His Excellency the Minister of Education, Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sheikh, met today with the University Presidents to review the periodic reports for the start of the university academic year, and to ensure the implementation of the precautionary measures and protocols approved by the Public Health Authority (Weqaya) to preserve the safety of students and the university employees.
The meeting dealt with emphasizing the need for faculty members, students and administrators to receive two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to enter the educational facilities, continuing the efforts to urge the university employees to take the vaccine, and praising the efforts of vaccine delivery centers in universities, and their role in the community service.
The Minister of Education reviewed the efforts made to harmonize and coordinate between the universities to unify the efforts and decisions that achieve the interest of the students. His Excellency also dealt with investing in all learning styles and benefiting from the pandemic experience in utilizing the electronic courses in universities.
The meeting was attended by the Vice Minister of Education for Universities, Research and Innovation, Dr. Mohammad bin Ahmed Al-Sudairi, the Assistant Minister of Education Dr. Saad bin Saud Al Fehaid, the Ministry's deputies in the university education sector, and a number of the Ministry's employees.
