Saudi Cultural Attaché in the United States Dr. Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Issa said that the number of Saudi students in US universities has reached 23,500, expecting the number will exceed 30,000 by the end of 2010. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on the sidelines of the International Exhibition for Higher Education organized by the Ministry of Higher Education in Riyadh, Dr. Al-Issa said that the number of students expected to graduate from US universities this year is 3,000, pointing out that 50 US prestigious universities were invited to participate in the Exhibition. Dr. Al-Issa also said that several agreements and memorandums of understanding were signed between US and Saudi universities on the sidelines of the Exhibition.
