Business Development Unit ( BDU ) Prepared by Hani M. S. Al-Kadi Director, Business Development Unit

THE BDU ROLE The main role of the BDU is to interact fruitfully and effectively with Saudi business environment and our key stakeholders.

The BDU Objectives  To participate in improving our students’ capabilities in applied research.  To participate in improving our students’ skills : Confidence الثقة بالنفس Initiative روح المبادرة Creativity القـدرات الإبـداعـية Ambition الطموح والتطلعات  To participate in developing entrepreneurship program.

The BDU Activities  Course Sponsorship Program  Senior Project Sponsorship Program  Academic Awards  Developing Business Oriented Club for KFUPM students

The BDU Activities  Cooperate with deanship of student affairs to explore and identify:  Assisting our faculty members to find and invite class guest speakers from the business sector : FOR EXAMPLE –Part Time job opportunities for our students. –COOP and summer training opportunities for our students. –employment opportunities for our graduates.

Course & Senior Project Sponsorship Programs  These programs are based on the realization that: –Many senior projects & courses have projects that are business related. – Many businesses have opportunities, challenges, or problems that could be addressed by these projects. Therefore, these programs aim at meeting these two needs for the benefits of all involved. Course Sponsorship Programs

A Sample of Course Sponsorship Project A Design Study for Al-Khobar International Conference Center Customers’ Quality Perceptions And Satisfaction With Domestic Air Travel In Ksa Wireless Communication Systems How Would a Ready Mix Factory Achieves an Optimum Concrete Mix Design for Local Environment Conditions

Sample of Senior Project Sponsorship  Islamic neighborhood.  City Center Regeneration  A 5-7 star Hotel within a free zone complex See Appendix - 1

Academic Awards Academic awards is a competition between students to develop a project that related to their major, For example: –The best ( e-marketing or e- business ) project. –The best Feasibility study for a small business. – The best design for a small house –The best design for commercial building. –The Best Research in Wireless Communication Systems

Business Oriented Club  It is a students club that help our students to develop their business activities, For example: –developing web sites for companies –developing marketing research for companies – developing Architectural Design – Project Risk Management.

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