In brief
Al‑Ahsa Technical College, partnered with UNESCO’s Regional Center for Quality and Excellence in Education, chaired an event on November 5 that celebrated World Quality Week 2026, focusing on adaptive leadership, governance, and digital transformation in training institutions. Dr. Abdulrahman Al‑Mudaires highlighted the need for continuous quality improvement and the role of digital tools in sustaining excellence, while Technical and Vocational Training director Mishary Al-Qahtani underscored the ethical commitment of quality to institutional practices.
Al‑Ahsa Technical College and UNESCO’s Regional Center for Quality and Excellence in Education staged an event on November 5, 2026, to commemorate World Quality Week 2026, with a focus on leadership, governance and digital transformation in training institutions.
The event was presided over by UNESCO RCQE Director General Dr. Abdulrahman Al‑Mudaires, who discussed quality excellence, the future of excellence in a changing world, current challenges facing training institutions, and the role of adaptive leadership in driving excellence.
Al‑Mudaires examined the foundations of governance in training institutions and the strategic use of digital transformation, noting that governance provides an essential framework for responsibilities and procedures while digital tools supply the data needed to support these processes.
The event also highlighted the importance of establishing quality as a continuous institutional practice to achieve sustainable excellence, according to Al‑Mudaires.
Mishary Al-Qahtani, Director General of Technical and Vocational Training for the Eastern Region, said the World Quality Week theme “Quality: Powering Performance” underscores the need to improve work standards and pursue ongoing development and innovation.
Al‑Qahtani added that quality is an ethical commitment and added value that should be embedded in every aspect of institutional practices, and that the event offers an opportunity to strengthen a culture of proficiency and excellence.
