PAI sets up committee to study land requests
Private varsity hold ace for education
KUWAIT CITY, Feb 10: Director General of the Public Authority for Industry (PAI) Abdulkarim Taqi said the Board of Directors of the authority has formed a committee tasked to study and sort out applications for industrial plots in the new housing cities, reports Al-Anba daily.
He disclosed the committee consists of representatives from a number of governmental institutions such as Kuwait University and Industrial Bank of Kuwait, indicating the committee will start working this week.
He said the committee will focus on three main issues: new industrial cities, completion of the industrial strategy, and the first industrial technology park in the country.
He added the authority, after signing a nine-month consultancy agreement, will take the next step – establishment of the first technology complex on land measuring 200,000 square meters in Shaddadiya Industrial City. He revealed this will be one of the most important objectives in establishing training centers and rehabilitation of the industrial sector.
He pointed out the technological complex is aimed at encouraging industrial innovations and development of modern technology, considering there are many areas that the country can benefit from such as the petrochemical, information technology and electronics sectors.
On the other hand, Taqi expressed satisfaction over the improvement of the industrial sector in the past two years. He said the sector contributes 5.6 percent to the country’s GDP, while its investments have reached KD 5 billion and the percentage of national manpower continues to increase – six percent according to recent statistics.
Meanwhile, Secretary-General of the Council of Private Universities Dr Habib Abul says he is convinced the future of education in the country will be for private universities especially with intentions to increase the admission rates, with reference to the Scholarships and Missions Committee in the Council, and in coordination with External Missions Committee and Kuwait University, reports Al-Qabas daily.
Dr Abul revealed that 12 private universities offer bachelor and diploma degree courses in the country but this number is insufficient.
He indicated about the imminent opening of a new university that will offer courses of various disciplines such as hospitality and human resource management.
Dr Abul stressed that the total number of 22,000 male and female students were in private universities, but 142 of them were expelled in the last semester and 98 others deferred their scholarships.
He explained that three new decrees to establish private universities are awaiting approval and allocation of land to start their construction. Some private universities have reached the maximum capacity.
Dr Abul highlighted the initial allocation of land for private universities in the new cities.