- RIYADH: As many as 371 universities and educational organizations will take part in the second international higher education conference and exhibition, opening in Riyadh on Tuesday.
Higher Education Minister Khaled Al-Anqari emphasized efforts to bring about an educational renaissance. He said the three-day conference and exhibition comes after the success of a similar event last year, adding that the exhibition in 2010 drew more than 250,000 visitors. The last event witnessed the signing of agreements with 45 international universities.
“The conference aims at making use of international experiments to strengthen the Kingdom’s higher education,” he said. The event will help students to take right decisions regarding their higher education as 65 international universities are taking part in the event this year.

