Six of the best: Top GCC education projects

A number of large education projects are active across the GCC.

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The future of a country lies in its youth. With that in mind, GCC countries have set out to establish world class educational institutions. Here are six active education projects you should be involved in.

Princess Noura bint AbdulRahman University for Women
Developer: Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Higher Education
Estimated budget: US $11.5 billion

Description: Princess Noura bint AbdulRahman University for Women is a massive undertaking, covering a reported 8 million m² and with a total built up area of 3 million m². It will have administration and faculty buildings, a 700-bed student hospital, laboratories, research centres and residential buildings. It will also have its own light railway system.

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Saudi Oger was awarded the first and most valuable package worth SR12.5 billion; Saudi Binladin Group and El-Seif Engineering & Contracting won subsequent packages valued at SR10 billion and SR8 billion respectively. The contracts cover the majority of construction on site, including low-rise faculty buildings, infrastructure and associated works.

A fourth package, valued at SR1.5 billion, covering an 11-km monorail network to link the facilities, was awarded to a consortium led by Saudi Binladin Group and Ansaldo STS and AnsaldoBreda, part of Italy’s Finmeccanica Group.
Saudi Binladin Group has awarded Vision Electro Mechanical Company an SR1.31 billion (US $349mn) MEP sub-contract.

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