Education Minister Discusses with Jordanian Ambassador Strengthening Educational Cooperation
Kuwaiti Education Minister Sayed Jalal Al-Tabataba met with Jordanian Ambassador Sinen Al-Majali to discuss enhancing educational cooperation, and issued a decision to determine work centers for employees after long holidays.
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Kuwait’s Minister of Education, Sayed Jalal Al-Tabatabaei, held talks with Jordanian Ambassador to Kuwait Sinen Al-Majali during a meeting yesterday, discussing ways to enhance educational cooperation and exchange expertise and experiences to support efforts to develop education in the two brotherly countries.
In a statement, the Ministry of Education said the meeting addressed several topics of mutual interest and the opportunities available to broaden the scope of partnership between educational institutions in the two countries, in a manner that serves the aspirations of both sides.
According to the statement, both sides emphasized the deep, historic, and firmly rooted fraternal relations between the State of Kuwait and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, characterized by close ties and continuous cooperation, and their commitment to building on these relations to advance educational and teaching efforts and achieve shared aspirations.
On another note, Minister of Education Sayed Jalal Al-Tabatabaei issued a decision yesterday regarding the determination of the workplace for members of the teaching and administrative staff in general education schools upon their return from long leaves, in accordance with the school’s operational needs.
The Ministry of Education clarified in a press statement that there is no absolute legal obligation requiring the Educational Affairs Sector to keep an employee in their designated workplace, location, or department after returning from a long leave, provided that the transfer or change decision complies with legal regulations and does not constitute a disguised punishment.
It noted that the Educational Affairs Sector has broad discretionary authority to organize work processes and distribute employees according to the public interest and operational needs, pointing out that an employee’s absence during a long leave—such as maternity leave, study leave, or a prolonged medical leave—may necessitate filling the vacancy with a replacement or restructuring the department.
The ministry affirmed that such measures fall within the regulatory powers granted to the Educational Affairs Sector and aim to ensure the continuity of work and the regular functioning of public services, while adhering to the legal regulations governing transfer decisions and the determination of workplaces.
The ministry added that the organization and distribution of teaching and administrative staff are linked to the actual operational needs of schools and departments, enabling the competent authority to address changes resulting from prolonged absences and to ensure the continued performance of tasks and responsibilities assigned to various sectors of the educational establishment.
