Arab education conference in Riyadh next week

The 7th Arab conference of higher education and scientific research ministers will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this April 15 through 19, Saudi press agency SPA reported.

All Arab states would take part in the conference held under the topic "challenges for higher education and scientific research in the 21st century."

Debates will cover means of promoting scientific research at the Arab world level and plans to upgrade data networks.

Arab experts and intellectuals will also discuss the problem of Arab brain drain and the possibility to maintain links between Arab intellectuals settled abroad and their homeland.