Research Excellence Centers are among the developmental initiatives of the Ministry of Higher Education, adopted as part of a package of programs aimed at raising the efficiency of education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As the development of science and mathematics is among the top priorities of educational reform and development programs in the Kingdom, the Ministry of Higher Education approved funding for the Excellence Research Center of Science and Mathematics Education as part of the second phase of the Research Excellence Centers Project. His Excellency the Minister of Higher Education, Prof. Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Anqari, signed the Center's funding contract with His Excellency the University President, Prof. Abdullah Al-Othman.