Yemen, Philippines discuss higher education cooperation

MANILA, Dec. 04(Saba)- Yemen and the Philippines held talks on
Wednesday over agreements of cultural and scientific cooperation
between the two countries .

In a meeting co-chaired by Deputy Ministry of Higher Education and
Scientific Research Abdul-Kareem al-Rawdi and Philippine Minister of
Higher Education Emmanuel Jimenez, the two sides asserted the
importance of strengthing cooperation in the fields of higher
education.

Al-Rawdi confirmed Yemeni keenness to get benefit from Philippines'
experience in this field as well as in the academic accreditation.

He made clear that the agreement included exchanging and training of
teachers in English language, reviewing Yemeni experiences
development process in higher education field.

Meanwhile, al-Rawdi also discussed with deputy chairman of
Philippines University Lisa the possibility of establishing direct
cooperation between universities of both countries.