Minister of Higher Education Khaled Al-Anqari on Tuesday signed the contracts for the projects. Of the total outlay, SR1.7 billion was allocated for expansion projects, such as an administration and support block at Baha University, a faculty of architecture as well as a hospital for Hail University, administration buildings and residential quarters for faculty members at Tabuk University and a landscaping project at Jazan University.A community college at Taiba University, residential quarters for faculty members at the Islamic University and Umm Al-Qura University are also among the projects.The minister signed five contracts worth SR230 million to furnish and equip science faculties at Baha, Jazan, Hail and Kharj universities.He also signed seven contracts to furnish and equip community colleges in Baha, Jazan, Hail, Kharj, Majmaa and Shaqra and Hafr Al-Batin. The contracts are worth over SR181 million.