Saudi Arabia last week appointed Mohammed al-Jadaan as the country’s new finance minister. Al-Jadaan has reinforced his commitment to the country’s Vision 2030 initiative, which was revealed earlier this year to serve as a “roadmap” for developing the Kingdom’s economic and infrastructure during the next 15 years.

One of the major planks of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 economic reform programme is education. The education sector is seen as fundamentally important to the future success of the Kingdom and the country’s ability to compete internationally with the best of the best.