The Governor of the Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority “Monsha’at”, Sami bin Ibrahim Al Hussaini, and the Vice Governor of Entrepreneurship, Saud bin Khalid Alsabhan, honored the universities, schools, and students who won in the Future Entrepreneur initiative and the University Entrepreneurship Clubs Enablement Program, at the conclusion of the Biban 24 forum.
In the primary stage, student Haneen Al-Shaikhi won first place in the Healthy Lifestyle track for the project Let Us Live with Joy, an e-book for children; student Wateen Al-Khuzaim won second place for the project The Smart Garbage Monster; and student Hassan Al-Biladi won third place for the project Our Neighborhood Is Our Home.
In the intermediate stage, student Batool Obaidan won first place in the Improving Quality of Life track for the project Guide Sight; in the Improving and Preserving the Environment track, student Naif Abdullah won second place; and student Rudaina Al-Ghamdi won third place for the project Maren.
In the secondary stage, student Lamar Bamashee won first place for the project Mazematics; Saba Al-Abdulwahab won second place for the project The Tower; and Noura Al-Ghamdi won third place for her project to support the blind.
Among the schools most engaged with the initiative, Al-Tarbiyah Al-Namouthajiyah Schools in Riyadh, Al-Tahawi Intermediate School in Aseer, and the 47th Secondary School were crowned.
During the ceremony, the winners of the best projects in the University Entrepreneurship Clubs Enablement Program were honored: the Salamatak project from King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, the Fus’ha project from King Saud University in Riyadh, the Yusr project, which won first place at Jazan University, and the SRED Testing project at Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University in Dammam.
Among the highest-impact clubs participating in the program, the Entrepreneurship Club at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah came first, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Club at King Saud University in Riyadh came second, and the Entrepreneurship Club in Jazan and the Riyada Club in Dammam came third.
The initiative is a partnership between Monsha’at and the Ministry of Education, with the aim of equipping participants with the necessary skills and how to apply them to start any business, helping them solve the challenges that entrepreneurs may face across various sectors.