A comparative study of academic acceleration programs for gifted and talented students in American and Saudi universities and the possibility of benefiting from them in Egypt.

Amidst the fierce competition between all countries of the world to care for the gifted and the talented, the current research aimed to identify the theoretical foundations of academic acceleration programs for gifted and outstanding students at universities, reveal the efforts of Egyptian universities in this regard, identify the experience of American and Saudi universities in academic acceleration programs, and reach a proposed vision for designing academic acceleration programs for gifted and talented students at Egyptian universities. The research used Brian Holmes' problem approach in comparative educational studies, and the research reached a set of results, including: There are many practices implemented by Egypt in order to care for gifted and talented students at the university level. Despite Egypt making some diverse efforts in caring for talents, they are, in general, attempts that lack integration, coordination, and flexibility between general and university education. Efforts in this field are still very modest in relation to Egypt's historical position in caring for talent and excellence. Egyptian universities do not implement any academic acceleration programs such as dual registration, or acceleration through university tests and early university enrollment. The current research reached a proposed vision for implementing these programs at Egyptian universities.