Running in parallel to the Kingdom’s state-funded drive to enhance the sector is an influx of private schools sprouting up across the country. Although only 10% of Saudi students attend one of the 840-odd private schools, according to the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), these institutions offer strong alternatives for those...
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Articles & Analysis | Offering an alternative: Private institutions look set to play a growing role in the sector from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
Articles & Analysis | Knowledge is power: Investing in schools and universities is a top priority for the future from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
Tying together every current long-term social and economic development plan for Saudi Arabia is the increased participation of non-hydrocarbons industries in the economy. But key to delivering on this aim are the abilities of its population and the knowledge of its future leaders to successfully navigate from a resource-based, export-oriented economy to a more...
Articles & Analysis | Investing in the future: Substantial financial resources will support sector development from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
Over the past five years, a spotlight has been cast on the Saudi education system as the government has renewed its efforts to improve a sector that is crucial to the Kingdom’s long-term social and economic development plans. Education accounted for approximately 24% of the government’s entire planned budget for 2012 and 26% the previous year....
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Khalid Al Sultan, Rector, King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
Saudi Arabia’s booming export economy and record budget surpluses have provided a golden opportunity to reinvest these profits in the country’s future. The education sector has thus been designated a chief priority. More than half of the Kingdom’s population is under the age of 25, with close to 30% under 15. These numbers make providing a strong education system an even higher priority. As of...
Articles & Analysis | Thinking outside the box: There is an increased emphasis on developing new ideas to spur the sector and economy forward from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2013
The focus on research and development (R&D) at universities and higher education institutions bodes well for Abu Dhabi’s education system and economy. Educators and public officials recognise the importance of investing in R&D projects. “A major component to economic development is building research capabilities,” said Wael Ibrahim Al Anqar...