Takeaways from the 2018 HKS Student Delegation to Saudi Arabia

Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

From April 6-15, 2018 the Saudi & GCC Security Project took a group of 11 HKS students to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Please join us for lunch and a panel discussion with the students about their experience in the Kingdom, what they learned, and their expectations and predictions for the future of the country.

Date: Thu, May 3, 2018 Time: 12:00pm - 01:00pm Location: Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369

HKS students admire Elephant Rock in the desert near Al Ula, Saudi Arabia

This April, a group of eleven HKS students traveled to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to exchange research, engage in cultural dialogue, and witness the changes going on in the Kingdom first hand.

The trip included discussions with government officials on different aspects of Saudi Vision 2030, including cybersecurity initiatives, the changing role of women, Wahabism, and tourism; visits to Etidal and the Mohamamed bin Naif Center for Counseling and Care in Riyadh; KAUST University, historic Old Town, the Islamic Development Bank, and Effat University in Jeddah; and an exclusive visit to the archaelogical remains of the Nabatean Kingdom in Mada'in Saleh in the Al Ula desert.

Please join us for lunch on May 3rd for a panel discussion with the students on their takeaways from the trip.