President of the Arabian Gulf University (AGU), Dr Khalid Abdul Rahman Al-Ohaly, received His Excellency Shaikh Azzam Mubarak Al-Sabah, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Ambassador was briefed on the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Medical City project and its constituents, which include the 300 bed capacity educational hospital, scientific research centres, a conference centre, and a cultural centre.
The Ambassador inspected the conditions of the Kuwaiti students at the College of Medicine and Medical Sciences and the College of Graduate Studies of AGU. He met with the newly admitted students for the academic year 2017-2018 and discussed a number of topics with them, mainly the provision of basic necessities of accommodation, monthly allowances and health insurance, in addition to facilitations of communication services and support for ticket prices, and promoting the role of the cultural attaché.
Shaikh Azzam Al-Sabah said that the conditions of students at AGU call for pride, due to the advanced scientific level and academic achievement they enjoy thanks to the efforts of the university's administration. AGU is a model academic and scientific establishment, due to its positive outcomes that contribute to the health development process in the State of Kuwait and the entire Gulf, representing Gulf unity in every sense.
Shaikh Azzam Al-Sabah stressed that addressing the needs of Kuwaiti students at AGU is one of his responsibilities and priorities. He said: "We are keen to follow up on students and encourage them to continue their achievements and excellence in in various fields of education," indicating the university administration’s eagerness to oversee their affairs and meet their needs at all times, providing an academic atmosphere suitable for students over the past few decades.
For his part, President of AGU, Dr Khalid Abdul Rahman Al-Ohaly, praised Kuwait’s leading role in supporting the university over the past 37 years, since its foundation stage, stating that this reflects keenness on the continuity of the university's work as an educational system that unites the citizens of the Gulf under one umbrella. He expressed his pride in the university’s Kuwaiti students, who make up about a third of the total number of students.
Meanwhile, His Excellency the Ambassador attended a brief presentation on AGU’s role as a regional university which is owned, funded and managed by GCC countries. He was given an overview of the medical, technical and educational programmes offered by the university, in addition to the nature of the university’s cooperation programmes with Gulf governmental institutions and international institutions such as the World Health Organisation and the United Nations Environment Programme, as well as cooperation with International universities such as ASEC and Boston College, and cooperation with the international private sector.
Source:BNA
GMT 09:00 2017 Wednesday ,08 November
Gulf stocks slide on Saudi-Iran duelGMT 07:55 2017 Monday ,16 October
Oil producers may not need to extend cutsGMT 13:27 2017 Wednesday ,19 April
Bahrain, KFAED sign two agreementsGMT 11:28 2017 Saturday ,15 April
President Al-Bashir's visit to Kuwait and BahrainGMT 08:24 2017 Saturday ,15 April
President Al-Bashir Lauds Role of Kuwaiti Funds in Supporting Development in SudanMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2023 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2023 ©