanted to go from the specific problems
What are you most curious about in life? I’m curious about life, which stretches into interest in metaphysics. What are the failures that you most cherish? If anything doesn’t go as planned, I take it as a motivation to think outside the box. Without failure or the fear of failure no one can think outside
To boost morale and to stay motivated, connected, and determined, KIC marketing team has adopted weekly Zen Gatherings. Once a week, the team conducts 15 – 30 mins gatherings to talk about anything except for work. Essentially, this replaces those important morning small talks. Zen Gathering is a space to talk things out, discuss challenges, problems, cat
On the first day of Eid al Fitr holidays, around 45 of KIC faculty and staff e-gathered to greet each other with Eid Al Fitr. Although social distancing took its toll on the traditional Eid rituals, recently emerged practices added a new dimension to celebrations. Being conscious of the communication tools that are available at
To recap perhaps the most transformative semester at KIC, a general assembly was held to highlight the most important updates, milestones, and achievements that happened during Spring 19/20. Lead by Dr. Nabil El Kadhi, the assembly revolved around five major topics. Obviously, COVID-19 situation was centric to the discussion since it’s the main reason behind
Since Academic Advising is imperative to students’ success, KIC faculty attended a workshop that trained them on effective ways to guide, support, and care for KIC students within the Distance Learning framework. Delivered by Dr. Adnan Taher, the workshop covered strategic and tactical approaches related to academic advising. The faculty learned how to identify, prioritize,
KIC’s use of BlackBoard open LMS is in full swing as the college is using its feature to conduct examinations in a secure and convenient environment. Since the first two weeks of examinations, more than 1500 students passed their exams, averaging 4 to 5 exams per student. A total of 6000 to 7500 exam entries
10 May 2020 marked the launch of ERP systems at KIC, namely PeopleSoft for Finance & Procurement departments. “The system will help us in alleviating many challenges” noted KIC President and the CEO of KHC Dr. Assem Al Hajj. Integration of Enterprise Resource Planning systems on a holding level is a transition of business processes