Introduction:

The concept of strategic planning has become important in modern management in private and governmental institutions alike. It contributes to the development of institutions in a radical way and achieves high levels of continuity and growth. Strategic planning is a good approach for defining and achieving long-term goals in various fields, including educational and research fields, following the steps of developing higher education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Ministry of Education encouraged public and private universities to develop strategic and executive plans and made this within the standards of institutional accreditation. The universities have shown growing capabilities in this field, and sought to institutionalize this work by establishing departments specialized in strategic planning. In this way, it is logical for Mustaqbal University to adopt strategic thinking as its approach, which made it take the initiative to prepare an ambitious five-year strategic plan, then prepare an accurate implementation plan, and then set a guiding framework for units in order to develop sub-strategic plans. All of this culminated in the establishment of the Strategic Planning Department on 17/1/2021, which enabled the university to follow up on the implementation of its strategic plan and to strive to achieve its vision, mission and strategic goals, including the rehabilitation of human wealth for this country in accordance with the Kingdom’s vision 2030.