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			''Original [[Re.ViCa]] entry by [[Paul Bacsich]]. Updated to [[VISCED]] level by [[Nikos Zygouritsas]] of [[Lambrakis]]''

			''For entities in Saudi Arabia see [[:Category:Saudi Arabia]]''


	== Partners situated in Saudi Arabia ==		== Partners situated in Saudi Arabia ==

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	Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 emirates[24] (manatiq, - singular mintaqah). The emirates are further divided into governorates. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_of_Saudi_Arabia for the details.		Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 emirates[24] (manatiq, - singular mintaqah). The emirates are further divided into governorates. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_of_Saudi_Arabia for the details.


	== Saudi Arabia education policy ==		== Saudi Arabia education policy ==
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	The Ministry of Education developed “The Ministry of Education Ten – Year Plan 1425–1435 (2004–2014)” which set the following goals for that ten year period:		The Ministry of Education developed “The Ministry of Education Ten – Year Plan 1425–1435 (2004–2014)” which set the following goals for that ten year period:

	# The education of 4-6-year-old children and the consideration of kindergarten as an independent stage in terms of its buildings and syllabi from other education stage		# The education of 4-6-year-old children and the consideration of kindergarten as an independent stage in terms of its buildings and syllabi from other education stage
	# Accommodation of all age categories from 6–18 years-old at various stages of education		# Accommodation of all age categories from 6–18 years-old at various stages of education
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	# To establish integrated systems for accountability		# To establish integrated systems for accountability

	== Saudi Arabia ~~education system~~ ==
			== Schools in Saudi Arabia ==

	'''Pre-primary education'''		'''Pre-primary education'''
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	In 2005, King Abdullah implemented a government scholarship program to send young Saudi nationals to Western universities for undergraduate and postgraduate studies. The program offers funds for tuition and living expenses for up to four years. An estimated 5,000 Saudi students received government scholarships to study abroad for the 2007/2008 academic year. Students mostly studied at universities in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, France and Germany. In the United Kingdom alone, more than 15,000 Saudi students (about 25 percent of that number are women) attend universities. The large number of students also includes Saudis paying their own tuition. The large influx of Saudi students to the United Kingdom prompted the Saudi Ministry of Higher Education in 2010 to close access to the country for further study.		In 2005, King Abdullah implemented a government scholarship program to send young Saudi nationals to Western universities for undergraduate and postgraduate studies. The program offers funds for tuition and living expenses for up to four years. An estimated 5,000 Saudi students received government scholarships to study abroad for the 2007/2008 academic year. Students mostly studied at universities in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, France and Germany. In the United Kingdom alone, more than 15,000 Saudi students (about 25 percent of that number are women) attend universities. The large number of students also includes Saudis paying their own tuition. The large influx of Saudi students to the United Kingdom prompted the Saudi Ministry of Higher Education in 2010 to close access to the country for further study.



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	== ~~Higher education~~ reform ==		== Education reform ==

	=== The Bologna Process ===		=== The Bologna Process ===
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	== Quality assurance ==		== Quality assurance ==

	== ~~Saudi Arabia HEIs in the information~~ society ==		== Information society ==

	'''King Abdullah Project for General Education Development'''		'''King Abdullah Project for General Education Development'''

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	=== Information society strategy ===		=== Information society strategy ===

	== Virtual initiatives ~~in HE~~ in Saudi Arabia ==		== Virtual initiatives in Saudi Arabia ==


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	The Knowledge International University web site is at http://www.kiu.com.sa/website/index.php		The Knowledge International University web site is at http://www.kiu.com.sa/website/index.php


	=== Arab Open University ===		=== Arab Open University ===

	The [[Arab Open University]] (AOU, in Arabic الجامعة العربية المفتوحة) is a non-profit private Pan-Arab university founded in 2002 in Kuwait, Jordan, and Lebanon. One year later it opened in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Oman. The AOU is affiliated with the UK Open University (UKOU). Agreements with the UKOU cover three major areas: licensing of materials, consultancies, accreditation, and validation.		The [[Arab Open University]] (AOU, in Arabic الجامعة العربية المفتوحة) is a non-profit private Pan-Arab university founded in 2002 in Kuwait, Jordan, and Lebanon. One year later it opened in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Oman. The AOU is affiliated with the UK Open University (UKOU). Agreements with the UKOU cover three major areas: licensing of materials, consultancies, accreditation, and validation.


			== Lessons learnt ==


	== References ==		== References ==
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	=== Arab Open University ===		=== Arab Open University ===

	~~There is a large branch of~~ [[~~AOU~~]] in Saudi Arabia. ~~Videoconferencing~~ is ~~widely used~~.		The [[Arab Open University]] (AOU, in Arabic الجامعة العربية المفتوحة) is a non-profit private Pan-Arab university founded in 2002 in Kuwait, Jordan, and Lebanon. One year later it opened in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Oman. The AOU is affiliated with the UK Open University (UKOU). Agreements with the UKOU cover three major areas: licensing of materials, consultancies, accreditation, and validation.

