Saudi Arabia supports education in Yemen with 60 projects across 11 provinces

Saudi Arabia, through the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen, has implemented around 60 development projects and initiatives to support the education sector in 11 Yemeni provinces, as part of its efforts to enhance education and human development.

These projects include the construction of model schools, the development of academic and research capacities at universities, the strengthening of technical and vocational education, and the training of educational staff to high professional standards.

The projects are distributed across the provinces of Taiz, Aden, Socotra, Al-Mahra, Marib, Hadramout, Hajjah, Lahij, Abyan, Shabwa, and Al-Dhale, targeting general and higher education as well as technical and vocational training.

In general education, the program has built and equipped more than 40 model schools with integrated learning environments, including modern chemistry and computer labs, contributing to improved education quality and the development of students’ skills.

For higher education, the program has carried out infrastructure projects for universities, such as equipping 28 modern laboratories at the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Aden, establishing a forensic research lab at the Faculty of Law, and developing Saba Region University in Marib by constructing two buildings with 16 classrooms, an administrative building, and providing university transportation.

The program is also working on establishing and equipping faculties of medicine, pharmacy, and nursing at Taiz University to supply the health sector with qualified professionals and to boost specialized scientific research.

In technical and vocational training, the program is building and equipping a technical institute and a college of education in Socotra, aiming to improve the quality of technical education and provide a suitable environment for students and trainees.

To empower educational staff, the program has launched initiatives such as the International Professional Teaching Certificate (IPTC), digital empowerment for Yemeni teachers, access to education in rural areas, and efforts to strengthen educational stability.

In its first phase, the program trained 150 girls to obtain a teaching diploma as part of the rural education access project, and the second phase has begun to train 450 high school graduates from rural areas in six provinces.

The International Professional Teaching Certificate project aims to train 200 teachers to enhance professional performance, while the initiative to strengthen educational stability supports the continuity of teachers and maintains the stability of educational staff.

In January 2026, Saudi Arabia announced new projects, including the establishment of two colleges of computer and information technology at the universities of Hadramout and Seiyun, the development of the veterinary agricultural technical institute, the creation of a college of applied and health sciences in Al-Mahra, and the construction and equipping of 30 schools in several provinces at a rate of 10 schools per year.

The program has also implemented school and university transportation projects, providing dedicated buses for students, which has improved attendance and facilitated access to educational institutions.

These efforts are part of more than 300 development projects and initiatives being implemented by Saudi Arabia in 16 Yemeni provinces, in coordination with the Yemeni government and local authorities, covering sectors such as education, health, energy, water, transport, agriculture, fisheries, and other development programs, as well as support for the capacities of the Yemeni government.