Q8 EduEx 2017 Autumn

Kuwait | Education

Third Party Event

22 Oct 2017 - 23 Oct 2017

  • Kuwait’s currency is the highest-valued currency unit in the world
  • Kuwait has the third-highest density of millionaires in the world
  • Kuwait has the world’s fifth-largest proven oil reserves
  • Kuwait is the second most free economy among the Middle East
  • Kuwait is the 4th richest country in the world in terms of per capita income
  • The Ministry of Higher Education provides over 4500 scholarships annually to Kuwaitis to study abroad.
  • Source GFH-Education-Sector-Report
     

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