How young Saudis can get a leg up on the competition for studying abroad

DUBAI: The newly updated Saudi scholarship program aims to once again move the Kingdom up the ranks as one of the top five largest markets for US colleges and universities in the years to come.

Saudi Arabia ranked third after China and India in 2015-16, with almost 62,000 students studying in US universities, dropping to fourth place in 2018-19 with 40,000 students.

However, the focus on education under the Vision 2030 modernization project makes young Saudis an integral part of economic and social reforms underway in the country.

More than $51 billion, or 18.9 percent of Saudi Arabia’s total budget, was assigned to education in 2020 to develop an education system that nurtures young talent while also meeting evolving labor market needs.

The revised approach for the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Scholarship Program, launched by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on March 7, aims to send more than 70,000 Saudi students to top-ranked universities and training institutes abroad by

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