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The World Bank Heaps Praises on The Saudi e-Education System

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In a study entitled “Saudi Arabia’s Digital and Distance Education: Experiences from the COVID-19 Pandemic and Opportunities for Educational Improvement,” The World Bank commends the e-education in Saudi Arabia.

Due to the efforts put forward by the Saudi Education Ministry, the country has an integrated e-education system which utilizes the latest technology as it seeks digital solutions as well as educational frameworks.
This e-education system depends on “Rawdati” platform and application and “Virtual Kindergarten” application, targeting 3-6 year olds children, in addition to Ain 24 educational channels that broadcast by satellite and YouTube, supported by sign language for all educational stages 24 hours.

In addition, the Ministry boosted the digital transformation of education by implementing the Flexible Learning Pathways Initiative to improve vocational skills. FutureX, a national e-learning platform in partnership with such global platforms as Coursera, Edx, Udacity and Future Learn help in this endeavor.
The initiative enables beneficiaries to access more than 10,000 professional courses, programs and certificates, provided by more than 300 leading universities and companies around the world. Read more here.