Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:25:58 +0500 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:25:58 +0500 60 Saudi Arabia launches educational visa programme for foreign students https://english.aaj.tv/news/30353070/saudi-arabia-launches-educational-visa-programme-for-foreign-students <p><strong>The authorities in <a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/30352426/saudia-arabia-introduces-new-rules-for-hiring-foreign-domestic-workers">Saudi Arabia</a> introduced a new educational visa programme to attract international students and scholars to its universities, <em>Gulf News</em> reported on Friday.</strong></p> <p>The move is a joint effort by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to strengthen its educational and research sectors.</p> <p>Foreign students can access the new visa framework via the “Study in Saudi Arabia” platform to enrol in Saudi universities.</p> <p>With the introduction of the service, the authorities aim to streamline the application process for foreign students by building a connection between the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other relevant entities.</p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-1/3 w-full media--right media--embed media--uneven'> <div class='media__item media__item--newskitlink '> <iframe class="nk-iframe" onload="setInterval(()=>{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)" width="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="height:400px;position:relative" src="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/card/30353062" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms"></iframe></div> </figure></p> <p>The “Study in Saudi Arabia” platform was developed with the aim of simplifying the admission process to Saudi universities, offering a range of academic, training, and research programmes.</p> The authorities in Saudi Arabia introduced a new educational visa programme to attract international students and scholars to its universities, Gulf News reported on Friday.

The move is a joint effort by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to strengthen its educational and research sectors.

Foreign students can access the new visa framework via the “Study in Saudi Arabia” platform to enrol in Saudi universities.

With the introduction of the service, the authorities aim to streamline the application process for foreign students by building a connection between the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other relevant entities.

The “Study in Saudi Arabia” platform was developed with the aim of simplifying the admission process to Saudi universities, offering a range of academic, training, and research programmes.

]]> World https://english.aaj.tv/news/30353070 Fri, 01 Mar 2024 16:09:17 +0500 none@none.com (Web Desk) Saudi students sit for their final high school exams in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah. (AFP/File Photo)