BOARD OF DIRECTORS

(First) Members of the Administrative Council for the Center
(For the Academic Year 2007/2008)

The administrative council comprises of the following members:

(1) From Kuwait University

- Prof. Fahad Thajeb Al-Thajeb.
Vice-President for Research & Chairman of the Administrative Council.
- Doc. Fahad Al-Naser.
Director of the Center and Deputy-Chairman of the Administrative Council.
- Dr. Nayef Hamad Al-Mutairi.
Economic Department-College of Administration Department.
- Prof. Qasmim Ali al-saraf.
Colleg of Education Sphycholoical Education.
- Dr. Faisal Abdullah Al-Kandari.
College of Low.


(2) From Outside Kuwait University

- Prof. Ali Abdullah Al-Shamlan.
Director General of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science.
- Prof. Abdullah Youssef Al-Ghoneim.
President of the Center for Kuwaiti Researches and Studies.
- Sheikh. Faisal Khalifah Al-malek Al-Sabah.
Deputy Minister of Information.

(Second) The Centers Organizational Structure Consists of the following Units

1. Publication Unit:

- The Center supervises six types of publication. These are:

     (A) Registry of Current Events in the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Geographical Region:
          This is a periodical journal that registers current events in the Gulf region, the first issue of which was published in the spring of 1997.A total of 41 volumes have been published so far. (March 2007)
     (B) Special Issues Series:
          The center publishes a series of special issues relevant to the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula region. This is a refereed scientific series. The first issue was published in 1997. Each issue tackles a specialized research paper. The Center adopts the same regulations and standards observed in publishing research in scientific journals by the Publication Council of Kuwait University. (See list of the Centers publications)
     (C) Volumes of the Gulf & Arabian Peninsula Documents:
          These Volumes, published by the Center, incorporate all the important documents issued by official bodies and institutions in the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula region. These documents register current political, economic, social and cultural events in the region. The first volume of such documents was published in 1975 (8) and work is currently ongoing to publish more of these volumes. (See list of the Centers publications)
     (D) Publication Series of Conference and Symposia Proceedings:
          This series publishes research papers and studies presented in conferences and symposia organized by the Center. The first volume was published in 1993. (See list of the Centers publications)
     (E) Dissertations Abstracts Series:
          In the beginning of 2005, the Center started a new publication dedicated to dissertations abstracts (M.A. and PhD) by researchers interested in the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula region and its geographical surroundings. This new series aims to encourage researchers and specialists to publish their dissertations abstracts. Moreover, the Center aims to create a link with these researchers. (See list of the Centers publications)
     (F) Guide to M.A. and Ph.D. Dissertations in the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Region:
          This guide presents all necessary data about M.A. and Ph.D. dissertations and their authors. The selected dissertations must be relevant to the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula region. Authors of these dissertations are either staff members at Kuwait University or at other GCC Universities. The guide is intended to assist researchers interested in the region. It is in two volumes:

1. Guide to M.A. and Ph.D. dissertations for researchers interested in the Gulf & Arabian Peninsula region, volume 1, part 1, M.A. dissertations, December 2006.
2. Guide to M.A. and Ph.D. dissertations for researchers interested in the Gulf & Arabian Peninsula region, volume 1, part 2, M.A. dissertations, December 2006.
3. Guide to M.A. and Ph.D. dissertation for researchers interested in the Gulf & Arabian Peninsula region, volume 2, Ph.D. dissertations, December 2006.

2. Cultural Activities Unit:
     This unit supervises and organizes cultural activities of the Center, such as conferences, seminars and symposia. In addition, this unit also supervises participation in book fairs organized by the National Council for Culture, Arts & Letters, Ministry of Information, especially Kuwait International Book Fair. The number of conferences, seminars and symposia organized by the Center exceed 17 so far.

3. Newspaper Archives:
     Since it was established in 1999 this unit has been responsible for collecting, archiving, classifying all information in daily newspapers and weekly magazines published in and around the Gulf region. In cooperation with the Center for Kuwaiti Researches and Studies, the letters relevant archives are classified, photocopied and electronically stored on computers for future retrieval by researchers.

4. The Internet Unit:
     This unit was established in 2003 when the Center launched its site on the internet. This site is intended to familiarize users with the Centers activities, its publications, cultural activities and conferences, and to facilitate contact with the Center. In the future, the Center aims at completing its electronic archiving and making it accessible through its website, together with annual subscription to its electronic publications.

5. The Library Unit:
     The Centers library is the only specialized library in Kuwait University. Among its acquisitions it has books, references, periodicals, maps and documents pertaining to the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula and the geographical region within close proximity. It provides researchers and scholars in the Gulf region affairs with an indispensable data base. It has more than 4000 titles in Arabic, 3000 different titles in foreign languages, about a hundred periodicals in Arabic and ten in foreign languages. The library, furthermore, has statistical data, ministerial annual reports and reports by other government organizations and bodies, together with records of the minutes of the National Assembly since it was first established until the year 1995.

6. The Information Unit:
     Responsibilities of this unit include the gathering of bio-data about researchers interested in the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula region and its geographical surroundings, sorting and classifying these data and entering them into the computer. This facilitates retrieval of these data and contacting these researchers to get them to participate in cultural activities and refereeing academic publications whenever their help is needed.

7. Secretarial and Administrative Affairs Unit:
     This unit supervises the printing of the Center's publications and other administrative responsibilities, prepares of the Center's budget and monitors monthly earnings and expenditures. These reports are then referred to the Center's Director before sending them to the Center's Administrative Council.