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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 is an Islamic country and therefore Islam is interwoven in every part of society, also in education.
In 2005, the Saudi government launched King Abdullah Scholarship Program (KASP), with over half of the scholarship beneficiaries being women. In 2015, 44,000 women had graduated from top universities in the US, East Asia, Europe, and more. [10]
This is the list of universities, colleges and institutes in Saudi Arabia. By province. University/College Foundation City Website: Riyadh Region; King Saud University:
In the late 1970s, the Saudi government offered more seats for Saudi female students to apply for higher education as a way of helping women achieve more at that time. According to the World Bank report, the number of Saudi female students in higher education outnumbered neighboring countries like Jordan, Tunisia, West Bank, and Gaza City. [10]
As far back as 1958, Special Education for students with visual and hearing disabilities had been in existence Saudi Arabia as fostered by the Special Education Unit of Education Ministry A formal step was taken by the government in 1960 when Riyadh's Al Noor Institute for the Blind was set-up and subsequently followed by Al Noor Blind ...
By agreement with the Ministry of Education it has awarded scholarships to 5,000 engineering students, who enter employment with the Corporation upon graduation. [15] Managing and developing MIC factories and plants. Achieving integration among MIC, the military sectors and government agencies.
The King Faisal Prize (Arabic: جائزة الملك فيصل, formerly King Faisal International Prize), is an annual award sponsored by King Faisal Foundation presented to "dedicated men and women whose contributions make a positive difference".
In 1974, the Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia decided to merge the university with the government; converting it to a public university. As of 2017, it had almost 31,000 students, of which 28% are international.