Several agreements and memorandums of understanding were signed between US and Saudi universities here recently, Dr. Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al-Issa, Saudi Cultural Attaché in the United States, said Friday. Al-Issa said 23,500 Saudi students are currently studying in US universities, and that it is expected that there will be more than 30,000 by the end of 2010. In a statement on the sidelines of the International Exhibition for Higher Education organized by the Ministry of Higher Education in Riyadh, Dr. Al-Issa said that 3,000 Saudi students are expected to graduate from US universities this year. The official added that 50 prestigious US universities were invited to participate in the higher education exhibition.
