Graduate Studies Deanship Reviews Procedures for Receiving Research Proposals

Doctor Yasmin Abu Shabana, Director of the Graduate Studies Deanship at the Islamic University of Minnesota, confirmed that the deanship receives research proposals submitted by students, which are then forwarded to the department head for presentation to the department council.

Dr. Abu Shabana added that if the research proposal is complete, a seminar committee is formed in coordination between the Graduate Studies Deanship and the department head after the department head nominates members for the seminar session. She explained that copies of the research proposal are provided to the seminar committee members, emphasizing that "research proposals and their titles are only accessible to the Graduate Studies office, the department council, and seminar committee members."

Dr. Abu Shabana also noted that supervisors for theses are selected based on several criteria, including specific expertise, effectiveness within the department, consideration of the student's preferences as much as possible, and fairness in distribution among members. She indicated that the nomination of the supervisor is made by the department head, and the Graduate Studies office takes these criteria into account when approving it.