Saudi Arabia launches nationwide search for talented students

Saudi Arabia launches nationwide search for talented students

The launch was also a result of a strategic partnership between the Ministry of Education and the ETEC. The launch took place under the patronage of Education Minister Hamad bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh. Saud bin Saeed Al-Mathami, secretary-general of King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba), Saad Al-Fuhaid, acting deputy minister of education, and Abdullah Al-Qatai, executive director of the National Center for Assessment — known as Qiyas — which is an affiliate center of the Education and Training Evaluation Commission, were also present at the event. “The wise leadership aspires a better future for its people,” Al-Mathami said. “The leadership’s support for Mawhiba was a motive for not accepting anything other than the first place so that Saudi Arabia remains a reference and support for everyone who seeks to improve their performance in the field of talent and creativity.” Al-Mathami highlighted Mawhiba’s keenness to build bridges of cooperation and partnership with its strategic success partners the Saudi Education Ministry and the ETEC. “The National Project for Gifted Identification is a model for integrative work between state institutions,” he said. “This model has worked through the strategic partnership between Mawhiba, the ministry of education and the