Kuala Lumpur, Muharram 10, 1438, October 11, 2016, SPA -- Minister of Education of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Isa held a meeting in Kuala Lumpur today with his Malaysian counterpart Dr. Idris bin Jusoh. During the meeting, aspects of cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the fields of students, knowledge and scientific research exchanges were discussed and the current and future situations of the Malaysian higher education plan, the enhancement of Malaysian universities in the international classification were reviewed. As part of the current cooperation with pioneering Saudi universities, the Malaysian minister offered allocating as many as 100 seats for Saudi students to study medicine and 100 seats to study nursing. --SPA 21:29 LOCAL TIME 18:29 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w