King Saud University – News Portal

Dr. Saad Al-Hussein, Supervisor of King Saud University’s International Twinning Program, has announced a new research partnership between KSU and three of Australia’s most prestigious universities in the field of twinning, which uses genetic and stem-cell research to detect emerging diseases and outbreaks, save lives, reduce the adverse effects of illnesses and reduce the prevalence of significant diseases.

On May 28, Minister of Higher Education Khalid Al-Angari met with the Australian Minister of Education Julia Gillard in Canberra to discuss various areas of educational and research cooperation between the two nations.

Then, during a three-day tour, Al-Angari formalized twinning research agreements with the University of Sydney, the University of Melbourne and the Australian National University.

Minister Al-Angari and an accompanying delegation were pleased to formalize research relationships between King Saud University and three members of the “Group of Eight,” Australian universities that are internationally renowned for quality research.

Most notable among the three universities was the Australian National University, where Professor Klaus Matthaei of The John Curtin School of Medical Research is a distinguished stem-cell expert. Doctor Matthaei is a professor and the Chair of King Saud University’s Stem Cell Unit in the College of Medicine and a driving force behind KSU’s ambitious Twinning Program.

The Australian National University ranks 59^th among the world’s finest universities according to China’s Institute of Higher Education of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, which annually releases the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).