Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed al- Shaibaniyah, Minister of Education chaired this evening the (distance) extraordinary meeting of the General Conference of Ministers of Education in the Member States of the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States (ABEGS).

   The Minister of Education stressed," The activities and programs implemented by ABEGS and its centres since the beginning of the health crisis deserve all praise and appreciation, especially its efforts in launching the distance education website, and Arabization and translation of a number of international reports and documents related to education issued by some organizations and scientific research institutions for monitoring the efforts of the countries of the world in this field, as well as ABEGS participation in meetings of regional and international organizations, and its initiative to hold this extraordinary meeting."

She added, " The educational systems in ABEGS member states have proven their prior readiness to deal with the various challenges brought about by this crisis, by employing distance learning applications to reduce school dropout rate, ensure the continuity of students in their learning, and enrich the digital educational content, and choose the most appropriate alternative to evaluate students learning during this year.  The next stage is no less important than this stage.  It requires us to explore the future of education in our Gulf states, to take advantage of the transformations that resulted from this pandemic, to redouble efforts to select the best ways to restart schools, to develop alternatives to implement the study plan at various stages, and to make adjustments related to the curriculum, and emphasizing on the necessary measures to be taken to limit the spread of the virus among students and school employees.ONA