RIYADH: Since the Ministry of Education鈥檚 decision to close all educational institutions in the Kingdom from March 8, following advice from health authorities in light of the coronavirus outbreak, the majority of schools and universities have implemented e-learning programs to enable students to continue their education.
To that end, the Saudi Research and Innovation Network (Maeen) 鈥 a part of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) 鈥斅爃as teamed up with the Integrated Telecom Company (ITC) to 鈥渋ncrease the data quota between some of the Kingdom鈥檚 universities and KACST free of charge,鈥 according to SPA. 鈥淭he initiative aims to support university students and members, raise the quality of virtual classrooms and learning platforms, and improve access to national digital services.鈥
Twenty-eight universities in the Kingdom are currently connected to Maeen鈥檚 network, through which, according to SPA, it 鈥渁chieves the requirements of scientific research, transferring data between its subscribers with speed and efficiency.鈥 Maeen also provides several apps and other services to its users.
