The role of Kuwaiti state-funded scholarships in fulfilling the country’s current job requirements was highlighted by Minister of Oil and Higher Education Dr. Mohammad Al-Fares on Tuesday.

This came as the minister inaugurated the second Gulf Forum for E-Learning, Education Post-Coronavirus Pandemic, organized by the Women’s Institute for Development and Peace (WIDP), under the slogan “Education: A driving force behind development”.

Kuwait’s 2021-22 scholarship plan seeks to diversify university majors, with an emphasis on specific disciplines, Dr. Al-Fares highlighted at the talks.

This includes fields such as medical and allied health sciences, computer science, cybersecurity and sustainable energy engineering, he added.

The two-day forum, held remotely, went on to discuss the impacts of the coronavirus on education and solutions to the matter. It also showcased e-learning models implemented across the six-nation GCC bloc.

On her part, head of WIDP Kawthar Al-Jowan maintained the importance of raising education standards to the economic development of nations, and how education contributes to Kuwait’s 2035 strategic economic development strategy, alongside similar plans assumed by fellow Gulf countries.

She said the discussions also tackled issues related to the transition from face-to-face learning to e-learning during the pandemic.

Source: Kuwait News Agency