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Saudi concern for education

Prince Saud Bin Abdul Mohsin, Emir of Hail, observes a classroom session at Al-Mutasim High School in Hail Tuesday. Education is at the heart of reform King Abdullah has promoted since taking office in 2005

ICDL collaborates with Saudi educationalinstitutions to establish a ‘digital society’

JEDDAH - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia currently holds the biggest share of the Middle East region’s rapidly developing IT market.

How girls’ education made its mark in the Kingdom

The 19th century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer was quoted as saying: “All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.”

400 students begin KAUST studies Sept. 5

THUWWAL – Four hundred students are expected to commence their studies at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) on Sept. 5 ahead of the university’s official Sept. 23

US grads work for free, look abroad

Americans fresh out of university are discovering their expensive degrees are not the entry ticket to a job they had hoped in the face of high unemployment.

Chinese firm gets SR2 billion deal to build schools in KSA

RIYADH – The Saudi Ministry of Education has signed a 2-billion-riyal contract with the China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) to build 200 schools

‘Gift for passing exams led to my daughter’s death’

JEDDAH – “I lost my daughter because I gave her a present for succeeding in her school exams.” With these words,

Saudi scholars in US at an all-time high

WASHINGTON – The number of Saudi students on scholarships abroad has gone up from 5,000 to over 60,000 in the four years since the inception of the King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Scholarships Abroad Program.The figures were cited by Minister of Higher Education, Khalid Al-Anqari, at a

Gosaibi: There are only two jobs – haram and halal

JEDDAH – About 10,000 Saudi students currently studying in non-profit institutes will be employed within the next five years, Ghazi Al-Gosaibi, Minister of Labor, has said.Al-Gosaibi, who is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Technical and Vocational

King opens SR14b projects at KSU

RIYADH – King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, inaugurated a package of development projects worth SR14.039 billion at King Saud University (KSU) here Sunday.The projects included a university city for female students