An overview of the unit's tasks
The Scientific Cooperation and Project Support Unit at the Prince Sultan Center for Defense Studies and Research aims to enhance academic and research partnerships to support innovation and development in defense fields in a way that serves the center and helps achieve its goals.
Unit objectives:
Building a national system that incentivizes research and development in fields related to defense and national security.
Developing competitive national research focused on specific technological areas.
Leveraging the research and scientific capabilities of universities.
Developing students' research and engineering skills.
Linking local universities with the defense research and development system, represented by the Prince Sultan Center for Defense Studies and Research.
Unit activities:
Scientific Consultations
Training Programs for Defense and Security Sectors
Summer Sabbatical Program
Reciprocal Scientific Lectures
Summer and Cooperative Training
Graduation Project Sponsorship (Male and Female Students)
Targeted Research Projects (Faculty Members and Graduate Students)
Joint Applied Research Laboratory
Working to activate cooperation agreements with universities through:
Identifying areas of cooperation with universities.
Monitoring collaborative activities with universities.
Coordinating with joint supervisory committees to activate their role.