Akhir 21, 1432, March 26, 2011, SPA-- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud, who is also The Premier and The President of the Council of Higher Education has approved a number of decisions taken by the Council in its 63rd session. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the Minister of Higher Education Dr. Khalid Bin Mohammed Al-Anqari said that the Council has approved the establishment of scientific research and training centers and deanships at Majmaat University; Al Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University; King Saud University; Taibah University; King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; Shaqra University; and Tabuk University. The Council has approved the amendment of the name of the Madrid-based Center for Islamic Economics and Finance to become Saudi-Spanish Center for Islamic Economics and Finance. The Council has also approved the extension of the services of 154 members of the teaching staff of faculties of some universities as well as a draft Memorandum of Understanding between the Islamic University in Madinah and the University of Zaytuna in Tunisia.
