"Saudi Arabia's government gave approval this week for the University of New Haven to open a branch campus in Riyadh, potentially paving the way for the university to become the first in the world to do so. The university anticipates opening the campus next fall and eventually teaching 13,000 undergraduate and grad students-the institution's U.S. enrollment is under 10,000. University president Jens Frederiksen told Inside Higher Ed on Wednesday that he hopes to reach that enrollment goal in a decade."
""I think we were sort of on the cusp of that wave," he said, adding that "we have an opportunity to deliver some cutting-edge education that's sought after into a marketplace where there's an incredible demand for talent." A university news release said the campus will advance "the Kingdom's transformative Vision 2030 goals," a plan to diversify and grow the country's current oil-reliant economy."
Saudi Arabia approved the University of New Haven to open a branch campus in Riyadh, with plans to open next fall and enroll 13,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The university's U.S. enrollment is under 10,000, and the president hopes to reach the Riyadh enrollment goal within a decade. The campus aims to provide cutting-edge education to meet strong demand for talent and reflects a shift from sending Saudi students abroad toward hosting international institutions domestically. The campus will support the Kingdom's Vision 2030 to diversify an oil-reliant economy through privatization, workforce preparation for new sectors, lower unemployment, and increased female workforce participation. Other institutions are seeking branch campuses in Saudi Arabia; New Haven may be first.
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