RIYADH — The Saudi Space Commission announced on Wednesday the launch of the first Saudi Foreign Scholarship Program, ending with employment in the field of space sciences. Applications for the Space Scholarship program will commence from July 25.
This program provides qualitative educational opportunities for Saudi male and female students in space science disciplines in a total of 30 most prestigious universities around the world. This initiative comes within the framework of the comprehensive development witnessed by the Kingdom’s space sector.
Dr. Muhammad Al-Tamimi, acting CEO of the commission, said that the scholarship program comes within the commission’s ambitious plans to help the Kingdom accomplish global leadership in space sciences, as well as to realize the Kingdom’s aspirations in the sector that enjoys the support of the wise leadership, and that has been positively reflected on the sector’s development, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
July 8, 2021
