Education

March 17, 2010Saudi Dialogue Forum held in Paris
March 16, 2010KACST, Google presidents hold meeting
March 9, 20102010 King Faisal International Prizes handed out
March 8, 2010West Virginia University delegation tours Saudi Aramco
March 7, 2010King reflects on Saudi accomplishments at Shoura opening
March 3, 2010Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan named World Economic Forum' Young Global Leaders (YGLs) for 2010
February 25, 2010KACST VP chairs 27th Meeting of COMSTECH Executive Committee
February 23, 2010KACST signs MOU with U.S. Energy Department
February 23, 2010IDB extends $5 million for Haitian school reconstruction
February 23, 2010Tuberculosis and AIDS prevention workshop launched
February 1, 2010King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
January 27, 2010Embassy Cultural Attaché says Saudi students fare well in U.S.
January 27, 2010Al-Angary: 60% of university places went to women
January 25, 2010King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
January 25, 2010Saudi Aramco and Siemens-Saudi Arabia launch “Discovery Box” initiative
January 20, 2010King approves extension of foreign scholarship program
January 15, 2010President Al-Assad visits KAUST
January 15, 2010Malaysian Prime Minister visits KAUST
January 12, 201062,000 students sent on foreign scholarships in 4 years
January 12, 2010Turkish Prime Minister wins King Faisal International Prize for Service to Islam
January 11, 2010King Abdullah decorates Dr. Khola Al-Kirayea with King Abdulaziz Medallion
December 28, 2009Minister of Health inspects new Riyadh medical facilities
December 23, 2009Princess Hissah launches chair for women’s health at KSU
December 22, 200925 percent of 2010 budget goes to education
December 22, 20095,000 new foreign scholarships in 2010
December 20, 2009National dialogue to focus on cultural issues next week
December 17, 2009Jordan’s King receives Minister of Education
December 17, 2009Royal order issued on appointments
December 16, 2009KACST partners with NASA Lunar Science Institute
December 15, 2009Ambassador hosts Amish representatives
December 9, 2009Children of deceased soldiers and flood victims admitted to educational institutes
December 4, 2009King Abdullah awarded Arab Federation for Libraries and Information (AFLI) prize
December 3, 2009KACST provides $169 million for research projects
November 19, 2009KAU climate change research center inaugurated
November 19, 2009Prince Turki Al-Faisal delivers lecture at GWU
November 18, 2009Medical City project launched in Abha
November 18, 2009Embassy hosts discussion on variations of spoken Arabic
November 2, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
October 21, 2009Second Breast Cancer Conference begins
October 7, 2009King Abdulaziz University, Harvard sign a pact for medical cooperation
October 5, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet meeting
September 29, 2009King Abdullah receives telephone call from President Obama
September 26, 2009Dow Chemical funds $100 million KAUST research center
September 14, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet meeting in Makkah
September 7, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
August 24, 2009Creation of four new Saudi universities approved
August 20, 2009Crown Prince Sultan helps provide 250,000 books for Yemeni institutions
August 5, 2009King Abdullah inaugurates a mosque and a school in Morocco
July 28, 2009Embassy hosts luncheon for Saudi GLOBE students and teachers
July 13, 2009Kingdom adopts tough new penalties for human trafficking
July 5, 2009Saudi embassy organizes student exhibition, graduation ceremony
July 2, 2009Ambassador Al-Jubeir hosts Saudi exchange students
June 28, 2009Islamic Saudi Academy holds twentieth graduation ceremony
June 22, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet meeting
June 18, 2009KAUST, Dow Chemical sign industrial cooperation agreement
May 30, 2009King Abdullah approves Higher Council of Education decisions
May 29, 2009Prince Faisal bin Abdullah named deputy chairman of Mawhiba
May 29, 2009$267 million to upgrade math and science education
May 27, 2009D.C. students put on performance at Embassy
May 16, 2009Saudi student wins prize at Reno science fair
May 13, 2009Ambassador Al-Jubeir meets with Saudi Aramco Training Programs members
May 11, 2009Ambassador Al-Jubeir meets with Saudi Forum Campaign members
May 5, 2009Ambassador hosts Saudi religious teachers
May 1, 2009Saudi Military Attaché’s Office holds reception for Saudi doctors
April 27, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
April 26, 2009Advanced Technologies Forum begins in Riyadh
April 24, 2009Prince Turki visits Cornell University
April 22, 2009Prince Turki discusses peace process at NYU
April 18, 2009King Abdullah chairs first KAUST Council of Trustees meeting
April 5, 2009Saudi Cultural Attaché inaugurates Saudi students meeting