Under the patronage of the Minister of Higher Education of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Anqari, the Rector of King Saud University Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Alothman signed in Beijing today the first of a series of scientific agreements with the University of Beijing on nano-knowledge exchange and technology transfer. The university of Beijing, which was established in 1898, ranked the world's 16th in 2006 and 36th in 2007.