5,000 More Scholarships for Higher Studies Abroad
Javid Hassan, Arab NewsRIYADH, 28 January 2007 — As many as 5,000 young Saudis will be sent abroad for postgraduate and undergraduate studies this year under the King Abdullah Scholarship Program, according to Deputy Minister of Higher Education Abdullah Al-Mojel.
Seventy percent of the scholarships will be allocated for higher studies and the rest for the undergraduate and technical courses. The students will be given preparatory courses in their chosen fields before they go abroad.
Al-Mojel made his announcement at a reception for 80 Saudi students, including 15 girls, who left Riyadh yesterday for the Netherlands. Netherlands Ambassador Nicolaas Beets, and Mohsen Al-Hazmi, a member of the Shoura Council, were among those present.
This expansion of the ‘study-abroad’ program brings the number of scholarships to around 40,000. The Saudis definitely need to get better educated young people working in the country. This will help, certainly, but education reforms need to continue within the country.
I find it interesting that this group of 80 students will be going to the Netherlands. Given the tensions with its resident Muslim population, these students are taking on a lot. Good for them!
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February:11:2007 - 11:54
hi i wolud like to get Scholarship from saudi. I am studying English in UK can you hellp me to go to the universty.
February:11:2007 - 12:22
These scholarships are apparently limited to Saudi nationals. If you are one, then you could go to the Saudi Embassy in London to apply.