Accessibility Tools

Are you having difficulties using this site?

Contact Us

General and Specialized Software

About general and specialized software

We, in the general and specialized programs department, meet the university’s needs for all general and specialized programs, participate in preparing studies and providing programs that are compatible with the university’s requirements and nature of work, purchase software, and extract all data, statistics, and reports required for work centers, and also provide modern programs and systems necessary for electronic courses in coordination with the relevant authorities, in addition to managing general program contracts for all work centers at the university.

Our Software's

  • Software's License
  • Obtain software for students

Software's License

 

Microsoft

Title

Platform

user 

MS 365

All

Faculty, Employee, Students

Copilot Chat

Web browser

Faculty, Employee, Students

MS Visio

Win, Mac, Cloud

Faculty, Employee

Ms Project

Win, Mac, Cloud

Faculty, Employee

MS Visual Studio

Win, Mac

Faculty, Employee

 

 

 

Video Editing

Title

Platform

user 

Final Cut

Mac

Employee

 

 

 

Adobe

Title

Platform

user 

Adobe Creative Cloud

Win, Mac, Cloud

Faculty, Employee

Adobe Acrobat Professional

Win, Mac

Faculty, Employee

 

 

 

Engineering & Simulation

Title

Platform

user 

Ansys

Win, Mac

Faculty

Autodesk

Win, Mac

Faculty, Employee, Students

COMSOL

Win, Mac, Linux

Faculty

Matlab

Win, Mac, Linux

Faculty, Employee, Students

 

 

 

Statistics

Title

Platform

user 

Minitab

Win, Cloud

Faculty, Employee, Students

STATA

Win, Mac, Linux

Faculty, Employee, Students

SPSS

Win, Mac

Faculty, Employee, Students

Amos

Win

Faculty, Employee, Students

SAS

Win

Faculty

 

 

 

Mapping

Title

Platform

user 

ArcGIS Pro

Win

Faculty, Employee, Students

 

 

 

Mathematics

Title

Platform

user 

Mathematica

Win, Mac, Linux

Faculty, Employee, Students

 

 

 

Plagiarism Detector

Title

Platform

user 

iThenticate

Web browser

Faculty

Turnitin

Web browser

Faculty

 

 

 

Research

Title

Platform

user 

Endnote

Win, Mac

Faculty, Employee, Students

 

 

 

Protection

Title

Platform

user 

DeepFreeze

Win

Labs

 

Obtain software for students

Process for requesting a license for students.

To proceed with software requests on behalf of students, we kindly ask that the faculty submit the request. 

 

The following information is required:


- Student's KU email address.


- Name of the requested software.


The instructor is requested to send an email and provide the data to us:    software.team@ku.edu.kw

Tasks and responsibilities of the General and Specialized Programs Department

1.    Purchase, renew, and maintain software licenses for work centers, departments, and academic programs used in teaching and scientific laboratories for all colleges.
2.    Prepare specifications, RFPs, and item models for both general and specialized programs, and follow up with the relevant authorities on their implementation.
3.    The organization oversees program transactions, including tenders, practices, and direct orders, and coordinates license acquisition from corporations, ensuring proper channels for program submission and awarding.
4.    Monitor supply and purchase agreements, along with the duration of both general and specialized program validity. Ensure prompt payment of outstanding balances in coordination with the relevant authorities. Additionally, draft studies that evaluate the characteristics of program licenses and their alignment with the needs of the university's work centers.
5.    Submit proposals for future operating budgets based on the needs expressed by colleges and work centers for both general and specialized programs. Additionally, preparing an annual operating plan for the department in alignment with the proposed budget and the administration's strategic plan is crucial. After obtaining the administration's approval, implement this plan.
6.    Overseeing the execution of departmental contracts, approving controls and conditions, and managing financial disbursements.
7.    Creating plans to identify and train beneficiaries of both general and specialized programs to support the educational process while ensuring their participation in implementation with the relevant authorities.
8.    Following up on general and specialized programs and preparing the necessary reports for use within the university.
9.    Developing the annual operational plan and estimated budget for the department in line with the proposed budget and the strategic plan of the administration and focusing on its implementation.