Education Minister participates in Higher Education conference

Riyadh, Apr. 11 (BNA): The Saudi Education Ministry inaugurated the eighth International Exhibition Conference on Higher Education. The event was under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 372 universities from 33 countries participated, in addition to organising 75 workshops by experts and specialists from several countries of the world. Dr. Majid bin Ali Al Nuaimi, Education Minister, said that the participation of Bahrain in this conference comes from the Royal directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to promote cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the kingdom to exchange experiences in the educational field. The minister said that Bahrain is keen to benefit from successful international initiatives to enhance the educational services offered in its higher education sector.