In response to the Civil Service Bureau, which asked the university to replace most non-Kuwaiti employees, the Kuwait University Council postponed Kuwaitization of jobs by four years.

Kuwaitization will stop for four years, in order to meet the number of students accepted annually, as decided by the University Council at its last meeting on Wednesday, corresponding to April 12.

During the recent discussion of the University Council, the Civil Service Bureau requested the replacement of 431 non-Kuwaiti employees out of 462 non-Kuwaiti employees at the university.

However, the University Council decided to reaffirm its previous decision to postpone Kuwaitization for a period of four years.

In making the decision to postpone Kuwaitization, the University Council cited Public Universities Law 76 of 2019, which stipulates that "the University Council will assume the responsibilities of the Civil Service Council in the affairs of the academic body or its employees."

According to sources, the Civil Service Bureau verbally instructed the university that it should inform the bureau of its decision to postpone Kuwaitization, along with the legal basis for doing so, to prevent replacement calls from continuing.

Kuwaitization was postponed in the interest of the educational process, and to deal with the number of students accepted to the university. In order for the university to continue its educational process and maintain its quality of education for the benefit of its students and affiliates, the university must maintain the educational process and the quality of its education.