The Education System Of Saudi Arabia

In the article, “Colleges Adapt to New Kinds of Students from Abroad,” Karin Fischer (2011) explains the increase of foreign students in U.S. universities leads to make more problems in campus and how universities are trying to overcome those problems and help foreign students to adapt to campus. Fischer explains the increase of the foreign undergraduate students due to the support from foreign governments. Fischer quotes Wesley Young, the director of services for international students and scholars at the University of California at Davis, to discuss that the increase of foreign undergraduate students especially requires more care and help than graduate students. While older students know what they need to do and what to do in U.S. university,

In the Middle East, Saudi Arabia is the largest arid country (Al-Ibrahim, 1991). The country covers some 80 percent of the Arabian Peninsula (Al-Hamzi, 1992). The area of Saudi Arabia is 2.25 million square kilometers, equivalent (1.4) million square miles (Batayneh, 2012). The total number population in Saudi Arabia is 25.7 million (Al-Shayaa et al., 2012). Saudi Arabia climate is broiling in the summer and chilly in the winter, and Saudi Arabia does not have well-defined season. In addition, Saudi Arabia is waterless country, and it does not have rivers or lakes (Al-Shayaa et al., 2012).

Syahmalina became a spouse in her late teens and a mother in her early twenties, thereby limiting her chances to graduate college through a traditional four year process (Syahmalina). Syahmalina was an honors student whose assigned gender roles and spousal responsibilities both made it difficult to maintain focus on academics in a typical university environment. The availability of online courses at UMUC assisted her greatly as they allowed her to schedule her time and classes around the schedule she had as a homemaker (Syahmalina). Syahmalina graduated from UMUC in a degree in business, with a focus on applying information technology in foreign markets. The author knows the financial struggles facing the working poor all too well. For the

The term globalization can be defined as a process by which societies, regional economies and cultures have been integrated via a global network of transportation, communication and trade. It has both positive and negative impacts in all the areas that it touches on be it economical, social, technology, cultural, political, environment, health or any other. Globalization started to have an impact on businesses world wide in the eighteenth century since that time marks the merging of modernity and globalization. However, in the modern sence, globalization kicked off after the end of Second World War since its during that time that leaders felt the urge to break down the borders

In “When Getting a College Degree Requires Self-Exile,” New York Times writer Zaina Afarat narrates the story of Ghada Tafesh. Tafesh is a Palestinian teenager from the Gaza Strip in the Middle East who comes to America to pursue her college career. At the cost of receiving her education in America, she could not return home to Gaza for six years to avoid losing her scholarships. In her home country, she was not exposed to the many opportunities that America showed her. Although Afarat remains neutral as she highlights the difficulties many Middle Eastern students face in pursuing higher education in their home country, I believe that more Americans should recognize and appreciate the privilege they have to receive higher education domestically.

The post-9/11 era is marked by increasing awareness and interest in Middle East studies. A report conducted in 2010 by the Institute of International Education shows that between 2002 and 2007, the number of American students studying abroad in the Middle East increased six-fold, from 562 to 3,399 (Conlin). As interest in Middle East studies surged, there has also been growing controversy within the discipline, as demonstrated by the establishment of Campus Watch and the passing a controversial resolution supporting the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement by the Middle East Studies Association. To better understand the source of these modern-day controversies, it is worthwhile to examine the origins and the development of the field

Education in a monarchy (Oman) is different than in a democratic country (USA). From a young age, students are barely taught to question authority and be involved in decision making. Religion is a mandatory subject in public schools, and the curriculum is regulated by the government. Also, schools focus significantly on STEM subjects. This has given me the passion for science and mathematics subjects since a young age. Attending schools in Oman taught me resilience, work ethic, and dedication as they were very competitive and grade-based. The scholarships that are offered by the government solely focuses on student performance on mostly STEM subjects. This encouraged me to do well on my academics and be an

That program has started in 2005, since the kick off the program, around 200,000 students study abroad for undergraduate and postgraduate in different countries around the world; (i.e. Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, the People’s Republic of China, Malaysia, India Singapore, South Korea, Japan, and South Africa). However, in 2013-2014, enrolled in US universities. The impact of the program on parenting practice is driven by the huge number of Saudi students studying abroad according to “ each Saudi family has a student studying abroad. Also, the scholarship support families and students with children, therefore, it is intriguing for future studies to consider acculturation process and challenges that these parents face and how that globalization factor has change parenting practice at micro

Throughout my UCIE meetings, I found that every culture and society is different in various ways. Saudi Arabia was the country I met most people from, therefore it is also the country I learned the most about. I talked to several students about their experiences while in America and the difference in the cultures. My partner came to the United States to study and earn a degree. Her country provided her with a scholarship to receive a degree in the United States and then return back to Saudi Arabia.

