Effat College of Architecture & Design (ECoAD)

Vision

Effat College of Architecture and Design aspires to address local and global societal needs and future ambitions through unique and distinguished architecture, art and design education that reinforces a culture of diversity and creativity in research, practice and community service.

Mission

Effat College of Architecture and Des​ign offers a unique group of programs dedicated to the investigation, interpretation, and creation of physical, social and sensory environment. Through its interdisciplinary instruction and ongoing research, the college graduates architects, designers, producers and film makers who extend the conventional boundaries of theory and practice to meet the challenges of a changing world locally and globally.​

Goals

1. Empower the presence of Effat College of Architecture and Design (ECoAD) as a contributor to the creative culture nationally and internationally by ensuring the attainment of the strategic planning goals measured by tracking the achievement of the mission and vision aligned with the university and the Saudi Vision 2030.
2. Cultivate a dynamic and collaborative work environment through effective and inspiring leadership that promotes integrity in managing all the college activities within the approved governance model to ensure the best organizational performance; and achieve national and international accreditation for ECoAD Programs to reach a satisfactory level of national and international recognition.
3. Provide excellence in all ECoAD distinctive academic activities, which inspire the students’ innovative, creative, and intellectual engagements and ensure dynamic learning environment that foster creativity among ECoAD students, faculty, staff and external community through state-of-the-art learning and information resources and services.
4. Qualify the ECoAD graduates to be the Ambassadors of Queen Effat Legacy and agents of change by improvising the student-life quality and by attracting and retaining a diverse body of students.
5. Enhance ECoAD efforts to recruit, nurture, and retain a diverse faculty and staff in order to strengthen the programs.
6. Obtain up-to-date studios, workshops, and digital labs that encourage ECoAD faculty and students to practice hands-on and practicum creative projects; and maintain constructive financial management by creative use of budget and resources.
7. Create a vibrant, creative, and interactive research community that generates artistic and innovative ideas worthy of implementing in the national industry, as inspired by the Saudi Vision 2030.
8. Enhance the ECoAD culture of service through national and international productive partnerships and collaborations that support the community and the college.​
   

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