Ministry of
Higher Education
The
development of higher education is of great
importance for any modern society. Nations need skilled
professionals such as managers, doctors, lawyers,
technocrats, etc. The Kuwaiti leadership realized that
in order to meet the ever-increasing demand for such
professionals, greater efforts had to be made.
Therefore, Amiri Decree established the Ministry of
Higher Education on October 16, 1988.
The mission of the
Ministry is to undertake all that relates to applied and
university education and scientific research in the
country; to use these areas to enhance the standards of
society; to set standards from policies and plans to
develop higher education in its two departments, applied
education and university education; to supervise plans
and programmes for preparing and developing manpower and
to encourage and coordinate the movement of scientific
research between the various establishments of the
institutes of higher education in the country.
The Ministry of Higher
Education keeps track of scientific research undertaken
by colleges and institutes of higher education; it is
also responsible for using this research in service of
society and relating it to Arab culture and Islamic
civilisation. The Ministry facilitates the process of
national development and contributes to Kuwait's
intellectual capital and scientific progress by
providing specialists, technicians and experts in
various fields.
The Ministry of Higher
Education has a number of cultural offices in the US,
UK, Ireland, France, Russia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia,
Australia and the UAE. These offices play an important
educational and cultural role in supervising and guiding
Kuwaiti students studying there.
Institutes under The
Ministry
The Higher Institute for Theatre Arts: The Higher
Institute for Theatre Arts began its operations in
October 1973 by virtue of the Amiri Decree. The
Institute aims to develop arts and theatre with due
consideration to Arab heritage. It has three
departments: the Acting and Theatre Direction
Department, Criticism and Theatre Literature Department,
and Theatrical Decoration Department.
The Higher Institute for
Music Arts: This Institute aims at developing the
culture of music and abstract musical sciences in
Kuwaiti society. It incorporates departments such as
Composition, Voice, Musical Instruments, Arab Music,
Arabic Singing, Music Education and Fundamental
Education.
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