Saudi Govt Allocates SR5 Billion for Staff Housing in Varsities

JEDDAH -- The Saudi ministry of higher education has allocated SR5 billion to build houses for faculty members on university campuses in different parts of the country, according to Higher Education Minister Khaled Al Anqari. He said on Thursday that the allocation has been made in coordination with the ministry of finance as part of incentives to lecturers and professors. "The ministry has called tenders to implement some of these housing projects," he said. Al Anqari said he would soon sign a number of contracts with real estate contractors to establish the housing projects. "All universities have been instructed to provide designs of their staff housing projects as early as possible," he added. He thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz for his untiring support for higher education. In... [read full story]