saudi education system

7/30/2019 Saudi Education system

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Higher Education and Training

in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia


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Structure &

Current Status

Growth &

Achievements

Local and Global

Challenges &

Opportunities

Global trends

shaping the future

of HE&T

How do we envision

the Future of HE?

Current Status &Facts

Challenges&

Opportunit

ies

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TrendsThe2020

Vision

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HE&T: Higher Education and Training

Higher Education and Training


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Education in the Kingdom has gone through major developments andseveral reforms and receives the highest attention & support from thegovernment.

Recently, The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques has provided a SR 9billion for the Public Education Development Project (TATWEER).

Another ambitious project to develop a future strategy for UniversityEducation (AAFAQ) is in the final stages was also directed by the King

A strategic plan is recently developed by the General Organization forTechnical & Vocational Training which also receives great support fromthe government


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1. Develop human capital as engine of economic growth and driver

of market productivity

2. Improve learning and teaching from pre-school through graduate

school3. Provide lifelong learning opportunities

4. Respond to the needs of business and industry

5. Play a leading role in national initiatives

6. Disseminate R&D and promoting technology transfer

7. Enhance the technology infrastructure


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To succeed in todays workplace; young people need more than

basic reading and math skills. They need substantial content

knowledge and information technology skills, advanced

thinking skills, flexibility to adapt to change, and interpersonal

skills to succeed in multi-cultural, cross-functional teams.

J. Willard Marriott, Jr.


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Work-IntegratedLearning (WIL)

Required or optional for college or university education

requirements Lasts for few months

Forms: Coop & Summer Training, Internship, ProfessionalSkills Program, Industry Projects, EntrepreneurialInitiatives, Virtual Business Policy Game & Firms, etc.

Provided by business & industry partners

Technical,Vocational andHealth Training

Leads to a formal degree

Lasts for 1-3 years of technical and hands-on experience

Range of programs needed by workplace

Provided by formal Universities or colleges (GOTVT, RCJY,Ministry of Health, etc.)

Other FormalInstitutions Institute of Public Administration, Military colleges, etc

lifelong

Trainin

g

GeneralTraining

Fulfills needs of personal and professional development

Not necessarily leads to a degree

Varies in duration days to weeks

Many private providers with variations in quality

workplaces provide on-the-job training for employees

PartofHigh

erEducation


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The most expensive training

you can purchase is training that

doesn't result in any positive change.

Larry McGehe


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Council of HigherEducation (CHE)

National Center for Measurement &Assessment

Ministry of HigherEducation (MoHE)

Other HE Entities:Tech. & Voc. Training (GOTVT) Royal Com. for Jubail &Yanbu Health Institutes, Min. of Health

Others specialized institutions

National Commission forAssessment & AcademicAccreditation (NCAAA)

Ministry

ofFinance

Budget

Universities directlynegotiate their

budgets with the

Ministry of FinancePrivate Institutions

Universities (22)

Men & Women (19) Men Only (2) Women Only (1)

(18) Teachers Colleges (102) Girls Colleges Recently associated to

Universities10%

% of Total enrollment in HE institutions

42% 48%


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The access to higher education has been growing in the recentyears to generally respond to the demand

62%

67%

94%

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70% growth from 1999 to 2006

High School Graduates Entering Higher Ed. Higher Education Enrolment


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Expansion in access to accommodatehigh school graduates through:

Establishing universities (22),

Community Colleges (28)

Emphasis on medicine,engineering, IT, and sciences

Regionally distributed over theKingdom

King Abdullah Scholarship Program

Support to Private Education

Major Initiatives in Higher EducationGrowth in HE Institutions (2002 2007)

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20Government Univ.

Medicine Colleges

Dentistary Colleges

Pharmacy

Applied Medicine

Nursing Colleges

Engineering Colleges

Science Colleges

Computer Colleges

Community Colleges

Univ. Hospitals

Private Univ.

Private Colleges

2007

2002

H.E. Growth and Initiatives


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Major Initiatives in HE (Cont.)

Establishment of the following entities:

National Center for Measurement & Assessment

National Commission for Academic Accreditation & Assessment (NCAAA)

National Center for e-learning and distance education

Higher Education Fund

Center for Higher Education Statistics

Initiating major projects, such as

Developing future plan for university education for the next 25 years

Research excellence centers at universities (Totally funded by the Ministry) Establishment of King Abdullah Univ. for science & Technology (KAUST)

Faculty development & training

Professional societies

Translation Program of Academic Leadership & Education Textbooks


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InstitutionNumber ofcolleges

TotalEnrolment

Technical Colleges(GOTVT)

34 39165

Royal Commission forJubail & Yanbu (RCJY)

3 4541

Health Colleges

(M. of Health)46 14319

Institute of Public Admin.(IPA) 2 2742

Total 85 60767

Note: Numbers are for the academic year 1426/1427HSource: MoHE Statistical Book 1426/1427H


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General Organization for Technical Education and Training (GOTVT) has: Developed an ambitious Strategic Plan More emphasis on training and hands-on experience Efforts to respond to market needs Expansion projects for Technical colleges are underway More training venues and institutes for females

Royal Commission For Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY): Maintained quality of graduates for job market needs Focused on specific disciplines

Has two industrial Colleges in Jubail & Yanbu and opened recently: University College in Jubail (a BS Degree) and Jubail Technical Institute (diploma degree)


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Curriculum Reform

ClassroomsBeyond

Classrooms

Beyond

Campus

Cyber-

Space

Key-Learning Areas (KLAs)Broadened learning experiences

From Classrooms to Cyberspaces


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The biggest danger is that higher education may be the nextrailroad industry, which built bigger and better railroadsdecade after decade because thats the business it thought itwas in.

The reality was that it was in the transportation industry, and itwas nearly put out of business by airplanes

Colleges and universities are not in the campus business, but

the education business.Arthur Levine

President of Teachers College - Columbia University


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