We all know that education is the key to success. History tells us that those nations, which focused on education excelled in this world. In today’s world, we cannot succeed in the true sense of the word without ensuring an effective system of education.

The Saudi leadership is making all-out efforts in this regard. A few decades ago, we witnessed stiff resistance to women education in the Muslim world. Fortunately, that situation is changing very rapidly and people have started to realize the importance of educating the womenfolk. Of course, it is unwise to keep around half of a country’s population away from the mainstream.

In societies like ours, mothers play a crucial role in the upbringing of children. An educated mother could do wonders in this regard. Saudi Arabia is taking all steps to ensure provision of quality education and health care services to all its citizens particularly women.

That is why; a large number of Saudi women are offered local and foreign scholarships to study in the best institutions.

At the local level, many educational and health initiatives are being taken to ensure women empowerment and to make womenfolk productive members of Saudi society.

Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the largest university for women in the world is taking steps to emerge as a center of excellence. It is making efforts to achieve distinction in various specializations.

One of its recent accomplishments is the creation of the Medical Stimulation and Skills Center, the largest of its kind in the Gulf region.

The university was established as the first college for women in the Kingdom. In 2008, late King Abdullah named it after the sister of country’s founder King Abdul Aziz “Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University.”

The university is committed to the vision of the country’s leadership. The inauguration of the new center comes at the conclusion of the successful International Nursing Week and the signing of partnership agreements with local and international organizations to offer training in medical services.

The center, in addition to graduating academically and professionally qualified nurses, will contribute to the strategic planning of health care and meet the requirements of the labor market by defining requirements of the medical sector for the working power, equipment and instruments.