Saudi Arabia Plans a Science University

Saudi Arabia has announced that it will spend $2.6-billion to build a new science-and-technology university.

The decision, revealed last month, is significant in a region where money for scientific education and research is lacking.

The planned King Abdullah University of Science and Technology will open in 2008 in Thuwal, about 60 miles north of Jeddah, and will offer programs in microtechnology, nanotechnology, water and conservation technology, biotechnology, information

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