Female students branch of the Jeddah-based King Abdulaziz University was awarded the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certificate in recognition of its achieving the requirements of quality management system 9001:2008. In a statement to mark the event, Dr. Khadija bint Omer Badahdah, Undersecretary of the branch said her department runs several divisions, including administrative sectors. The female under secretariat is the first to win this honor in 2008, she added.