Ministry of Education of Saudi Arabia, May 2, 2024
On Thursday, May 2nd, Korea University's Office of International Affairs was visited by a delegation from the Ministry of Education of Saudi Arabia. The delegation consisted of:
- H.E. Yousef Al-Benyan, Minister of Education
- H.E. Dr. Abdullah Alrubaish, President of Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University
- Eng. Eyed Alqarawi, Advisor and General Supervisor of Minister of Education’s Office and Chairman of the Committee of Investment
- Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Amri, Deputy Minister for International Cooperation
- Dr. Lina Altoaimi, Acting Deputy Minister for Scholarships
- Dr. Bader Alahmad, Advisor at the Minister of Education’s Office
- Dr. Abdulrahman Alroaily, General Supervisor of the National Center for Curriculum Development
- Dr. Ibrahim Azizi, Director General for International Organizations
- Dr. Abdulaziz Aldayel, Cultural Attache’ Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Republic of Korea
- Mr. Mohammed Alyahya, Secretary/Minister of Education’s Office
- Mr. Raed Alshiddi, Protocol Officer/Minister of Education’s Office
The delegation was greeted by:
- Prof. Dong-One KIM, President
- Prof. Hojung SHIN, Vice President, External Affairs
- Prof. Sang Kee SONG, Vice President, International Affairs
- Prof. Hyeonsook PARK, Vice President, Student Affairs
- Prof. Eonsoo KIM, Vice President, University Strategy
- Prof. Jongdo KIM, Director, Islamic Center
- Prof. Jaehee KIM, Translation and Interpretation, Islamic Center
- Mr. Donghyun JANG, Director, Office of International Affairs
- Dr. William STEWART, Associate Director, International Cooperation
The purpose of the meeting was to foster international cooperation and exploring opportunities for student exchange programs broadly between Saudi Arabia and Korea University, as well the discussion of the Ministry's potential to connect Korea University with counterparts in Saudi Arabia itself for collaboration. The meeting concluded with the exchange of gifts and photos.