The United States is home to many multi-racial and multi-cultural populations. With the United States’ open and liberal policy concerning people from multicultural origins, it is inevitable that the country is the choice of destination for many international students. Although opportunities abound for people of multi-racial origins in the United States, it is undeniable that challenges also pose a threat to the smooth transition of international students to the American lifestyle. The increase in diversity in student population characteristics was mentioned in Andrade (2007) with the institutions of higher education in the United States admitting 580,000 international students from 2001-2002.

Education remains to be the priority of all nations around the globe. Most countries devote vast resources to guarantee equal education opportunities to all their students. Most education systems are developed to meet the economic and social demands of the country, both locally and globally. As the world’s 8th highest education spender, Saudi Arabia initiates an overhaul on the education system. It is the largest country in the Middle East. The Saudi Arabian education has gone through an astounding transformation. Initially, education was only available to few people who were children of the wealthy families. However, the transformation of the Saudi Education is now offering education to all children regardless of their social status.

In addition, Analysts polled by Reuters in 2014 showed that the average inflation in the UAE would rise by 2.5 percent in 2014, 2.7 percent 2015, and expected to accelerate more in the incoming years (“UAE Inflation,” 2014, para. 2). In other words, inflation is striking in all over UAE, and paying for tuition fees is becoming harder than ever. For example, the American University of Sharjah office of registrar stated on the undergraduate catalog of 2010-2011 that the tuition fee per semester is approximately 37,000 dhs whereas the tuition fee per semester of 2016-2017 is about 50,000 dhs. A probable reason why students are dropping out is they come from a poor financial background, where the parents find some difficulties to pay the tuition fees, or they have other expenses to commit to such as rents, debts, and regular consumptions. Furthermore, a second reason could be the lack of earning scholarships or financial aids. In the recent years, universities lean towards to be pickier in the admission of the scholarships; as a result, students are forced to drop out as they rely fully on the scholarships. In my case, I had the same problem and I was not able to maintain the scholarship. I was about to drop out, but thank god I did

American philosopher John Dewey once said, “Education is not preparation for life: education is life itself.” His statement, though decades old, perfectly embodies the value of education in modern society. In the modern world, virtually everything is dependant on having a college degree. Even so, many women and girls around the world are unable to receive proper education, let alone job opportunities. In certain regions, Pakistan especially, the flaws in the education system stem from a gender biased culture. The prejudice mentality that the Pakistani people have limits the culture as a whole, but more specifically the poor, and often manipulated, women. Your aid in that territory to improve the welfare of the people combating the institutionalized sexism that women face would be greatly appreciated by people who are actively seeking to solve the problem but do not have the funds to do so.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the second largest Arab state behind Algeria and comprises the majority of the Arabian Peninsula and lies at the cross-roads of three continents: Asia, Africa, and Europe. Its capital city is Riyadh, which is the largest city in the kingdom, and the home to about 7 million people. It occupies approximately 2,250,000 square kilometers (868,730 square miles). Jordan, Iraq and Kuwait are in its north border; on the east by the Gulf, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates; the Sultanate of Oman and Yemen are on its southeast; and the Red Sea is on its west. Located between Africa and mainland Asia, with long frontiers on the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf and with the Suez Canal near to its north-west border, the Kingdom lies in a strategically important position. It is the largest country in the region and the birthplace of Islam and Guardian of its most sacred shrine (The Ministry of Culture & Information 2006). It is considered the birthplace of the religion Islam, which is the largest religions in the world and refers as The Land of Two Holy Mosques. Due to the two holy mosques in Islam, the Masjid-e-Nabwi in Medina and the Masjid-al-Haram in Mecca. A large number of pilgrims visit the two holy mosques every year, who are Muslims, to perform Islamic practices of Haj and Umrah, which are

In view of interest of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince and the Deputy Crown Prince - may Allah protect them - and their great care of technical and scientific research, their encouragement of all what supports to keep up with the trend towards a knowledge-based economy. In the frame of this quest towards strengthening its leading role, King Saud University has launched "Tawasul for Research Excellence" Program; which aims to encourage university faculty members, researchers, and graduate students to show interest in scientific research and development activities, by offering them opportunities to work on research projects in world’s top universities and advanced research institutions in various fields and disciplines, that gives them training, skills, development, and outstanding Scientific Publications.