The study aimed to build the proposed vision for the application of academic governance as an entry point to achieve the dimensions of the quality of work life by investigating the degree of application of academic governance and the quality of work life and the relationship between them at the Northern Border University in Arar. To achieve the objectives of the study, it followed the descriptive correlational approach, as the sample consisted of (250) members and leaders. A questionnaire was built consisting of two axes: the first axis measures the degree of academic governance, including (35) items, and the second axis measures the dimensions of the quality of work life, and includes (20) items. The validity of the study instrument was verified, and its reliability was checked by application to the pilot sample. The study concluded that the practice of academic governance in the total score (moderate) with an arithmetic mean of (3.09), and the transparency dimension had a high degree with a mean of (3.43) and accountability also had a high degree with a (3.41) mean, then the dimensions (participation, empowerment, and effectiveness and efficiency) had a moderate degree of practice, the ranging from (2.63-3.18); It was also found that the total score for the quality of work life was (3.57) with a high degree, and its dimensions also (facilities, services, salaries and rewards, and work environment) had a high degree, respectively from (3.71-3.55), while organizational support from leadership (3.39) had a moderate degree, it was also shown that there is a relationship between academic governance and the quality of work life amounted to (0.74); and a proposed vision was developed to apply academic governance as an entry point to achieve dimensions of quality work life; The most prominent recommendations were to work to applying the proposed vision through the proposed mechanisms.

Keywords: academic governance, quality of work life, Northern Border University