Soudah Development launches global scholarship program to empower local communities

Soudah Development launches global scholarship program to empower local communities

SOUDAH – Soudah Development, a Public Investment Fund (PIF) company, has launched a new scholarship offering the youth of Soudah and Rijal Almaa an opportunity to study at Switzerland’s best culinary, hospitality and business management schools. The local community in Soudah and Rijal Almaa will be offered scholarships to complete diplomas, undergraduate or postgraduate courses at four of Switzerland’s most prestigious institutions: the Swiss Hotel Management School, Cesar Ritz Colleges Switzerland, Culinary Arts Academy, and Hotel Institute Montreux. Soudah Development’s initiative to upskill and empower the local community reflects its commitment to create more than 8,000 jobs by 2030. It falls under Vision 2030’s Human Capability Development Program, created to develop citizens' capabilities, prepare them for the future and ensure they compete for the best jobs locally, regionally and globally. Husameddin AlMadani, CEO of Soudah Development, said: “We are proud to announce this phase one of our scholarship program that will create a new generation of tourism and hospitality leaders in Soudah and Rijal Almaa. We believe that people are the foundation of sustainable development. “They are the key that will unlock our ability to create a luxury mountain tourism destination high above the clouds that welcomes millions of people