«التعليم» تحدد إجراءات تمديد ابتعاث شاغلي الوظائف التعليمية والإدارية

The Ministry of Education has defined the procedures for extending the scholarships of holders of educational and administrative positions.

The ministry clarified in the guidance document for the regulations of scholarships, missions, and training for the current year 2025 that the procedures for extending the scholarship for the language phase are as follows: the extension period for language study should not exceed six months at most, and no more than a year should have passed in language study without obtaining the required grade to start university studies. The scholarship recipient must achieve a score in the English language test that is not less than their last test, provide a letter from the university indicating the need to continue language study, ensure that the extension does not exceed the approved budget allocated for the ministry, obtain approval from the authorized person for the extension, and submit the service request along with the required documents through the Safir system.

It was clarified that the procedures for extending the scholarship for the academic phase are as follows: the scholarship recipient's grade in the academic report must not be less than very good according to the last academic report, the extension must be for the purpose of completing graduation requirements and obtaining the academic degree with the endorsement and approval of the academic supervisor in the cultural attaché, the extension must be due to circumstances beyond the scholarship recipient's control or for reasons related to the educational institution, such as: (health conditions - non-inclusion of a study subject - removal of a study subject by the educational institution in the semester - modification of the graduation date), an official document from the university or cultural attaché must be attached explaining the reasons for requesting the extension, a statement from the scholarship recipient must be attached explaining the reasons for the extension request, the extension must not result from interruption, stoppage, or negligence on the part of the scholarship recipient, the extension must not result from failing in more than one subject, and the extension period must not exceed half of the duration specified in the original scholarship decision, while adhering to submitting the request and obtaining approval before the end of the scholarship period specified in the decision, and the extension must not be due to attending the graduation ceremony, with the extension requiring approval from the authorized person, and the service request must be submitted along with the required documents through the Safir system.