Mawhiba announced the results of this years National Program for Gifted Identification

The King Abdulaziz and his Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba), the Ministry of Education, and the Education and Training Evaluation Authority represented by the National Center for Assessment announced the results of this year’s National Program for Gifted Identification.

The competition saw the participation of 17,000 students, last year. This year, it has featured 25,000 students. Hence there was “a huge increase in the number of discovered gifted students,” said Al-Sadhan.

The aim of the program is to discover students who are gifted in science and technology and to direct them through appropriate care programs.

In light of the increased number of students participating this year, Mawhiba has announced new plans to further improve the effectiveness of the program.

These include opening an international training program for high school students, led by researchers from prestigious universities; reaching out to undiscovered gifted students residing in small towns in the Kingdom; and improving on the special curriculum for gifted students.