The Scientific Council was established according to Article (33) of the university system issued by Royal Decree No.305 dated 10/7/1435 AH, which supervises the scientific affairs of faculty members, as well as research, studies and publishing affairs, and its tasks include the  following:

• Recommend hiring university faculty members.
• Consider the scientific promotions for the university faculty members according to the rules approved by the Higher Education Council.
• Encourage scientific research, writing, translation and publishing through:
  
  • Establish rules to encourage conducting scientific research.
  • Propose establish scientific research centers.
  • Coordinate between scientific research centers and make a general plan for them.
  • Organize the link with research centers off campus.
  • Determine the encouragement and appreciation rewards for scientific works.
  • Publish researches, writings, and thesis which should be published.
  • Recommend the issuance of scientific journals.
  • Recommend establishing scientific institutes and museums and coordinating between them.
  • Approve of what is referred to as books and thesis that need to be reviewed.

• Evaluate the scientific certificates which submitted by Saudi faculty members.
• Consider what is referred to them by the University Council.