Saudi Minister of Education Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Benyan has participated in the meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20) Education Ministers, which was chaired by Dharmendra Pradhan, India’s Minister of Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
During Thursday’s meeting, which also was attended by representatives of regional and international organizations, Al-Benyan thanked India for the successes achieved during its presidency of the G20, highlighting the importance of education as a fundamental human right and significant pillar of the Sustainable Development Goals.
He noted that education and human capital development is a significant pillar of the Saudi Vision 2030 and has immensely contributed to improving education reform strategies and policies.
He underscored the importance of boosting the preparedness of the education systems in the G20 member states and other countries and enhancing international cooperation in this regard. He also expressed his wishes for success to Brazil during its presidency of the G20 in 2024.
Al-Benyan met with the Brazilian Minister of Education, Camilo Santana, on the sidelines of the G20 education ministers meeting.
They discussed a number of issues of common interest, including the aspects of existing and future cooperation in the fields of public and higher education, research, and innovation between the Kingdom of and Brazil.
Al-Benyan also discussed with the Deputy Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Yoshiki Takeuchi, aspects of the existing cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the OECD.
The meeting reviewed the unprecedented progress that the education sector has made in the Kingdom and discussed cooperation in the fields of educational studies and research aimed at developing educational policies related to promoting values and skills.
