THE MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION DR. KHALID BIN MOHAMMED AL-ANQARI SIGNED HERE TODAY CONTRACTS WITH DIRECTORS OF THREE SAUDI UNIVERSITIES FOR SETTING UP FIVE DISTINCTION RESEARCH CENTERS IN THESE UNIVERSITIES AT A COST OF SR 227 MILLION. THE CENTER OF ENGINEERING MATERIAL RESEARCH CENTER WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN KING SAUD UNIVERSITY; THE CENTERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND MEDICAL GENOME SCIENCES IN KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY AND CENTERS OF PETROLEUM REFINING AND PETROCHEMICALS AND RENEWABLE ENERGY IN KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS.