Council of Public Universities Approves Budgets for Kuwait University and Abdullah Al-Salem University for 2027/2028 - Sarmad
The Council of Public Universities approved the budgets for both universities and approved the security and safety regulations at Kuwait University and a memorandum of understanding with the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training.
Translated by Qiyas from سرمد — Original source
The Council of State Universities, in its third meeting of 2026, chaired by the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Nader Al-Jalal, and attended by council members, approved the draft budgets for Kuwait University and Abdullah Al-Salem University for the 2027/2028 fiscal year.
In a statement to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on Wednesday, the Acting Secretary-General of the Council, Dr. Jasem Al-Ali, said that the council approved during its meeting the establishment of a safety and security regulation for Kuwait University. He also noted that the council reviewed a memorandum of understanding between Abdullah Al-Salem University and the Public Authority for Environmental Affairs regarding cooperation in the fields of environment, sustainability, scientific research, and institutional development.
Al-Ali added that the meeting addressed several items on its agenda, including the council’s approval of the minutes of its previous meeting (No. 2026/2) and a review of the follow-up report on the implementation of decisions issued by the council and the measures taken in response to them.
He stated that the council reaffirmed during the meeting its continued role in shaping the general directions of state higher education and monitoring its academic and administrative affairs, emphasizing its support for coordination and integration among state universities to enhance their performance levels, improve the quality of their educational outputs, and achieve their institutional objectives.
