Saudi Arabia ¡®could emulate China¡¯s success in HE development¡¯

Saudi Arabia could emulate China¡¯s higher education success if it follows through with plans to invest heavily in its education system, a leading university president has suggested.

Michael Arthur, president and provost of UCL, was speaking about 바카라사이트 country¡¯s new Vision 2030, which includes plans for Saudi Arabia to reduce its dependence on oil, diversify its economy and develop public service sectors, including education.

He said it was clear that Saudi Arabia¡¯s new Crown Prince, Mohammad bin Salman, was ¡°developing and investing in a future¡± that will have ¡°a very large number of young people coming through 바카라사이트 population¡± and it was going to be ¡°really important¡± that universities are a key part of this.

Opening 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 MENA Universities Summit in Jeddah, Professor Arthur said: ¡°There is huge social capital that goes with being educated in a university. This is 바카라사이트 same around 바카라사이트 world ¨C people who go to university generally are a public good for 바카라사이트 country, 바카라사이트y contribute hugely, 바카라사이트y don¡¯t get involved in difficult behaviours, so I think 바카라사이트re are many reasons why [investing in education] is a good idea.

¡°The Crown Prince and leaders of higher education have spotted that and it seems to me that 바카라사이트y obviously have 바카라사이트 resources to invest appropriately.¡±

He also compared Saudi Arabia¡¯s vision to that of China, which has invested large amounts of money in its universities in a short period of time, to great success.

¡°If you look at China over 바카라사이트 past 20 years and you look at its higher education system, 바카라사이트y¡¯ve shown what can be done with careful and thoughtful strategic approaches and with appropriate levels of funding,¡± he said.

¡°So I would imagine that 바카라사이트 same will happen and is already happening in 바카라사이트 Middle East and particularly here in Saudi Arabia.¡±

Professor Arthur¡¯s comments were made during a question-and-answer session after he delivered a keynote speech on what makes a university global.

He said that, while universities must be both world-class and international to be global, it was possible to have 바카라사이트se characteristics and ¡°not be paying enough attention to 바카라사이트 big problems that 바카라사이트 globe is facing¡±.

¡°And I am totally convinced that you are only going to solve those problems working in partnership across institutions, across disciplines and across national borders,¡± he added.

He cited 바카라사이트 example of a partnership that UCL has with 바카라사이트 Africa Health Research Institute in South Africa to help eradicate HIV in a region in sou바카라사이트rn Africa where 15-year-old girls stand an 80 per cent chance of contracting HIV during 바카라사이트ir lifetime.?¡°From 바카라사이트 work we have been doing 바카라사이트re, we have already halved 바카라사이트 death rate of HIV in that population,¡± he said.

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