Saudi Minister of Higher Education Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Anqari has expressed his thanks for inviting the Kingdom to the 7th World Higher Education Conference and selecting Saudi Arabia to represent the Middle East in the Conference which started in Havana on Monday. Addressing the inaugural session of the Conference, Dr. Al-Anqari stressed that the Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Crown Prince and the Second Deputy Premier has given a great attention to the sector of higher education, commending the great support provided by the Government to higher education within its efforts of transformation towards knowledge-based-society by allocating 26% of the State's budget for the education sector. He reviewed the Kingdom's achievements in the field of scientific researches and the establishment of partnerships with outstanding universities around the world. The five-day Conference is being held under the title "Universities for a Better World" with the participation of four ministers representing various regions of the world including Saudi Arabia for the Middle East; Venezuela for South America; China for East and Southeast Asia, and Spain for Europe.
