Allowance of leading posts: Gratuities allocated for the key posts at the university as stipulated in article 46 of the statute of the Saudis staff members will be increased as follows: The dean receives SR 2500 monthly, deputy dean receives SR 2000 monthly, and head of the department receives SR 1500. Second: a permanent committee to be formed from the ministries of higher education, civil service, and finance and will submit the outcome of its meetings to the higher education council. It will supervise restrictions and standards that should be available for those who may receive allowances and gratuities and privileges paid to the members of the academic staff. These include rare specializations, promotion of new universities, and distinction gratuities; the committee will also review every three years what should be reduced. Third: housing units: allocation of SR 5 billion to the budget of the ministry of higher education for the current fiscal year for building housing units for academic staff at the campuses, with the possibility of increasing the aforesaid amount according to the requirements and the available capabilities. The housing units are to be distributed according to the organizing regulations. Fourth: What is stipulated in article (firstly) of this decision is to be effective at the beginning of the next fiscal year from the date of its issuance. Fifth: The necessary legal and organizational amendments to the statute organizing the affairs of the Saudis academic staff shall be implemented in line with the rules of this decision. --more
