The Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, Bandar bin Ibrahim Al-Khorayef, announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with King Abdulaziz University to establish the “Saudi Mining College.”
Al-Khorayef noted via his account on the “X” platform that the establishment of the “Saudi Mining College” is a strategic step aimed at building a competitive educational system that keeps pace with the qualitative shift in the mining sector. This will be achieved by preparing national cadres with specialized skills in the fields of earth sciences and aligning educational outcomes with labor market needs.
“Today, we signed a cooperation agreement with @kauedu_sa to establish the ‘Saudi Mining College’; a strategic step aimed at building a competitive educational system that keeps pace with the qualitative shift in the mining sector, by preparing national cadres with specialized skills in earth sciences and aligning educational outcomes with labor market needs.” — Bandar bin Ibrahim Al-Khorayef (@BAlkhorayef), January 15, 2026.
The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources signed the cooperation agreement to launch the Saudi Mining College project, representing a new start for “productive education” based on linking outcomes to investment opportunities. This initiative serves the ecosystem and supports the diversification of national income sources. The signing took place on the sidelines of the fifth edition of the International Mining Conference, held under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz.
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