New Ministers Appointed Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Mohammed is the new Minister of Education. He replaces Abdullah Al-Obaid. Nora bint Abdullah Al-Fayez, director general of the women’s section of the Institute of Public Administration, made history by becoming the first woman deputy minister in Saudi Arabia. She will be in charge of ... Read more

Saudi education ‘passing through a historic phase’ Saudi Arabia’s education is going through an important phase in its history as a result of the reforms introduced by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, to improve the country’s educational standard matching with its position in the comity of nations, the new education minister said. Speaking to ... Read more

Tatweer Project set to Transform Education Some 1,700 male and female teachers and school administrators, representing 50 secondary schools Kingdom-wide ended their 15-day training course this week in preparation for launching Saudi Arabia’s most important educational revamp: the King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Project for Developing Public Education (Tatweer). The training course took place in three ... Read more

Human Rights Education for Children The education department in Riyadh province plans to distribute free copies of a booklet on human rights in schools across the province. “More than 30,000 copies of the publication entitled salient features of the treaty on children's rights, will be distributed in 1,600 schools in the province,” said Humaidan Al-Bugami ... Read more

King Abdullah Project for General Education Development A number of schools in Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam have been selected for the implementation of the King Abdullah Project for General Education Development, according to Abdullah Al-Thaqafi, director general of the education administration in Makkah. The SR9 billion project will be implemented over the next six years to guarantee ... Read more

Gifted Children’s Foundation (Mawhiba) and Saudi Aramco give Students Chance to Excel With the energy of a pep rally and the emotion of a family farewell, students from Saudi Aramco’s Summer Program for the Gifted celebrated their achievements and demonstrated their newfound abilities on July 30 during an evening event in Dhahran. “I’ve had a lot of good times over the last ... Read more

Safe transport for 367,000 schoolgirls in Phase 1 About 4,200 new, air-conditioned 40-seat buses chauffeured by Saudis will be deployed as part of a project by the Ministry of Education to provide transport to and from school for 367,000 school girls in four regions of the Kingdom. Prince Khaled Abdullah Al-Meshari, deputy minister for girls education, signed an ... Read more