The Saudi minister of higher education, Khaled al-Ankari signed in Manama on Sunday an agreement with the chairwoman of the Arabian Gulf University, Rafia' Ghabash to send 20 Saudi students annually to study at the university.
The agreement stipulates the acceptance of 20 students nominated by Saudi Arabia to study on its expense in the faculty of medicine and medical science, in addition to seats designated by the university per year to accept a number of Saudi students.
The Saudi minister said in a press release after the agreement was signed that Saudi Arabia is in a great need of physicians and it is always keen on benefiting from the distinctive educational medical institutions all over the world.
He pointed out that Saudi Arabia considers the Gulf University of great importance and it is keen that its students study there.
He added that such an agreement has two aspects, one is that the university achieves an income from the students who are studying at the expense of their countries, and the other is that the countries are benefiting from the university's services.
As for the number of Saudi students studying at the university, al-Ankari said that they are about 150, half of them are scholar students and over 700 students are studying in Bahrain university. (Albawaba.com)
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