BEIJING: The presidents of nine Saudi universities yesterday signed 24 agreements with Chinese universities in the presence of Higher Education Minister Khaled Al-Anqari and his Chinese counterpart.
King Saud University in Riyadh signed a research cooperation accord with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) for its Nano Technology Center.
"The agreement with CAS will open new areas of cooperation with other centers of research in China," said Abdullah Al-Othman, president of King Saud University. He said the agreement would benefit more than 470 students in higher education departments.
The signing of new educational agreements comes as a result of the summit talks between Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and Chinese President Hu Jintao in Riyadh.
Minister Al-Anqari highlighted the strong relations between Saudi Arabia and China and hoped that more agreements would be signed between the two countries to boost educational cooperation.
Al-Othman signed nine agreements with various Chinese institutions of higher learning. Osama Tayeb, president of King Abdulaziz University in Riyadh, signed three accords in alternative medicine and geology as well as to establish a joint research center.
Other agreements were signed by Suleiman Aba Al-Khail, president of Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University, Mohammed Al-Hassan, president of Najran University, Yousuf Al-Jundan, president of King Faisal University, Mohammed Al-Oqala, president of Madinah Islamic University, Walid Abulfaraj, president of Um Al-Qura University and Abdul Aziz Al-Anazi, president of Tabuk University.
