<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/releases/2026/riyadh-sdb-agreement-student-financing.php" dsn="blogs"><type>External</type><external_link>https://sa.newhaven.edu/en/news/sdb-agreement-student-financing/</external_link><featured/><category>University News</category><pubDate>07/21/2026</pubDate><title>Saudi’s Social Development Bank Signs Agreement with the University of New Haven – Riyadh to Expand Access to Higher Education Financing</title><description>NHU-Riyadh is the first international university operating in Saudi Arabia that has been included in the Social Development Bank’s education financing system.</description><hide-description/><author/><author-details/><hide-author/><date/><image><img src="https://sa.newhaven.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/sdb-agreement-signing.jpg" alt="The Kingdom’s Social Development Bank has signed a cooperation agreement with the University of New Haven-Riyadh. (Saudi Press Agency)"/></image><image-caption/><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>campus-riyadh</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-releases</tag><tag>year-2026</tag></tags></item>