The 13th Conference of Arab Ministers of Education called on Arab countries to nominate their students to participate in the “Gifted Arabs” initiative organized by King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity “Mawhiba” in cooperation with the Arab League Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization “ALECSO”.
This announcement came at the conclusion of the conference, which was held in Rabat from 29-30 May 2023 under the auspices of King Mohammed VI of Morocco, organized by the Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Sports, in cooperation with the National Committee for Education, Science, and Culture, and in partnership with ALECSO under the slogan “Future of Education in the Arab World in the Digital Transformation Era.”
The Secretary-General of the Mawhiba Foundation, Dr. Amal bint Abdullah Al-Hazzaa, said the Kingdom’s initiative, “Gifted Arabs”, has been very successful and focuses on investing in young Arab energies of gifted and creative people, which leads to nurturing and captivating gifted Arabs and creative people and providing them with an appropriate environment to benefit from their qualitative capabilities and empowering them to lead change and create the future.
Director General of Mawhiba’s Center of Excellence, Dr. Khaled Al-Sharif, thanked the organizers in Morocco and the ministers for their interest in the “Gifted Arabs” initiative, which was launched in 2021, stressing the need to invest in education in general, and programs to explore and nurture gifted and creative people, in particular, to achieve outstanding education for all according to their abilities.
Source: Saudi Press Agency