saudi arabia: education and development
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Briefing by Dr. Mody Alkhalaf from January 2011 on "Education and Development in Saudi Arabia: Women as Agents of Future Change."TRANSCRIPT
Dr. Mody Alkhalaf Director of Cultural and Social Affairs
Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia [email protected]
Area: 2,149,690 sq km
Population: 28,636,633
Ethnicity: 85% Arab
Language: Arabic
Religion: Islam
Government type: Monarchy
Monetary Unit: Riyal
Capital: Riyadh
1932: Foundation 1938 :Discovery of Oil - One of the world’s fastest growing economies - The world’s largest producer of petroleum liquids - The most dynamic economy in the Arab world
1970- Present: 5-Year Developmental Plans - Industry - Agriculture - Mining - Banking
Development Sector Allocation ($ Billion)
Share (%)
Human Resources 195 50.6 Social and Health 73 19
Economic Resources
60.7 15.7
Transportation & Communication
29.6 7.7
Municipal & Housing 26.8 7 Total Expenditure 385.1 100
Ninth Plan Allocations
Human Resources
Social and Health
Economic Resources
Transportation and Communication Municipal and Housing
Urbanization: %81 (2008 est)
Economy: 13th Most Competitive Economy (World Bank Report 2009)
Health System: 26th in World (WHO 2008)
IT sector: Most Advanced in Region Humanitarian Aid: Ranked 1st (0.19 GDP: UN 2009 report)
Interfaith Dialogue Initiative (2008) Newsweek: King Abdullah; Top 10 World Leaders Forbes: Third Most Powerful Person in the World
31,798 schools 68 Technical Institutions 24 Universities 435,343 Academic Staff 5,106,162 Students
Raised the literacy rate from %10 to over %82.9
Increasing the capacity of universities to 1.7 million
Increasing post-graduate students to %5 of all university students by diversifying post-grad programs.
Encouraging university collaboration with international institutions
Increasing number of local scholarships
1958- 2002:
1. King Saud University 2. Islamic University 3. King Fahad University
for Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)
4. King Abdulaziz University
5. Imam Mohammed bin Saud University
6. King Faisal University 7. Um Alqura University 8. King Khalid University
2003- 2010:
9. Alqasseem University 10. Taibah University 11. Altaif University 12. King Saud University
for Health Sciences 13. Albaha University 14. Ha’il University 15. Aljouf University 16. Jazan University 17. Najran University 18. Tabouk University
19. Princess Norah University
20. KAUST 21. Northern Borders
University 22. Aldammam University 23. Alkharj University 24. Shaqra University 25. Almajma’a University
2000- 2010: 1. Prince Sultan University 2. Arab Open University 3. International University of Madinah 4. Alyamamah University 5. Alfaisal University 6. Prince Mohammed bin Fahd University 7. Prince Fahd bin Sultan University 8. Dar Al uloom University
Currently: 68 Technical education institutions
New plan includes budget for: 25 technical colleges 28 technical institutes 50 industrial training institutes
To actively develop and qualify human resources to be:
1- World competitive in the work market and academic research
2- A high caliber basis in Saudi universities, the public sectors and private businesses.
Degrees: Bachelor’s
Master’s
Doctorate
Medical Fellowship
Academic disciplines: Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy
and Nursing Pure Sciences: Mathematics,
Physics, Biology and Chemistry Medical Sciences: Physiotherapy,
Laboratory Sciences Radiology, Biomedical Technology
Engineering: Civil, Architectural, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical Automotive, Environmental and Communication
and Survey.
Computer: Computer science, Computer Engineering, Networking
Information Technology, and E-Commerce
Business: Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Insurance
and Marketing
Student Category Total
Sponsored Students 64,014
Employed Scholarship Student 10,167
Self-Sponsored Student 14,681
Student’s Dependents Learning English 9,529
Total 98,391
MOHE: September, 2010
%18.5 Abroad
Studying in the Kingdom Studying Abroad
United States Canada United
Kingdom Australia New Zealand France Germany Netherlands Spain Italy Hungary Austria Ukraine
Poland Japan South Korea China India Singapore Malaysia Ireland Slovakia Romania Czech
Republic
Austria China
France Malaysia Germany
New Zealand Australia Canada
Great Britain USA
0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000
Number of Students
0 5000
10000 15000 20000 25000 30000
Number of Students
0 200 400 600 800
1000 1200
No. of Students
Gender Bachelors Masters Doctoral Residency Other Dependent Total
Male 39,043 14,131 3,393 1,359 10,738 68,664
Female 6,860 7,238 1,243 400 4,457 20,198
Total 45,903 21,369 4,636 1,759 15,195 9,529 98,391
Bachelors 57% Masters
20%
Doctoral 5%
Residency 2%
Other 16%
Bachelors 35%
Masters 35%
Doctoral 6%
Residency 2%
Other 22%
1959 Royal Decree for Girls’ Schools %49 Enrolled in K-12 (MOE 2009)
%62 Enrolled in Higher Ed. (MOHE 2010)
%60 Higher Ed Graduates (MOHE 2010)
%21 Scholarship Students Worldwide (MOHE 2010)
%40 of family-owned companies
%30 of brokerage accounts
%21 of total investments
%10 real estate in major cities
%20 of commercial businesses
SR45 billion cash funds
%16 general workforce
%30 government sector
%48 education sector
%40 Saudi doctors
%35 managerial positions
Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund
and Under-Secretary General
of the United Nations.
CEO and Chairperson of the Olayan Financing
Company
-2004 First Saudi woman to be on board of a Saudi bank
- 2005 Time - 2006 Forbes
CEO Gulf One Investment Bank
2003-2006 Senior Economist Saudi Hollandi Bank
-2006 First Saudi woman to be CEO of bank in the Gulf Region.
-2006 Forbes
Feb. 2009
First Saudi Female Deputy
Minister
8 million sq m Academic buildings Conference Centers Library Student Housing Faculty Housing Hospital
Head & Consultant of Ophthalmology KFSH
- Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins
- Member of 12 Medical Associations
- Executive Board of Friends of Saudi Arabia
Executive Manager Kingdom Holding
- TV presenter - Young Global Leader
Internationally acclaimed writer and poet
“The Unfurling”
- Public book signing - Translated into Japanese, Chinese,
and Portuguese and Arabic. - Her works are taught at schools
and colleges in Arabia, the U.S, Canada, Singapore, Japan, India and others.
First Saudi Female Film Director
Films: “Who” “The Bitter Journey” “The Only Way Out”
Saudi photographer
- First collection “The Shadow of a Palm
Tree” - Pictures displayed in 120
exhibits worldwide. - First Saudi woman
photographer to join Reuters.
Pilot, Kingdom Holding
First Saudi female pilot to fly planes in Saudi
Arabia.
Won Several International Rallies for Women, Dubai