Riyadh, Ramadan 12, 1436, Jun 29, 2015, SPA -- The Ministry of Education of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Singapore's National Institute for Education today signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of education and scientific research. Dr. Azzam bin Mohammed Al-Dakheel, Minister of Education, and Dr. Li Sing Konk, Dean of the National Institute for Education of Singapore, signed at the minister's office in Riyadh the document which states the importance of exchange of experience and experiments in the fields of education and scientific research as well as training of educational cadres in the two countries. The agreement also called for promoting cooperation in the knowledge, cultural and scientific affairs among the Saudi educational institutions and their Singaporean counterparts. Exchanges in the field of vocational development, academic quality management, educational research, training supervision, educational leaders training and visits were also covered by the agreement. --SPA 21:11 LOCAL TIME 18:11 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w