Riyadh, January 23, 2026, SPA — The Education and Training Investment Forum 2026 will launch its second edition, aiming to strengthen partnerships with the private sector and attract local and international investment. Organized by the Ministry of Education, the two-day forum will take place on January 25-26 under the patronage of Minister of Education Yousef Al-Benyan at the Hilton Riyadh Hotel and Residences.
The forum will bring together a wide range of government, financing, and investment entities, the education and training ecosystem, and more than 1,500 participants from educational institutions, as well as a select group of investors, entrepreneurs, and experts in the education and training sector locally and internationally.
Serving as a leading national platform, the forum seeks to stimulate and attract domestic and international investment in the education and training sector and to strengthen partnerships with educational institutions inside and outside the Kingdom, contributing to the development of a distinguished educational environment in line with the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030.
Forum themes will cover the development of infrastructure for public and private schools, investment in vocational training and teacher training and development of educational competencies, the development of the early education economy, cognitive and non-cognitive investment in universities, investment enablers, accelerating digital transformation, adopting educational technologies, and foreign investment.
The forum’s agenda includes 17 panel discussions and a keynote address highlighting leading solutions for sector development, 12 workshops, interactive activities, bilateral dialogues and meetings, and a dedicated agreements and partnerships platform for signing a range of agreements, memoranda of understanding, and partnerships. An accompanying exhibition will also showcase key services provided to support investors.
The forum builds on the transformation of the education and training sector into a key driver of economic growth and future opportunity creation through effective public-private partnerships.