Microsoft Co. has praised the Kingdom’s efforts in continuing education during the Corona pandemic, by investing in educational technologies and providing digital alternatives.
Microsoft Co. has praised the Kingdom’s efforts in continuing education during the Corona pandemic, by investing in educational technologies and providing digital alternatives.
The Company reiterated that the Kingdom was able to deal with the pandemic by sustaining the education process successfully, and reopening and preparing schools for in-person education immediately after the pandemic’s stability, as expectations estimated that 70-80% of students would participate in distance learning through the "Madrasati Platform".
Within two weeks of the academic year, the percentage of access to the platform reached 98% of public education students in the Kingdom, which has harnessed all capabilities to provide thousands of devices for children who did not have access to the “Madrasati Platform”.
The company underlined the Ministry of Education's keenness to provide other educational alternatives, such as launching 23 educational satellite channels, as well as three specialized educational channels to provide lessons and education for students with intellectual disabilities, in addition to students with autism disorders; in order to ensure access to education for all students in the Kingdom.
The company’s appreciation of the Ministry of Education’s efforts adds up to many others, such as the World Bank’s report on the employment of technical solutions and the availability of digital resources and tools for the digital school model launched by the Ministry of Education since the beginning of the academic year 2020-2021, in addition to the praise of the "Hour of Code" organization for the Kingdom’s continuity in the maintaining advanced ranks in its initiative to promote computer science.
