Presided over by its Deputy Speaker Dr. Mohammed bin Amin Al-Jeffery, the Shura Council today called on the Ministry of Higher Education to speed up university hospitals projects and continue establishing specialized universities. In a press statement following the meeting, Dr. Fahad bin Mu'tad Al-Hamad, Assistant Speaker of Majlis Ashura, said the Council also demanded that the national Commission for Academic Assessment and Accreditation be given independence from the Ministry of Higher Education to enable it practice its qualitative work with more credibility and fairness. The Shura members also called for considering opening Saudi Cultural offices in foreign countries with Saudi considerable numbers of students on scholarships. The meeting demanded that all female university students benefit from public transportation and that all Saudi pensioned university staff benefit from end-of-service rewards. --More 19:24 LOCAL TIME 16:24 GMT تغريد
