The Saudi Minister of Education Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Benyan, met with the United Kingdom's Minister of State for Schools, Nick Gibb, on the sidelines of the G20 education ministers' meeting hosted by India.
During the meeting, they discussed the existing cooperation between the two countries in the scientific and educational fields, as well as the most prominent achievements of the Saudi-British Strategic Partnership Council and its future goals.
The two sides reviewed the program of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for scholarships, citing that the United Kingdom is one of the largest countries hosting the program according to the new strategy launched by the Saudi Crown Prince.
They also discussed the scholarship program offered by Saudi Arabia's government to British students to study in Saudi universities.
The meeting covered the development witnessed by education in Saudi Arabia, the advancement of Saudi universities in international rankings, and scientific research and publishing, opportunities for joint cooperation in the field of professional development for teachers, the exchange of experiences in the fields of early childhood education, Saudi Arabia's welcoming British investors in the field of education, and the opening of distinguished British schools in various regions of Saudi Arabia.
