Al-Rashid Participates in Meeting of Education Deputies to Unify Education System

Deputy Minister of Education Dr. Khaled Al-Rashid participated in a preparatory meeting of the deputy ministers of education from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries for the tenth meeting of the GCC Ministers of Education Council, to discuss several items on the agenda. The Ministry of Education said in a statement that the meeting, held remotely, was chaired by Nawal Al-Khatir, Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education in the Kingdom of Bahrain and president of the current session, with the participation of deputy ministers of education from the GCC countries, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic and Development Affairs at the GCC Secretariat General Khaled Al-Sanidi, and Director General of the Arab Educational Office for the Gulf Countries Dr. Mohammed Al-Muqbil. It added that the agenda included Kuwait’s initiative to unify the education system in GCC countries and its initiative for the GCC school sports league, alongside the quiz program for Gulf students. It noted that the meeting also discussed the GCC strategy to combat drugs and Kuwait’s initiative for student and teacher exchange programs for gifted students and outstanding teachers, as well as the topic of strategic transformation in general education, along with several other issues related to enhancing cooperation and joint coordination among the education ministries of the GCC countries. It further stated that the meeting addressed several joint GCC educational files, most notably the development of the Arab Educational Office for the Gulf Countries and the GCC Education Strategy for the period 2026–2030, alongside discussions on topics related to technical and vocational education, planning, coordination, and follow-up. It pointed out that the participants also discussed updates on the implementation of the fourth goal of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals concerning education, as well as topics related to scouting and guiding, instilling financial literacy among students, international cooperation, and joint procurement of educational materials, systems, and equipment.