Scope of Activities

  • Link Saudi and British universities and businessmen through exchange programs, academic partnerships and research collaboration.
  • Develop bilateral learning and networking programs (including business networking, professional development workshops, academic seminars, workshops and conferences) for academics in Saudi and the UK.
  • Invite guest speakers and organize academic and professional gatherings to bring Saudi and British academics and businesses together.
  • Organize campus/company visits, workshops and academic events for universities, academics, and academic leaders to create business partnerships between the two countries.
  • Provide assistance to British businesses and academics who are interested in conducting research in or about Saudi Arabia.
  • MENA Business Knowledge & Cultural Insights
  • Workshop facilitation and training
  • Organize academic trips and travel programs for Saudi or British companies/ academics to visit each others’ countries.
  • Support research to stimulate knowledge exchange and flow of information between Saudi and the UK.
  • Enrich the professional development of SBMMA members through academic seminars, workshops, conferences, trips and networking activities.
  • Initiate and support academic scholarship and fellowship programs that target the most talented graduate students, researchers and academics to work in Saudi or the UK.