Bahrain elected to key post in edu meet

Bahrain was elected Vice-President of the 15th conference of the Ministers responsible for higher education and academic research in the Arab world, which convened under the patronage of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi here yesterday. Education Minister Dr. Majid Al Nuaimi, President of the Higher Education Council, led Bahrain’s delegation to the conference.

Director General of the Arab League’s Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation (ALECSO) Dr. Abdullah Muhareb praised at the beginning of the opening session Bahrain’s positive response to the organisation and its implementation of the recommendations of the previous conference.

Dr. Al Nuaimi thanked the Arab countries for unanimously electing Bahrain as Vice-President of the conference, paying tribute to ALECSO Director General for commending Bahrain’s response. He pointed out the need to develop the educational sector and academic research according to global developments.
The conference shed light on many issues including diversifying funding resources of higher education and scientific researches in the Arab countries.