JEDDAH, 16 February 2005 — Dar Al-Hekma Private Girls’ College will today sign a mutual cooperation agreement with Lehigh University in the US for the college’s academic and scientific development.
The agreement will be signed by the executive director of foreign relations for Lehigh University, Dr. Ronald Yoshida, and the chairman of Dar Al-Hekma’s board of directors, Zuhair Fayez.
The dean of Dar Al-Hekma, Dr. Suhair Al-Quraishi, said: “The signing of the agreement represents the high-standing achieved by the college internationally. The college has received recognition from several acclaimed education institutes and signed cooperation agreements with some European universities. Recently, the London School of Economics agreed to enroll some of our students in its post-graduate programs.”
This new agreement is another step forward for the college in its mission to prepare well-qualified Saudi women for the job market. The agreement between the two institutions is for five years during which the university and the college will cooperate on developing curriculum, exchanging expertise and information, conducting research and facilitating scholarships for students to complete post-graduate studies.
Dar Al-Hekma currently offers six majors: Nursing, special education, information systems management, interior design, graphic design and finance. There are 577 students enrolled in the college. More than 100 students have graduated and some are employed while others have chosen to continue their education.
