Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz, the President of AGFUND, chaired the 11th meeting for the Board of Trustees of the Open Arab university, held here last night in the presence of Queen Rania Al-Abdullah. Queen Rania expressed appreciation for the efforts being exerted by the Open Arab University as regards developing its academic programs. The University's Board of Trustees, chaired by Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz, includes a number of prominent academicians and businessmen from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Lebanon and Yemen. The university, established in 2002 at the initiative of Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz, is a non-profitable education project. The university is headquartered in Kuwait, but it has branches in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, Lebanon and Oman.