Al-Madinah International University (MEDIU) has step forward in extending bridges of cooperation and moving ahead towards achieving its objective and vision, as well to be in connection with local organization. Recently, MEDIU signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Arabic Researcher ID Scientific Platform (ARID) (https://arid.my/) on Thursday, 15 October 2020. ARID is a platform provides distinguished set of free services for Arabic speaking researchers to support the scientific research movement in accordance with the highest internationally applicable standards.

The session was held online between MEDIU’s CEO, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fadlan bin Mohd Othman and Dr. Saif Yousif, CEO ARID Scientific Platform and Dr. Bilal Barakat, ARID’s representative in the presence of MEDIU’s Legal Advisor, Tuan Syed Hashim Bin Ahmad Al-Qudsi; Acting Deputy CEO of Academic Affairs, Asst. Prof. Dr. Tayeb Mebrouki and Dean Faculty of Languages, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Flayyih Mudhhi Ahmed.

The partnership aims to facilitate ARID’s access and to introduce MEDIU’s academicians and researchers on the platform, to strengthen cooperation in regards to hosting conferences and seminars through the platform as well as to exchange of academic, technical and administrative experiences. Among the cooperation discussed is on the preparation of the 4^th International Conference on Linguistic Studies (ICLS2020) organized by MEDIU’s Faculty of Languages on 16-17 December 2020.