Falih said the most successful countries employ a learning system that focuses heavily on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. "To do that successfully, children must be exposed to these core disciplines at an early age." Al-Falih shared several Saudi Aramco success stories in these areas, such as: -- The company's involvement in the Saudi Research Science Institute, a partnership with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, "MAWHIBA" and the Center for Excellence in Education in the United States that mentors gifted Saudi 11th-graders in areas such as nanotechnology and computational math. -- Saudi Aramco's support of BLOSSOMS, or the Blended Learning Open Source Science or Math Studies program, a collaborate effort with Massachusetts Institute of Technology. -- The company's efforts to support Mathletics, a Web-based program that uses fun and competition to engage students. --MORE
