The Impact of Saudi Arabia King Abdullah’s Scholarship Program in the U.S. scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51008&utm_campaign=facebook&utm_medium=zyf The number of Saudi Arabian students studying in the United States has increased dramatically during the past decade. This explosive growth can be attributed to an educational agreement brokered between former U.S. president George Bush and Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in 2005 [1]. The agreement opened the doors for Saudi students to pursue their higher educational degrees in the U.S. with their government paying all of their educational expenses. As a result over 100,000 Saudi students were enrolled in American colleges and universities in 2013-14, making Saudi Arabia the fourth largest sponsor of international students to the U.S.
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