Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — As many as 4,119 female and male college students took the second section of Mawhoob check in 72 facilities in numerous areas of the Kingdom to compete and characterize Saudi Arabia globally.
The scholars competed in several specializations, together with arithmetic, physics, chemistry, biology and science. The check was organized by the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Basis for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba) inside a strategic partnership with the Schooling Ministry.
The candidates will be a part of the Mawhiba Worldwide Olympiad, which might be held on the Royal Fee for Jubail for male college students, whereas the feminine college students will compete at Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman College in Riyadh, throughout 4-13 January 2024,
The competitors targets the scholars from the sixth grade of main college to the second grade of secondary college, because it goals to discover the proficient college students in science, arithmetic, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy and area, so as to enroll them in specialised coaching applications, to coach and qualify them to hitch the competitions and Olympiads held yearly.
It additionally focuses on supporting the scholars with specialised coaching applications, creating the tutorial course of, and to appoint the proficient college students to hitch the Saudi groups that take part within the worldwide Olympiad.
The winners of the competitors will enter the Mawhiba Worldwide Olympiad program, and after two years, a number of college students might be chosen to characterize Saudi Arabia in 19 regional and worldwide Olympiads.
The competitors additionally intention to lift the Kingdom’s title within the worldwide competitions, improve the arrogance of the nationwide functionality to compete there, and enhance the society’s consciousness of their function, and develop the spirit of scientific competitors among the many parts of the tutorial course of, along with contributing to constructing a inventive technology able to coping with scientific language.
The variety of college students registered in all the specializations was 46,343, of whom 28,909 college students werefrom authorities faculties, 14,193 college students from non-public faculties, 3,240 from international faculties.
In all, 25,521 feminine and 20,821 male college students, representing 47 instructional departments, registered in several specializations; arithmetic had 14,226 college students, biology 7,194 college students, sciences 6,758, physics 2,274, and chemistry 2,115. There are 13,775 college students registered in astronomy and area class.
The Worldwide Olympiads are high-level annual world competitions and among the many strongest scientific competitions for basic schooling college students. They’ve been held in the summertime of yearly for greater than 50 years, hosted by one of many collaborating nations.
As for the method of scholars becoming a member of the competitions, it begins with nominating them to take part primarily based on their efficiency within the coaching boards. That is finished by passing the exams held within the boards till the scholars attain the nomination exams for the ultimate competitions.