17:00 – 18:00 | Working successfully with scholarship organisations in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region

Room: Bellevue

Speakers
Ahmad Khan, Head of International, The University of Bolton
Andy Buckland, Founder & Director, Gulf English Consultants
Dr. Hunada Kanbar, Sharjah Private Education Authority – SPEA
Moderator: Marie-Claude Svaldi, VP of Government Relations & Recruitment EMEA · ELS Educational Services, Inc

Description: 
The government of Saudi Arabia plans to send 70,000 students abroad by 2030 under an updated approach for the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Scholarship Program. Various other multi-million dollar scholarship funds are also currently being provided by both public and private organisations across the Middle East, with new funds being recently announced and launched.

This session will provide information on the opportunities currently available to recruit scholarship students and will offer practical advice on how to work successfully with scholarship organisations in the Gulf region. It will also include the latest update specifically on the Saudi Scholarship Programs from the Saudi Cultural Mission.