Malvern College has entered a landmark partnership with KEIP, a Saudi education investment platform to establish Malvern College Riyadh as its first campus in Saudi Arabia by 2027.
The partnership was signed at the Great Future Event in London, a showcase of the success of the last 12 months of UK-Saudi partnership with the objective to deliver growth and prosperity in both countries and co-sponsored by the Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds, UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade.
Malvern College and KEIP plan to open additional schools and nurseries, extending the opportunity for pupils in Saudi Arabia and across the wider Gulf region to experience a Malvern College education. Malvern is known for its holistic approach – developing character, resilience, and leadership through strong programmes in arts, culture and sport.
Keith Metcalfe, Headmaster at Malvern College said: “We are proud to be partnering with KEIP to introduce the Malvern College experience to Riyadh.
“This collaboration is about more than opening a new school. It is about sharing our core values of curiosity, kindness, independence, resilience, integrity and ambition across a global community.
“Drawing on 160 years of educational innovation and proven success internationally, our dedicated team will work alongside highly experienced local partners to ensure this school provides the Malvern standard of education in a way that respects local culture.
“I look forward to welcoming Riyadh pupils into the Malvern family of schools and continuing our mission to prepare young people to thrive in an inter-connecting world and grow into thoughtful and confident role models of the future.”
Malvern College Riyadh will mark the beginning of a multi-school collaboration, with KEIP and Malvern College working together to give more youngsters access to an award-winning education and transformative opportunities across the region.
“We are delighted to partner with Malvern College to bring one of the world’s most respected schools to Riyadh,” said Naif Alrasheed, Chairman of KEIP. “KEIP was founded to transform education and to meet the pace of change in Saudi and beyond. By combining Malvern’s world class academic heritage with our ambition, we will prepare the next generation of Saudis to thrive as leaders in an increasingly interconnected digitally driven world.”
Malvern College Riyadh will mark the beginning of a multi-school collaboration, with KEIP and Malvern College working to shape the next generation of leaders and role models across the region.
For more information visit: www.malverncollegeriyadh.com.
As an Alumni of Malvern College working in Riyadh, this is great news – Congratulations to all involved. It would be good to know what years will be created on opening in 2027.