Sultan welcomed King Abdullah and said his visit to the eastern region comes at a time when the Kingdom is witnessing a comprehensive development in varied domains. He noted that allocation of more than SR100 billion for supporting the educational sector has made the Kingdom one of the top countries in the world in terms of expenditure in the field of education compared to the gross national product through establishing new universities in all regions of the Kingdom and honoring innovators as well as extending generous support to the nano researches and scholarships program. "KFUPM is a Saudi university with international standards, and it has attained several achievements, " he said, adding that we are in need of attaining more achievements, he said. --MORE
