Saudi Arabia: Education and Development

Dr. Mody Alkhalaf Director of Cultural and Social Affairs

Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia [email protected]

Area: 2,149,690 sq km

Population: 28,636,633

Ethnicity: 85% Arab

Language: Arabic

Religion: Islam

Government type: Monarchy

Monetary Unit: Riyal

Capital: Riyadh

  1932: Foundation   1938 :Discovery of Oil - One of the world’s fastest growing economies - The world’s largest producer of petroleum liquids - The most dynamic economy in the Arab world

  1970- Present: 5-Year Developmental Plans - Industry - Agriculture - Mining - Banking

Development Sector Allocation ($ Billion)

Share (%)

Human Resources 195 50.6 Social and Health 73 19

Economic Resources

60.7 15.7

Transportation & Communication

29.6 7.7

Municipal & Housing 26.8 7 Total Expenditure 385.1 100

Ninth Plan Allocations

Human Resources

Social and Health

Economic Resources

Transportation and Communication Municipal and Housing

  Urbanization: %81 (2008 est)

  Economy: 13th Most Competitive Economy (World Bank Report 2009)

  Health System: 26th in World (WHO 2008)

  IT sector: Most Advanced in Region   Humanitarian Aid: Ranked 1st (0.19 GDP: UN 2009 report)

  Interfaith Dialogue Initiative (2008)   Newsweek: King Abdullah; Top 10 World Leaders   Forbes: Third Most Powerful Person in the World

  31,798 schools   68 Technical Institutions   24 Universities   435,343 Academic Staff   5,106,162 Students

Raised the literacy rate from %10 to over %82.9

  Increasing the capacity of universities to 1.7 million

  Increasing post-graduate students to %5 of all university students by diversifying post-grad programs.

  Encouraging university collaboration with international institutions

  Increasing number of local scholarships

1958- 2002:

1.  King Saud University 2.   Islamic University 3.   King Fahad University

for Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)

4.   King Abdulaziz University

5.   Imam Mohammed bin Saud University

6.   King Faisal University 7.  Um Alqura University 8.   King Khalid University

2003- 2010:

9.   Alqasseem University 10.   Taibah University 11.   Altaif University 12.   King Saud University

for Health Sciences 13.  Albaha University 14.   Ha’il University 15.   Aljouf University 16.   Jazan University 17.  Najran University 18.  Tabouk University

19.   Princess Norah University

20.   KAUST 21.   Northern Borders

University 22.   Aldammam University 23.   Alkharj University 24.  Shaqra University 25.   Almajma’a University

2000- 2010: 1.  Prince Sultan University 2.  Arab Open University 3.  International University of Madinah 4.  Alyamamah University 5.  Alfaisal University 6.  Prince Mohammed bin Fahd University 7.  Prince Fahd bin Sultan University 8.  Dar Al uloom University

Currently:  68 Technical education institutions

New plan includes budget for:   25 technical colleges   28 technical institutes   50 industrial training institutes

To actively develop and qualify human resources to be:

1- World competitive in the work market and academic research

2- A high caliber basis in Saudi universities, the public sectors and private businesses.

Degrees:   Bachelor’s

  Master’s

  Doctorate

  Medical Fellowship

Academic disciplines:   Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy

and Nursing   Pure Sciences: Mathematics,

Physics, Biology and Chemistry   Medical Sciences: Physiotherapy,

Laboratory Sciences Radiology, Biomedical Technology

 Engineering:   Civil, Architectural, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical Automotive, Environmental and Communication

and Survey.

 Computer:   Computer science, Computer Engineering, Networking

Information Technology, and E-Commerce

 Business:   Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Insurance

and Marketing

Student Category Total

Sponsored Students 64,014

Employed Scholarship Student 10,167

Self-Sponsored Student 14,681

Student’s Dependents Learning English 9,529

Total 98,391

MOHE: September, 2010

%18.5 Abroad

Studying in the Kingdom Studying Abroad

  United States   Canada   United

Kingdom   Australia   New Zealand   France   Germany   Netherlands   Spain   Italy   Hungary   Austria   Ukraine

  Poland   Japan   South Korea   China   India   Singapore   Malaysia   Ireland   Slovakia   Romania   Czech

Republic

Austria China

France Malaysia Germany

New Zealand Australia Canada

Great Britain USA

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Number of Students

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10000 15000 20000 25000 30000

Number of Students

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No. of Students

Gender Bachelors Masters Doctoral Residency Other Dependent Total

Male 39,043 14,131 3,393 1,359 10,738 68,664

Female 6,860 7,238 1,243 400 4,457 20,198

Total 45,903 21,369 4,636 1,759 15,195 9,529 98,391

Bachelors 57% Masters

20%

Doctoral 5%

Residency 2%

Other 16%

Bachelors 35%

Masters 35%

Doctoral 6%

Residency 2%

Other 22%

  1959 Royal Decree for Girls’ Schools   %49 Enrolled in K-12 (MOE 2009)

  %62 Enrolled in Higher Ed. (MOHE 2010)

  %60 Higher Ed Graduates (MOHE 2010)

  %21 Scholarship Students Worldwide (MOHE 2010)

  %40 of family-owned companies

  %30 of brokerage accounts

  %21 of total investments

  %10 real estate in major cities

  %20 of commercial businesses

  SR45 billion cash funds

  %16 general workforce

  %30 government sector

  %48 education sector

  %40 Saudi doctors

  %35 managerial positions

Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund

and Under-Secretary General

of the United Nations.

CEO and Chairperson of the Olayan Financing

Company

-2004 First Saudi woman to be on board of a Saudi bank

- 2005 Time - 2006 Forbes

CEO Gulf One Investment Bank

2003-2006 Senior Economist Saudi Hollandi Bank

-2006 First Saudi woman to be CEO of bank in the Gulf Region.

-2006 Forbes

Feb. 2009

First Saudi Female Deputy

Minister

 8 million sq m  Academic buildings  Conference Centers  Library  Student Housing  Faculty Housing  Hospital

Head & Consultant of Ophthalmology KFSH

-  Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins

-  Member of 12 Medical Associations

-  Executive Board of Friends of Saudi Arabia

Executive Manager Kingdom Holding

-  TV presenter -  Young Global Leader

Internationally acclaimed writer and poet

“The Unfurling”

-  Public book signing -  Translated into Japanese, Chinese,

and Portuguese and Arabic. -  Her works are taught at schools

and colleges in Arabia, the U.S, Canada, Singapore, Japan, India and others.

First Saudi Female Film Director

Films: “Who” “The Bitter Journey” “The Only Way Out”

Saudi photographer

-  First collection “The Shadow of a Palm

Tree” -  Pictures displayed in 120

exhibits worldwide. -  First Saudi woman

photographer to join Reuters.

Pilot, Kingdom Holding

First Saudi female pilot to fly planes in Saudi

Arabia.

Won Several International Rallies for Women, Dubai