King approves Higher Education Council's Decisions

Riyadh, Dec 29, SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has approved the decisions adopted recently by
the Higher Education Council.


In a statement to Saudi Press Agency, Minister of Higher Education
Dr Khalid Al-Anqari said that the decisions included revision of some
systems of the teachers colleges and girls colleges at the
universities in a manner that serves male and female students and
meets the requirements of the labor market for various
specializations including health, engineering and computer sciences,
as well as educational sciences and languages and translation.


Moreover, the revision of the systems will meet the leadership's
stand to spread the institutions of higher education in various parts
of the Kingdom.


The decisions also included turning Al-Yamamah colleges into a
university under the name of Al-Yamamah private university in Riyadh
as well as the establishment of three new colleges.