2012-01-30 - AMEinfo.com | Saudi Arabia | Latest News - Saudi Arabia: The Saudi higher education ministry has unveiled a plan to ensure that 50,000 Saudis graduate from the world's top 500 universities by the year 2020, Saudi Gazette has reported. The plan is the 10th stage of the King's Overseas Scholarship Programme to ensure that students are trained in skills needed by the kingdom's economy, said Dr Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Mousa, undersecretary at the higher education ministry for scholarships. Currently, there are 130,397 students studying abroad. Of these, 87,844 students were sent on scholarships by the ministry, 11,854 are studying English, 14,103 are civil servants sent on scholarships and 16,596 students are studying at their own expense.  

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