Publication of SDG8 report

Promote Sustained, Inclusive, and Sustainable Economic Growth, Full and Productive Employment, and Decent Work for All

Economists at the World Pensions Council note that the dual considerations of long-term economic growth and infrastructure investment have not been given sufficient priority. Priority 8 and 9, respectively, were considered somewhat “average and defied common sense.”

1. Achieving 7 percent GDP growth per year in least developed countries is a key economic goal.

2. Higher productivity requires:

   1. Diversity and technological diversification.

   2. Innovation, entrepreneurship, and the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Some goals are targeted for 2030, while others were set for 2020, including:

1. Reducing youth unemployment.

2. Implementing a global strategy for youth employment.

3. Enacting the Global Jobs Pact issued by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Goals for 2030

By 2030, objectives include:

1. Establishing sustainable tourism policies to create jobs.

2. Strengthening domestic financial institutions.

3. Increasing aid-for-trade support for developing countries.

4. Utilizing the Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance for Least Developed Countries to achieve sustainable economic growth.

United Nations on Decent Work

The United Nations defines decent work as providing opportunities for all to:

1. Obtain productive work that generates a fair income.

2. Have security in the workplace and social protection for families.

3. Ensure a better future for self-development and social integration.

King Salman International University’s Role

King Salman International University has:

1. Created good job opportunities for both faculty members and administrators.

2. Provided good working conditions in an environment that fosters production.

3. University policy for achieving the goal of decent work and economic growth:  

   1. The university adopts many researches and projects on economic and productivity studies.

   2. Focusing on technological education through some colleges, for example (the College of Technological Industries), and providing technical education students enrolled in the university with the necessary skills to qualify for the labor market.

   3. Interest in practical training for students in various specializations.

   4. The university, through the University Center for Professional Development, established in cooperation with the American University, adopts the training of students in various fields, including entrepreneurship.

   5. Helping recent graduates to facilitate their access to job opportunities through the employment and training forums that are organized regularly.

   6. University graduates follow-up office.

   7. Creating new and distinctive programs for undergraduate students in the university’s faculties that are concerned with issues of business administration, economic growth, self-resource management, and projects.

   8. Raising awareness among students, faculty and administrators about the importance of entrepreneurship.

   9. The University encourages researchers to publish internationally to achieve the goal of decent work and economic growth and to find solutions that help achieve sustainability.

   10. Enhancing the development of the South Sinai region and transforming it from mere tourist resorts into service areas with a high population density, due to the presence of the largest percentage of university students from outside the South Sinai Governorate.

   11. Enhancing the development of the workforce through the university’s employment programs, which has developed the skills of its employees from South Sinai.

   12. Promoting tourism in the region and transforming it from seasonal tourism to sustainable tourism as a result of students’ families visiting the areas where they reside and the continuous work that this provides for tourist facilities.

   13. Submitting research on developing social programs by the university’s colleges, thus addressing crises suffered by Sinai society, such as poverty, average housing, and other poor social services.

   14. Development of the number of faculty members, their assistants, and administrators in each branch 

The graph in Figure (1) shows the annual increase in the number of faculty members in the various branches of the university over the years.  

The graph in Figure2shows the annual increase in the number of auxiliary staff in the various university branches over the years.  

The graph in Figure 3 shows the annual increase in the number of administrators in the various branches of the university over the years.