The National Center for Performance Measurement (Adaa) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with King Saud University as part of its efforts to expand institutional partnerships in support of Saudi Vision 2030. The MoU aims to enhance performance management and measurement within the academic environment and improve the efficiency of educational outcomes.

The MoU was signed by Eng. Rashid bin Abdullah Al-Qaoud, Director General of Adaa, and Prof. Dr. Ali bin Mohammed Musmaly, Acting President of King Saud University.

The MoU covers several areas of cooperation, including exploring the integration of performance management and strategic planning concepts into undergraduate and postgraduate curricula, developing specialized academic programs, and providing technical consultation in indicator development, performance measurement, and initiatives management.

It also includes qualifying faculty members as certified trainers in performance management, offering training programs for students and college deans, providing institutional self-assessment services, supporting cooperative training programs, and utilizing university facilities for specialized workshops and events. The MoU further enables Adaa to benefit from faculty expertise in research, strategic planning, and performance management to support the development and enhancement of training content.

Eng. Al-Qaoud stated that the MoU reinforces Adaa’s efforts to improve performance efficiency across public entities. He noted that Adaa continues to build an integrated national system for performance measurement and improvement, having delivered 14 training programs in 2025 benefiting 1,957 participants from 90 government entities, while e-learning programs have reached more than 300,000 trainees. As part of its empowerment efforts, Adaa has also evaluated performance management practices for 78 government entities this year.