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I went to a school in the North West with a large international program. A ton of students were Saudi Arabian. The new king actually raised their living stipend
by jonesb6 11y ago
I went to a school in the North West with a large international program. A ton of students were Saudi Arabian. The new king actually raised their living stipend. Students are payed something like $1000 for every time they are published, regardless of the journal's reputation.
I think at high levels they realize their reliance on oil will be their downfall. And they are making huge investments in education (in my experience mostly for men) and I believe renewables as well.
- tomjakubowski 11y agoSaudi Arabia has enormous potential for solar energy. Consider all the land they have, pretty close to the equator, that is otherwise unproductive.
- Jtsummers 11y agoBut that's only useable within their country, and potentially exportable to neighboring countries (who have the same potential). Its utility will be in providing (relatively) cheap energy to other industries (whether manufacturing or intellectual or financial) within the country.
- lemevi 11y agoUseless for people, but I wonder what the environmental impact is of putting solar powered panels everywhere so we can satisfy our CandyCrush addictions.
- DrScump 11y agoIs there a sufficient grid infrastructure to support mass export of electricity, and given such, how do you keep it safe from vandals or saboteurs?