In a New National Achievement, Saudi Students Win 114 Medals, Grand and Individual Awards in ISEF 2024 and ITEX 2024
Riyadh, May 18, 2024, SPA --In a significant national achievement, male and female students from the Kingdom have excelled in the largest international competitions for science, engineering, invention, and innovation, “ISEF 2024” and “ITEX 2024,” winning a total of 114 medals, grand, and individual awards. This success continues their previous accomplishments in the same competitions.
This latest achievement adds to the Kingdom’s accolades and demonstrates the high level of competitiveness of national talents on the global stage. It is attributed to the support and care provided by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, in line with the goals of the Human Capability Development Program and Saudi Vision 2030.
The achievement also reflects the collaborative efforts of educational and private institutions, led by the Ministry of Education, in partnership with the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba), Tuwaiq Academy, and Misk Schools. These institutions have been pivotal in preparing students to represent the Kingdom internationally in science, technology, engineering, invention, and innovation.
At the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF 2024) in Los Angeles, United States, Saudi students won 27 awards, including 9 individual awards and 18 grand awards. Notable winners include Hamad Al-Husseini and Abeer Al-Yousef, who secured second-place awards in the Energy and Chemistry categories, respectively. Six third-place awards were won by Elias Khan, Sulaiman Al-Misnad, Latifa Al-Ghannam, Turki Al-Dalami, Tahani Ahmed, and Laila Zawawi across various categories.
The Saudi Science and Engineering Team also won 10 fourth-place awards, with students such as Nasser Al-Suwayyan, Lana Al-Mazrouei, Yara Al-Qadi, Yara Al-Bakri, Shahad Al-Mutlaq, Asma Al-Qaseer, Areej Al-Qarni, Lana Al-Fheed, Layan Al-Maliki, and Tamara Radi excelling in fields ranging from biomedical engineering to plant sciences.
In addition, the Kingdom’s students garnered 87 gold and silver medals and major individual prizes across 48 projects at the International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX) in Malaysia. Among the major prize winners were Lamia Al-Otaibi, Muhammad Abu Ghandar, and Al-Sadeem Al-Odaibi.
Gold medals were awarded to several students from various educational departments and institutions, including Lamia Al-Otaibi, Sadeem Al-Odaibi, Mohammed Abu Ghandar, and others from the Eastern Province, Makkah, Riyadh, Qassim, Medina, Jazan, and the Royal Commission in Jubail. Additional gold medalists included students from Tuwaiq Academy and Misk Schools.
Silver medals at ITEX 2024 were awarded to students from the Riyadh, Makkah, and Eastern Province Education Departments, as well as the Royal Commission in Jubail and Tuwaiq Academy. Individual awards were received by Maryam Al-Muhaish, Lamia Al-Otaibi, Ghad Al-Sheikh, Manal Al-Askari, Sadeem bin Tuwaim, and several others from Tuwaiq Academy.
This distinguished representation underscores the Kingdom’s advanced position in science, technology, engineering, invention, and innovation.
--SPA
