Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
Deanship of Student Affairs - Headquarters
General rules and conditions for candidacy for college student council elections
1. Elections are held electronically through the Student Portal system, with the list system and not the individual system. The entire list that obtains the largest number of votes wins, provided that the electoral vote rate is 50%. In the event that one list is nominated, the list must obtain a vote rate of 25% the number of people who have the right to vote.
2. That the student who is a candidate for student council membership has joined the academy during the first semester 2021/2022 (October 2021), or before that (the student spent a full academic year or more at the academy).
3. That the male/female candidate for membership of the Student Council has at least one full academic year (two semesters) left before graduation.
4. The cumulative GPA of the students nominated for membership of the student councils of all faculties is 2.4 or more, with the exception of the students of the Faculty of Pharmacy, where the cumulative GPA of the nominated students is required to be 1.8 or more.
5. The student council of all colleges consists of 12 male and female students, and the composition of the student council for each college is as follows: the council chairman, the vice president, the council secretary, the treasurer and the human resources officer, in addition to a committee secretary for each of the following committees: (families committee - the excursions committee - the sports meeting committee - Scouting Committee - Culture and Media Committee - Technical Committee - Scientific Committee).
6. The student candidate for membership in the Student Council should be characterized by upright morals and good reputation, and should not be troublesome or cause disturbances and problems, and that he/she be able to perform group work, as well as that the candidate for membership in the committees has a proven activity and is a candidate for the committee in which he/she continues to work, That the student who is nominated for membership of the Student Council has not been subjected to a behavioral violation or has been subjected to any of the penalties in the Student Affairs Committees, or it has been decided to or suspend his membership in one of the previous Student Councils.
7. That the student who is nominated for membership of the Student Council has not been subjected to a behavioral violation or has been subjected to any of the penalties in the Student Affairs Committees, or it has been decided to or suspend his membership in one of the previous Student Councils.
8. The student council candidate must have registered the courses for the current semester.
9. At least 2 female students are required to be represented in each of the student councils, with the exception of the Student Council of the College of Maritime Transport and Technology.
10. At least one male or female student must be represented from 8 departments of the College of Engineering and Technology.
11. A male or female student with disabilities under the name (Challenge Heroes Official) can be added to the list
12. The list is created through (Student Portal) by the male/female candidate for the position of Council President, starting from the day specified by the Deanship of Student Affairs, provided that the last date for submitting electoral lists is on the following day.
13. Candidacy lists are approved after being completed by the Deanship of Student Affairs in accordance with the conditions and rules announced periodically.
14. It is strictly forbidden to start electoral campaigning on social networking pages or inside colleges except after announcing on the page of the Deanship of Student Affairs, as well as approving the accepted list of candidacy that meets the conditions on the electronic system Knowing that there is a period of silence for the electoral campaign, starting from the opening of the voting process.
15. Lists that start electoral campaigning before being approved by the Deanship of Student Affairs or during the electoral silence period are excluded.
16. The election process for college student councils is held by electronic system for a period of 48 hours in the third week of the current semester, provided that the voting process begins electronically through the Student Portal by students by choosing only one list, each according to his college.
17. The winning lists will be announced on the Dean of Student Affairs page as soon as the electronic voting process is completed and all election results are reviewed.
18. The elected student council assumes responsibility after the announcement of the final result and the meeting of the elected student councils with the Deanship of Student Affairs to start preparing the work plan in accordance with the regulations in force in the academy.
19. The Deanship of Student Affairs must abide by all the general rules and conditions for candidacy for membership of the colleges' student councils mentioned above.
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Mahmoud Abu Al-Azm
Dean of Student Affairs
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