RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, April 11 (NNN-WAM) – The Ministry of Education signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Ministry of Education of Saudi Arabia, to develop digital education system, and several Emirati universities signed twinning agreements with their Saudi counterparts.
The signing took place during the participation of an Emirati academic delegation in the 8th International Exhibition and Conference on Higher Education, IECHE, in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
The MoU, which aims to develop the digital education system of the two countries was signed by Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Al Mu’alla, Under-Secretary of Academic Affairs for Higher Education, at the Ministry of Education, and Dr. Eid Al Hessouni, Under-Secretary for Educational Performance, at the Ministry Education of Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Arif Al Hammadi, Executive Vice President of the Khalifa University of Science Technology, signed two twinning agreements, the first with Dr. Abdulrahman Al Youbi, Director of the King Abdul Aziz University, and the other with Dr. Sahal Abduljawad, Acting Rector of the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
Dr. Hamad Al Sheikh highlighted the importance of the signing of the agreements, as well as, the joint cooperation between the two countries, in advancing their education sectors, including the digital education system, with the participation of Emirati higher education institutions, universities and colleges, as well as, Saudi government and civil universities and colleges.– NNN-WAM
