Ministries of Higher Education and Health Discuss Scholarship Plan Aligned with Healthcare Sector Needs
The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Higher Education discussed with his counterpart in the Ministry of Health the alignment of the scholarship plan with the needs of the healthcare labor market.
Translated by Qiyas from الأنباء — Original source
Alaa Khalifa: The Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Badr Al-Busairi, held discussions with the Deputy Minister of Health, Sheikh Dr. Salman Khalifa Al-Sabah, on the health sector’s needs for medical and allied health specialties, aiming to develop a scholarship plan aligned with the current and future demands of the labor market.
The Ministry of Higher Education stated in a press release that the two sides held a coordination meeting to identify priority specialties and align scholarship opportunities with the Ministry of Health’s needs for qualified national cadres, thereby enhancing the efficiency of external scholarship policy formulation and helping to fill the health sector’s gaps in required specialties.
It clarified that the meeting is part of efforts to strengthen coordination and integration between the two ministries and to link higher education outputs with labor market needs, thereby supporting the development of specialized national cadres who contribute to improving the health system and enhancing the quality of its services.
Attending the meeting on behalf of the Ministry of Higher Education were Assistant Undersecretary for Missions, Equivalencies and Cultural Relations Dr. Faisal Al-Adwani and Mission Plans and Admissions Supervisor Masha’i Saleh. On behalf of the Ministry of Health, the meeting was attended by Assistant Undersecretary for Technical Affairs and Secretary General of the Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialties Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi, and Assistant Undersecretary for Administrative Affairs and Assistant Undersecretary for Community Services Dr. Fatima Al-Najjar.
