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Approaches Used for Teaching Anatomy and Physiology in the University Preprofessional Program at King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
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Memon, Ismail; Alkushi, Abdulmohsen; Shewar, Dur E.; Anjum, Irfan; Feroz, Zeeshan – Advances in Physiology Education, 2020
Many medical schools offer pre-professional programs to undergraduate students. The main purpose of the university pre-professional program (UPPP) is to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills required to successfully cope with the academic demands of further education provided by professional colleges. The aim of this commentary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medical Education, Premedical Students, Anatomy
How American Scholars Can Help Arab Colleges
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Hillyard, Michael – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
The author recently served on a five-member international review panel for Saudi Arabia's National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment. The panel's mission was to evaluate the Arab Open University against the commission's accreditation criteria to determine if the university should be eligible for King Abdullah's national…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Open Universities, Arabs, Information Technology
State-of-The-Art Technologies Used in Training Delivery and Administration at the Institute of Public Administration: Case Study
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Ewain, Saleh A. S. – Online Submission, 2005
The Institute of Public Administration (IPA), in Saudi Arabia, is a well renowned training institution designated for training civil servants in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This paper mainly discusses the uses of technologies in the administrative aspects of the IPA. The author also points out the obstacles faced and lessons learned from the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Administration, Institutes (Training Programs), Technology Uses in Education
The Development of Human Resources: An International Concern.
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Orfila, H. E. Alejandro; And Others – Journal of Cooperative Education, 1981
This series of articles summarizes discussions from the Second World Conference on Cooperative Education. Topics include "Cooperative Education: A Powerful Instrument for Development and Peace;""Human Resources: An International Concern for Developing Countries;""Human Resources: A Continuing International Concern for…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
Transformation of Information Technology into Information Resources in the 21st Century in the GCC.
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Kader, Abdullah – 2000
Information for development has become one of the most pressing issues of the last decade, which Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have to tackle on an urgent basis. The need and urgency for planning national information systems has been clearly pointed out in several international conferences. Major research and development centers of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communications, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Implementing Information Technology Projects in Developing Countries.
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Kanamugire, Athanase B. – Information Development, 1993
Reviews the problems of implementing information technology in developing countries and cites examples from African projects. The use of CD-ROM for access to information is examined, and experiences at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia in introducing CD-ROM search services are described. (Contains five references.)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Developing Nations, Information Dissemination