His Excellency Mr. Ahmed bin Salem Al-Amiri, President of the Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, today received Steve Smith, Special Representative of the British Prime Minister to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Education, and an accompanying delegation of Representatives and Presidents. British universities in the presence of a number of university officials.
He made a presentation on the university, its strategic plan and its goals to promote public works and the labor market. The two sides discussed ways to increase cooperation between Imam University and British universities in the field of academic exchange, student and faculty exchange, scientific research , development of educational programs and joint projects, cooperation in the field of education and training, as well as the management of master’s and doctoral dissertations, scholarships, etc.
For his part, Smith praised the collaboration and growing partnership between UK universities and the universities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where they have worked together for many years, represented in research and academic collaborations, and in student admissions, noting that the Kingdom is one of the priority countries in the British strategy of scientific and academic cooperation with different countries of the world.