RIYADH – Saudi Arabia has won five major awards and three special awards at this year's Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) held in Phoenix, United States, from May 12 to 17. The Kingdom was participating in Intel ISEF2019 for the 13th year in a row and was represented by King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (MAWHIBA) and Ministry of Education. The Saudi participants won the awards in the field of environmental engineering, chemical energy, plant sciences and environmental engineering. The winners were Abdullah Al-Sannan and Dima Al-Mulhim, ranked fourth in environmental engineering, Wid Al-Sa'doun, ranked fourth in chemical energy, Haya Al-Tuwaijri, ranked third in environmental engineering, and Shawq Madani, ranked third in environmental engineering. The Saudi team also won three special awards: Shawq Madani, who won a scholarship from the University of Arizona, Wid Al-Sa'doun, who won a special award from United Technologies, and Noura Al-Dosari, who won a special award from the US space agency NAS). Secretary-General of MAWHIBA Dr. Saud Al-Mutahmi thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman for their generous patronage and continuous support to talented people. Al-Mutahmi said: "The talented are the driving force and the powerful engine to the renaissance of Saudi Arabia and its sustainable development. MAWHIBA contributes to this by focusing on the preparation of qualified national talent, which can invest learning, and transform innovation into creativity and projects that provide job opportunities, by applying the knowledge and skills of the talented in various aspects of the national economy." Al-Mutahmi praised the sponsorship of Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) to the Saudi team participating in the Intel ISEF 2019, stressing the importance of the strategic partnership between SABIC and MAWHIBA for the benefit of Saudi Arabia and its talents to contribute to realizing the vision of Saudi Arabia 2030 and the National Transformation Program 2020 by qualifying distinctive human cadres. This was the 13rd year of the Saudi participation in Intel ISEF, the largest scientific exhibition of competition in the field of pre-university scientific research, attracting nearly 1,800 participants from more than 80 countries around the world. Saudi Arabia participated in the competition with a team of 20 students who presented 20 scientific projects in several scientific fields. The students were accompanied by a number of officials from the Ministry of Education and MAWHIBA, as well as parents of the students.
