Under the auspices of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Minister of Higher Education Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Anqari opened here yesterday evening the 3rd Scientific Conference of Higher Education Students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Addressing the ceremony, Dr. Al-Anqari expressed his thanks to and appreciation of the King and the Crown Prince for their great support for higher education. In his speech, the Undersecretary of Higher Education Ministry for Educational Affairs and Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Conference Dr. Mohammed Al-Ohali pointed out that 597 scientific researches and 19 invention patents were qualified for the Conference from 40 universities and colleges.