منطقة الجوف-جامعة الجوف

As part of its ambitious vision to build a leading university ecosystem grounded in institutional excellence and sustainable innovation, Jouf University has announced the launch of the President’s Award for Entrepreneurship. The award represents a strategic initiative that reflects the University’s direction toward fostering a culture of entrepreneurship, stimulating positive competition, and recognizing outstanding achievements that contribute to enhancing institutional performance across academic, research, administrative, media, and investment domains.

His Excellency the President of Jouf University, Prof. Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Shaya, affirmed that the launch of the award stems from the University’s firm commitment to adopting best modern institutional practices and creating a university environment that encourages creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurial thinking. He noted that the award seeks to invest in human capital, empower national talents, and transform innovative and entrepreneurial initiatives into tangible achievements with sustainable impact—thereby strengthening the University’s competitiveness at the local, regional, and international levels.

He explained that the President’s Award for Entrepreneurship serves as an integrated motivational platform dedicated to showcasing high-impact achievements by university entities, honoring influential entrepreneurial initiatives, and supporting innovative ideas that contribute to the development of the university’s operational ecosystem. The award also promotes integration among academic, research, administrative, media, and investment roles, positively reflecting on the quality of educational outcomes, institutional performance efficiency, and the University’s overall societal impact.

Aligned with Jouf University’s mission to promote excellence and embed a culture of creativity and innovation, the award aims to enhance institutional excellence and entrepreneurial practices across all university entities. It encourages the adoption of innovation, the production of high-quality knowledge, and the support of applied scientific research and patents—contributing to the development of a competitive knowledge-based economy driven by entrepreneurship and innovation. In addition, the award supports the University’s orientation toward building high-quality international partnerships and agreements, and strengthening its institutional presence in regional and international academic and research forums.

The award places particular emphasis on encouraging sustainable university investment and endowment initiatives, enhancing income diversification, and supporting financial sustainability. This enables the University to expand the scope of its educational, research, and community-oriented initiatives. It also seeks to highlight leading entities that achieve local and regional awards, showcase successful entrepreneurial experiences and distinguished practices, and transfer them as inspiring models to other university entities.

Furthermore, the President’s Award for Entrepreneurship supports initiatives with high qualitative impact within and beyond the University, reinforces the University’s role in serving the community, and advances the quality of media content and institutional websites. This reflects the University’s corporate identity, strengthens its digital presence, and enhances the quality of its communication message and knowledge-based content delivered to beneficiaries.

The launch of this award aligns with the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030 and its national programs focused on human capability development, innovation, and entrepreneurship, as well as building a sustainable knowledge-based economy. This initiative underscores Jouf University’s role as a leading educational institution that actively contributes to comprehensive national development and to shaping a future founded on entrepreneurship, innovation, and institutional excellence.