Saudi students bring laurels with 22 medals at ISEF 2022

Saudi students bring laurels with 22 medals at ISEF 2022

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Brilliant Saudi boys and girl students have brought laurels to the Kingdom with bagging a record number of 22 prizes at the prestigious Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF 2022). The event was held at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta in the United States of America from May 7 to 13. Minister of Education Dr. Hamad Al-Sheikh congratulated the Saudi winners at ISEF, announcing that the winning students will be granted scholarships, in appreciation of their achievements. He stressed that the Kingdom has won these awards in an unprecedented way, thanks to the support of the leadership and the efforts of teachers and families of the students. Meanwhile, the Saudi science and engineering team has dedicated their outstanding achievements to the Saudi people and they promised to bring more laurels in the future. The Saudi team has won 16 grand awards, offered by the competition organizers, and six special awards, offered by local and international organizations. Saudis have won the awards in the fields of energy, chemistry, social sciences, behavioral science, botany, materials science, environmental engineering, engineering technologies and transitional medicine. The awards included two prizes each for first and second places, five