KingAbdul Aziz University(KAU) has launched an initiative to provide computers for students unable toaccess online distance learning.
The scheme is being supervised by the university's dean of studentaffairs, Masoud bin Mohammed Al-Qahtani, in cooperation with Jeddah-basedstartup SAEE which provides last-mile delivery through freelancers.
KAU president, Abdulrahman bin Obaid Al-Youbi, said that more than1,000 students had already applied, and the first batch of devices had beendistributed.