Ministers discuss boosting GCC cooperation in education, research

Doha, Qatar: Qatar hosted 8th meeting of GCC Minister of Education and 24th meeting of GCC Ministers of Higher Education and Scientific Research yeste...

Doha, Qatar: Qatar hosted 8th meeting of GCC Minister of Education and 24th meeting of GCC Ministers of Higher Education and Scientific Research yesterday.

Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi chaired the two meetings in the presence of Secretary-General of GCC H E Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi.

At the opening of the two meetings, the Minister of Education and Higher Education extended thanks and appreciation to Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Their Majesties and Highnesses leaders of the GCC countries for their support and care for education in the GCC countries.

She thanked Oman for its fruitful presidency of the committee of the GCC Ministers of Education, and the GCC General Secretariat for its tireless efforts to support and facilitate the committee’s work.

She noted that the 8th meeting of GCC Minister of Education would discuss a host of significant topics and issues, especially those related to directives of Their Majesties and Highnesses leaders of the GCC countries, including the Riyadh Declaration of the 42nd session of the Supreme Council of the GCC countries regarding enhancing international cooperation, and the Al Ula Declaration for the 41st session on education during crises.