The Minister of Education, Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sheikh, visited Boston University in the United States today and met with the University's President , Dr. Robert Brown, as part of His Excellency's tour of American universities and research centers. During the meeting, they discussed the possibility of increasing the number of Saudi students on scholarships accepted to study at the university, providing them with possible facilities, as well as identifying the most significant research centers at the university and collaborating with them. The meeting addressed educational investment opportunities in the Kingdom, the possibility of opening a branch of Boston University in the Kingdom and making partnerships with Saudi universities. The two sides touched on ways to enhance the existing cooperation between the two friendly countries in the educational and scientific fields, supporting aspects of cooperation in the field of scholarships, and reviewing the Kingdom's experience in e-learning and distance education during the pandemic. They also talked about developing educational curricula, the progress of Saudi universities in world university rankings, and the Kingdom's progress in research and scientific publishing.
