- JEDDAH: Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh is making preparations to launch an educational television channel, said the university’s President Suleiman Abalkhail on Saturday.
“We have been working on this project for two years. It aims at telecasting lectures to students of distance education,” he said.
During the trial run, the channel will telecast a number of programs through the Internet, the president said.
“These programs were recorded with photos and sounds at the university’s studios,” Abalkhail said.
He said the channel would contribute to the production of a number of educational programs. The Cabinet recently approved the rules and regulations for educational TV channels.
