Saudi Arabia offers scholarships for Syrian Students

A special program has been launched to enroll students from Syria at 25 Saudi universities as a humanitarian gesture.

Official approval has been granted to Syrian students who cannot continue their university education due to the worsening situation in their country.

“The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Program has been set up to enroll Syrian students at Saudi universities in view of the tragic state of the country,” a source said.

The proposal has been set up and put forward by the Higher Education Ministry to benefit Syrians who have sought refuge in the Saudi Arabia.

“The period of enrollment in any of the 25 universities in the Kingdom will be for one academic year but could be extended,” the source said, adding that the Higher Education Ministry put forward the suggestion following requests from members of the Union of Free Syrian Students.

All 25 universities have been issued with orders to increase seats for various programs to accommodate Syrian students.

The initiative is part of the Kingdom’s efforts to support the Syrians, who are living in constant fear under Syrian regime, and that created a huge academic disturbance of the education system, particularly higher education, the source added.

An organization called Syrian Social Gathering would accept applications from Syrian students wishing to enroll for higher education at foreign universities. The union will arrange financial support for Syrian students and also help to process their official documents for admissions into universities and facilitate their stay in those countries.