Saudi Students Clinch An Impressive 41 Medals At The Geneva Invention Awards!
Saudi Students Clinch An Impressive 41 Medals At The Geneva Invention Awards!
In a display of creativity and innovation, Saudi students have once again proven their mettle on the global stage. During their participation in the 48th Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions, students from King Abdulaziz University won a total of 41 medals. At the exhibition that just ended, 825 exhibitors from 44 countries participated and showcased over 1,000 inventions.
Dr. Iqbal Ismail, who leads innovation at the university, stated that some other Saudi universities also participated. He added that King Abdulaziz University has been participating in the exhibition since 2016 and had the biggest presence this year. The acting head of the university, Dr. Hana Al-Naim, praised the achievements of both male and female students, which have helped improve the community and the Kingdom’s standing in terms of creativity and innovation. The students who attended were from different colleges within the university, such as engineering, medicine, information technology, and nursing.
Encouraging Future Innovators: Saudi Student’s Awards
Faisal Al-Subaie, a student, won a special prize from Taiwan for inventing a cistern made from palm fronds. The purpose of the cistern is to provide irrigation water.
Rahaf Alem and Raghad Al-Jundi made a laser blood disease detector. It won the International Federation of Inventors Association Award and a gold prize.
Ahmed Al-Zahrani, Marwan Al-Jadaani, Saleh Bakraa, and Mohammed Al-Khamis won an award for the automated diagnostic tool they made.
The antimicrobial agent that Duaa Al-Shabani, Lama Al-Jelani, Gaitha Al-Khatami, Emtinan Yamani, and Hadeel Al-Lazori made for dialysis patients won them the silver award.
A number of Saudi inventions won the bronze medal. Safwan Hashim and Abdullah Abu Thyab won a bronze medal for making a car umbrella that uses green energy.
Abdullah Al-Khotami also won a bronze medal for helping to make glasses that can protect people from getting thermal diseases.
Hala Mogarbel, Shahad Asiri, and Shatha Al-Sulami also received the bronze medal for inventing a urinary catheter holder.
Dina Al-Shibeeni, Marwa Bakour, and Hind Al-Rashid received a bronze medal for creating an AI gardening system.
Bateel Bajamal, Rena Al-Qahtani, Joud Hakami, Asmaa Bahmeed, and Shahad Al-Nahdi won the bronze medal for creating a bed that prevents bedsores.
Shathar Al-Shabak, Jumana Al-Madhoun, Njoud Al-Ghamdi, and Raneem Saati won a prize for creating “Minqath,” a drowning warning system.
Sumayah Baamer, Raniya Baksh, Rahaf Al-Saeed, and Deema Majashi won the bronze award for using AI to improve school safety.
Ismail said there was no doubt that this kind of student participation would help raise a generation that thinks and conducts research in a scientific way and comes up with good solutions to problems in the community. He also said that the exhibition was a great chance to turn inventions into products that could be made and sold both within and outside of the Kingdom. Al-Naim said that she would hold a ceremony on Wednesday to honor the kids who won the exhibition.
Conclusion
Saudi students’ outstanding feats at the Geneva International Exhibition of Invention event showed how much the Kingdom wants to encourage creativity and diversity. These young inventors won 41 medals, which not only made their Kingdom happy but will also contribute to research and development around the world in a major way.
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