The Netherlands and Saudi Arabia are to work together to educate the latter's youth in the oil and gas industry.

Maria van der Hoeven, the Netherlands minister of economic affairs, who is currently visiting Saudi Arabia, said that the two countries should work together in education.

She told the Saudi Gazette: "Saudi Arabia must invest more in the education of Saudi youth, particularly in technology related to oil and gas."

Ms Hoeven added that the Netherlands offered its expertise in oil and gas education to the country as she was certain that both parties could benefit.

The minister said the Netherlands Organisation for International Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic) would be visiting Saudi Arabia in coming months to look into working with universities and colleges there.

Nuffic recently revealed it was to lead a programme that will focus on management training in developing countries after Bert Koenders, the Dutch minister for development cooperation, selected the organisation for the task.

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