Al-Maarifa University, in cooperation with the Charitable Society for Orphan Care in the Riyadh region, launched the “Academic Phobia” initiative on Wednesday, 12/11/2019 AD, in the Great Diriyah Hall. Several topics were presented, the most important of which was university life and its requirements, which was presented by Professor Dr. Muhammad Al-Zamil, Dean of Admissions, Registration, and Student Affairs. As well as the academic difficulties of preparatory year students and how to overcome them, they were addressed by Professor Dr. Abdel Moneim Mardi, Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University, and Dr. Hassan Al-Naamna addressed the definition and forms of the concept of academic phobia, its symptoms, and treatment mechanisms for it. The University was keen to share the discussion from one of its students, so Abdullah Al-Salim from the Faculty of Medicine discussed how Passing the preparatory year and skipping the transition from secondary school to university stage.
Such hosting comes as part of the university’s role in strengthening cooperation ties between it and charitable organizations in particular, and its effective role in providing community service.
