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The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), or the Malaysian Certificate of Education, is a national examination sat for by all Form 5 secondary school students in Malaysia.It is the equivalent of the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) of England, Wales and Northern Ireland; the Nationals 4/5 of Scotland; and the GCE Ordinary Level (O Level) of the Commonwealth of Nations.
In 1972, the training centre was officially upgraded to an Institute, and is officially known as Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara (INTAN). This change in status coincided with the centre's increasing role and responsibilities under the National Economic Policy (NEP 1971-1990), aimed at socioeconomic development and eradicating poverty in this ...
The six different kinds of ijazahs were specific, non-specific, general, an ijazah on a book, ijazah by correspondence and an honorific ijazah. [23] The specific ijazah was considered the highest form of an ijazah a student could receive because it stated that a specific student was permitted to teach a specific field by a specific teacher. [23]
University/College Foundation City Website: Riyadh Region; King Saud University: 1957: Riyadh: www.ksu.edu.sa: Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University: 1970
November 4 - A ballistic missile, the Burquan 2H, is fired by Houthi forces in Yemen; the missile is intercepted over the King Khalid International Airport close to Riyadh. [30] Saudi Arabia alleges that Iran supplied the weapon and terms it an "act of war"; Iran denied the allegation. The Saudi-Iranian dispute raises regional tensions. [31]
Public education in Saudi Arabia—from primary education through college—is open to every Saudi citizen. Education is the second-largest sector of government spending in Saudi Arabia. [ 7 ] Saudi Arabia spends 8.8% of its gross domestic product on education, which is nearly double the global average of 4.6%. [ 8 ]
Saudi Arabia has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur, [1] while Malaysia has a High Commission in Riyadh and a consulate general in Jeddah. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Relations, both diplomatic and economic, are quite close between the two Muslim-majority Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) members.
More than 60% of Saudi university graduates are women. [11] In Saudi Arabia, most women work in the educational sector, and there are thousands of Saudi women holding PhDs. [12] In 2008, the first batch of Saudi women graduated from the Faculty of Law. In October 2013, four women were awarded legal licenses to practice law in courts. [13]