ANQARY SAID THIS PROGRAM RESULTED IN THE INCREASE OF ENROLMENT IN UNIVERSITIES FROM 68,000 IN 1424 H. TO 110,000 STUDENTS, AT A RATE OF 62 PERCENT. THIS RATE IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO 100 PERCENT OVER THE COMING THREE YEARS, THE MINISTER SAID. DR. AL-ANQARY WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALLOCATED SR56 BILLION IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET FOR THE COST OF EXPANSION IN HIGHER EDUCATION, INCREASING FROM SR 20 BILLION IN 1424- 1425 H. MOREOVER, SR8,000 BILLION WAS APPROPRIATED FROM THE SURPLUS OF THE LAST TWO YEARS FOR NEW UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, HE SAID. UPON INSTRUCTIONS OF THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES, 6,000 NEW JOBS OF DEMONSTRATORS IN OUR UNIVERSITIES WERE CREATED OVER THREE YEARS IN ADDITION TO 2250 NEW JOBS OF TEACHING STAFF FOR THIS YEAR, THE MINISTER SAID. MORE THAN 18,000 MALE AND FEMALE STUDENTS WERE SENT ON SCHOLARSHIPS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS AND WORK IS UNDERWAY TO SEND MORE THAN 7,500 STUDENTS, HE ADDED. --MORE
