Gulf Education Conference to take place in Jeddah

The sixth Gulf Education Conference and Exhibition will be held in Jeddah on 22nd and 23rd February with the attendance of Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, GCC Secretary-General, along with other experts and officials in the education sector.

The Saudi daily, Arab News, quoted the Secretary-General of the Federation of GCC Chambers, Abdul Rahim Hassan Al Naqi, as saying that the number of students in the GCC is expected to grow annually at around 1.8% to 11.3 million in 2020, highlighting the importance of exploring in-depth the challenges facing the type and quality of education in the GCC.

The two-day conference will host 200 Gulf academics and experts and 60 international experts, and represents a real opportunity for participants to come up with important recommendations to improve education and overall development.