Cairo, Rabi'II 08, 1439, December 26, 2017, SPA -- Education and Scientific Research Experts and Universities Rectors in Arab States held here their meeting in preparation for the 16th Education and Scientific Research Ministers Conference to be held tomorrow. The Kingdom's delegation was headed at the meeting by Undersecretary of Education Ministry for Educational Affairs Dr. Hamad Nasser Al-Maharj. The meeting stressed the importance of concerted efforts to promote higher education, improve its quality to serve the goals of sustainable development 2030 and meet the needs of the labor market in the region. -- SPA 14:17 LOCAL TIME 11:17 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w573967