	== References ==		== References ==

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	== Saudi Arabia HEIs in the information society ==		== Saudi Arabia HEIs in the information society ==
			'''King Abdullah Project for General Education Development'''

			The King Abdullah Project for General Education Development is a SR9 billion project and it will be implemented over the next six years to guarantee the availability of a highly skilled and motivated work force in the future. A number of schools in Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam have been selected for the implementation of this project. Crown Prince Sultan will head a ministerial committee to supervise the project, which will begin with creating a high-tech classroom environment in Saudi Arabia in six years. More than 400,000 teachers will be trained to handle classes in the high-tech style. In addition, this project will emphasize on extracurricular activities for the purpose of developing intellectual, creative and communicative skills of students.

	=== Towards the information society ===		=== Towards the information society ===
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	=== Information society strategy ===		=== Information society strategy ===


	== Virtual initiatives in HE in Saudi Arabia ==		== Virtual initiatives in HE in Saudi Arabia ==

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Saudi Arabia education system

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	Secondary education in Saudi Arabia lasts three years and this is the final stage of general education. After the intermediate education, students have the opportunity for both general and specialized secondary education. Technical secondary institute which provide technical and vocational education and training programs lasts three years in the fields of industry, commerce and agriculture. According to government data, 1,013,074 students (541,849 male and 471,225 female) are in secondary education in 2007 and the number of teachers is total 87,823 (41,108 male and 46,715 female) in 2007.		Secondary education in Saudi Arabia lasts three years and this is the final stage of general education. After the intermediate education, students have the opportunity for both general and specialized secondary education. Technical secondary institute which provide technical and vocational education and training programs lasts three years in the fields of industry, commerce and agriculture. According to government data, 1,013,074 students (541,849 male and 471,225 female) are in secondary education in 2007 and the number of teachers is total 87,823 (41,108 male and 46,715 female) in 2007.
	According to gross enrollment rate for total is 91.8 percent in 2007.		According to gross enrollment rate for total is 91.8 percent in 2007.

			'''Private education'''

			In Saudi Arabia, private education is to be considered one of the elements supporting governmental education at all education levels. The General Department for Private Education at the Ministry of Education supervises private schools for boys and private schools for girls and government provides private schools with free textbooks and an annual financial aid. Government also appoints and pays for a qualified director in every private school. According to UNESCO, in 2007, 48.9 percent of children enroll in pre-primary schools, 8.2 percent of children enroll in primary school. As for the intermediate education, 6.4 percent of students enrolled in general programs are in private schools and 70.3 percent of students enrolled in technical and vocational programs are in private schools. As for the secondary education, 13.4 percent of students enrolled in general programs are in private schools and 61.6 percent of students enrolled in technical and vocational programs are in private schools. According to the World Bank, in 2004, 7.4 percent of students in tertiary education enrolled in private schools.

	== Higher education ==		== Higher education ==

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	== Higher education ==		== Higher education ==

	There are ~~many many~~ universities and colleges in Saudi Arabia ~~- see~~ for a ~~list~~.		Higher education in Saudi Arabia lasts four years in the field of humanities and social sciences and five to six years in the field of medicine, engineering and pharmacy. The establishment of the King Saud University in 1957 is a starting point of the modern higher education system in Saudi Arabia. This was also the first university in all the Arab states of the Persian Gulf.

			There are 24 government universities in Saudi Arabia, remarkably established in a short span of time. Among them, three universities, University of Taibba, University of Qasssim and University Taif were established under the Seventh Development Plan. The universities consists of colleges and departments that offer diplomas, and bachelor, master and Ph.D. degrees in various scientific and humanities specializations, and they provide community services as well. Some colleges and departments also provided distance learning. In higher education in Saudi Arabia, there also exist private colleges, community colleges affiliated to universities, and girls colleges, in addition to government agencies and institutions that provide specialist university level education.

			According to the World Bank report, more than 70 percent of the students in Saudi Arabia are in the fields of humanities and social sciences like Djibouti, Egypt, Morocco, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and West Bank and Gaza in the region. This ratio is higher than the averages of East Asia and Latin America.
			According to government data, a total of 636,245 (268,080 male and 368,165 female) students were enrolled in higher education in 2006. Among them, 528,146 students (187,489 male and 340,657 female) were in Bachelor programs, 9,768 students (5,551 male and 4,217 female) were in Master programs, and 2,410 students (1,293 male and 1,117 female) were in Ph.D. programs. Another 93,968 students (72,199 male and 21,769 female) were in Intermediate Diploma courses and 1,953 students (1,548 male and 405 female) were in Higher Diploma course. According to the World Bank, in 2006 the gross enrollment rate for females was 36.1 percent, the gross enrollment rate for males was 24.7 percent, and the total gross enrollment rate was 30.2 percent.

