Education

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Minister of Education Dr. Hamad bin Muhammad Al Al-Sheikh has met here with the Executive Vice President of the Education Sector at Microsoft in the United Kingdom, Rick Herrmann.The meeting was held on the sideline of Dr. Hamad Al Al-Sheikh's participation in the International Education Forum 2022, which is currently being held in London, United Kingdom, with the participation of a large number of ministers of education from countries around the world.The Saudi Minister of Education and Herrmann discussed aspects of cooperation between the Ministry of Education and Microsoft, especially in the field of educational software, transferring knowledge and enabling future generations to achieve more innovation and technical knowledge, as well as digital educational...

London, May 22, 2022, SPA-- Minister of Education of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh is scheduled to participate in the Education World Forum 2022 to be held in London, UK, under the theme “Education: building forward together; stronger, bolder, better”, from 22 to 25 May, with the participation of several education ministers from around the world.Dr. Al Al-Sheikh, who will be heading the Kingdom’s delegation to the forum, is set to deliver Saudi Arabia's speech focusing on (Learning from Challenges) during the first session of the forum, highlighting Saudi Arabia's experience in facing the repercussions of the Coronavirus pandemic and reviewing the most prominent features of its success in the e-learning and distance education.Al-Sheikh’s visit to the UK in...

Riyadh-- Deputy Minister of Education for Universities, Research and Innovation Dr. Mohammed bin Ahmed Al-Sudairi noted that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has shared its successful scientific, educational and cultural experiences with member states of the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) during the 26th session of the General Conference and the meeting of its Executive Council at its 117th session, which are held in Tunisia, in a bid to support goals that can realize good and welfare for the peoples and countries of the region.In a statement on the sidelines of the 26th meeting, he said that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reviewed its global successes in applying the remote education model, developing the quality of education, and winning several intern...

Riyadh-- Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) received today, at its headquarters in Riyadh, a delegation from the British Royal College of Defense Studies.The delegation was briefed on IMCTC's efforts in combating terrorism and its role in countering extremist ideology and coordinating all efforts to confront terrorist ideologies through intellectual and media initiatives and combating terrorist financing, in addition to the IMCTC efforts in coordinating and intensifying the efforts of the member states of the coalition.The visiting delegation also toured IMCTC headquarters where they were briefed on the most important publications concerned with the various fields of combating terrorism. The visitors also were informed of the latest developments related to terrorist group...

Riyadh- The Royal Commission for Riyadh (RCR) today announced the opening of the Singaporean One World International School (OWIS), one of the prestigious schools of the Singaporean Global Schools Foundation (GSF), in Riyadh as part of a program to attract international schools, which is affiliated with RCR that seeks to attract prestigious international schools to the capital in partnership with the ministries of investment and education.International schools will contribute to creating a diversified educational system and offering globally accredited educational curricula and systems, in addition to adopting the best experience-based practices. The program to attract international schools is part of a broader program to attract regional headquarters of international companies, which aims...

Riyadh-- The International Conference and Exhibition for Education 2022 (ICEE), under the theme “Education in Times of Crises: Opportunities and Challenges”, is concluded here today with the participation of ministers and experts in the field of education and more than 262 global and local exhibitors from 23 countries around the world.The ICEE 2022 received more than 131,460 visitors, while 9,430 participants attended the scientific sessions and 6,850 attendees at workshops, bringing the total number of visitors and participants in the sessions and workshops to 147,740.The four-day conference highlighted the educational policies in light of challenges, digital transformation and innovation in education, in addition to e-learning in the Kingdom from the perspective of an international visio...

Washington-- Currently on a visit to the United States of America, the Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Eng. Abdullah Alswaha has met with the U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger, in the presence of Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan, the Saudi Ambassador to the United States of America.The meeting reviewed fostering partnership and developing cooperation between the two sides in several areas, including cybersecurity, emerging technologies, in addition to developing digital capabilities in cybersecurity.Eng. Alswaha has also met with Ambassador Barbara Leaf, Senior Director of Middle East and North Africa Affairs at the U.S. National Security Council to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation between the two ...

Dubai-- Tatweer Educational Transportation Services Company (Rafed), the executive arm of the Ministry of Education for providing school transport service, has received the Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport in its 12th version, which was organized by the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai Emirate during a ceremony that was held under the patronage of Crown Prince of Dubai, and Chairman of the Executive Board Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.The company ranked second at the level of the Middle East and North Africa, where the scope of the award was expanded in the current version of the award to include government and semi-government authorities and institutions, private companies, schools, universities and general benefit association in the region.Rafed was ho...