Prince Naif inaugurates development projects worth SR1.6 billion

Addressing the gathering, Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz expressed
pleasure to open some important and great development projects at
this educational giant facility which holds the name of Imam Mohamed
bin Saud who laid the foundation of his rule upon Islamic pillars.

He said the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has paid great attention to
science in all aspects of life, citing the adoption of the Custodian
of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of this
policy making it a priority of the comprehensive development plans.

To achieve this, abundant financial sums were allocated in the state
budget for supporting higher education and scientific research
equivalent to a quarter of the public budget, Prince Naif said,
adding that the government also encouraged the research partnership
efforts at the local and international levels aiming at transferring
international expertise to the Kingdom.

He said that the current national initiatives in support of
specialized research chairs at the Kingdom's universities auger well
for the coming generations according to the aspirations of the
monarch and his crown prince.

Concluding his speech, Prince Naif thanked the officials of the
university for choosing this important issue of social partnership in
the field of scientific research as title of today's forum.
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