			In 2005, King Abdullah implemented a government scholarship program to send young Saudi nationals to Western universities for undergraduate and postgraduate studies. The program offers funds for tuition and living expenses for up to four years. An estimated 5,000 Saudi students received government scholarships to study abroad for the 2007/2008 academic year. Students mostly studied at universities in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, France and Germany. In the United Kingdom alone, more than 15,000 Saudi students (about 25 percent of that number are women) attend universities. The large number of students also includes Saudis paying their own tuition. The large influx of Saudi students to the United Kingdom prompted the Saudi Ministry of Higher Education in 2010 to close access to the country for further study.



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	== Higher education reform ==		== Higher education reform ==

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	== Saudi Arabia education system ==		== Saudi Arabia education system ==

	~~The~~ primary education ~~system began in Saudi Arabia in the 1930s. By 1945, King Abdulaziz bin Abdelrahman Al-Saud, the country~~'s founder, had initiated an extensive program to establish schools in the Kingdom. Six years later, in 1951, the country had 226 schools with 29,887 students. In 1954, the Ministry of Education was established, headed by then Prince Fahd bin Abdulaziz as the first Minister of Education. The first university, now known as King Saud University, was founded in Riyadh in 1957.		'''Pre-primary education'''

	~~Today,~~ Saudi Arabia~~'s nationwide public educational system comprises 20 universities~~, ~~more than 24~~,~~000 schools, and~~ a ~~large number~~ of ~~colleges~~ and ~~other educational and training institutions~~. ~~The system provides students~~ with ~~free education, books~~ and ~~health services and is open to every Saudi. Over 25 percent of~~ the ~~annual State budget is for education including vocational training~~. ~~The Kingdom has also worked on scholarship programs~~ to ~~send students overseas to the United States~~, ~~Canada~~, ~~France~~, ~~the United Kingdom~~, ~~Australia~~, ~~Japan, Malaysia~~ and ~~other nations~~. ~~Currently thousands of students are being sent to higher-educations programs every year~~.		In Saudi Arabia, children aged 3–5 years go to kindergarten. However, attendance of kindergartens is not a prerequisite for enrollment of first grade of primary education and kindergartens are not part of the official education ladder. Some private nurseries have been established with technical and financial aid from the government. According to government data, 100,714 children (51,364 male and 49,350 female) are in pre-primary education in 2007. According to gross enrollment ratio for boys is 11.1 percent and gross enrollment ratio for girls is 10.4 percent, and gross enrollment ratio for total is 10.8 percent in 2007.

	~~The study of Islam remains at the core of the Saudi educational system.~~		'''Primary education'''

	~~The last census showed that 50%~~ of ~~Saudi male students go~~ to ~~college after high~~ school and ~~that 60%~~ of female ~~students go~~ to ~~college after high school~~.		Primary education in Saudi Arabia lasts six years and children at the age of 6 entered the first grade of primary education. All national primary schools are day schools and are not co-educational. In order to move on to intermediate education, children have to pass the examination at the end of Grade 6 of primary school and obtain the Elementary Education Certificate.
			According to government data, 2,442,482 students (1,255,117 male and 1,187,365 female) are in primary education in 2007 and the number of teachers is total 217,555 (107,227 male and 110,328 female) in 2007. According to UNESCO, gross enrollment ratio for boys is 99.9 percent, gross enrollment ratio for girls is 96.3 percent, and gross enrollment ratio for total is 98.1 percent in 2007.

			'''Intermediate education'''

			Intermediate education in Saudi Arabia lasts three years. According to government data, 1,144,548 students (609,300 male and 535,248 female) are in intermediate education in 2007 and the number of teachers is total 108,065 (54,034 male and 54,031 female) in 2007. According to gross enrollment rate for total is 95.9 percent in 2007.

			'''Secondary education'''

			Secondary education in Saudi Arabia lasts three years and this is the final stage of general education. After the intermediate education, students have the opportunity for both general and specialized secondary education. Technical secondary institute which provide technical and vocational education and training programs lasts three years in the fields of industry, commerce and agriculture. According to government data, 1,013,074 students (541,849 male and 471,225 female) are in secondary education in 2007 and the number of teachers is total 87,823 (41,108 male and 46,715 female) in 2007.
			According to gross enrollment rate for total is 91.8 percent in 2007.

	== Higher education ==		== Higher education ==