KUWAIT: Abdullah Al-Salem University signed a cooperation agreement with the National Center for Education Development (NCED) on Tuesday to enhance cooperation in the field of education development, in particular the implementation of the unified university entrance tests project, effectively between the two parties. The chairman of the founding board of directors of the university, Dr Moudi Al-Hammoud, said the agreement was approved by the council.

Al-Hammoud stressed that the university aims, through its scientific programs and cooperation with other stakeholders in Kuwait, to empower young people, praising the efforts of the center in this project and the role of the competent committee of the Ministry of Higher Education. The secretary of the board of directors of the university, Dr Adel Al-Husseinan, said in a similar speech that the National Center is working to enhance the quality of education by standardizing the national tests for admission to universities, praising the efforts of those in charge of the project.

Al-Husseinan explained that the agreement gives the center the right to use the university buildings and equip them to be a center for national testing and provide unified university admission tests. In turn, the Director General of the National Center for Education Development, Amina Al-Jaber, said that the center believes in the importance of real investment in human resources and educational advancement to drive the development of the country.

Al-Jaber praised this cooperation, which culminated in the development of the first building block for the logistical requirements of this project. The university admission project aims to achieve the highest levels of education quality, raise the level of higher education students, and ensure the principles of justice, equality, and equal opportunities between high school graduates from public and private education wishing to join higher education institutions.

The National Center for Education Development was established in 2010 in accordance with the Amiri decree issued in 2006. The center aims to develop the educational process in Kuwait based on scientific foundations and also adopts national development projects. — KUNA