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omar805 · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Posts: 69 Location: Thailand

They are currently advertising job vacancies for EFL teachers. Does anyone have any updated information about conditions there and life in Jeddah?

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Teaching load at KAAU is light. Salary not all it might be. Unless you are a holder of a PhD, they will not offer you housing, but give you a housing allowance. This might be adequate for a samll apartment in a Third World suburb of Jeddah. I am not sure about the deal with educational allowances for dependent children. Jeddah is to me the best place in Saudi Arabia. A vibrant, international city. For Saudi it is liberal.

Have you considered other universities in the Kingdom ? KFUPM ?

GrizzlyAdams · Joined: 29 Apr 2003 Posts: 37

What other universities are there in Saudi? And what are they like?

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

There are lots of universities in Saudi Arabia. The most prestigious is King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

My advice is do not come to teach in a university here unless you have experience in Saudi or other M.E. countries

GrizzlyAdams · Joined: 29 Apr 2003 Posts: 37

I do have experience of Saudi. Information about educational establishments is the problem. Having browsed the forum I see that there is not all that much information on Saudi Universities.

My background is business, but I have been teaching ESOL here in the UK for the last two years. I am currently doing an MA in Education. I would like to find work in Saudi but only in a higher education institution. I would appreciate any details you can provide.