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RIYADH: The 15th annual National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity, or Ibdaa, has begun at the Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University conference center in Riyadh.
The event is organized in partnership with the Ministry of Education and the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity, known as Mawhiba, and will run until Feb. 6.
The olympiad features 200 research and innovation projects submitted by students across 22 scientific fields, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday.
The projects were selected from more than 23,000 entries received during earlier stages of the competition, SPA added.
A five-member judging committee, supported by an AI component for greater accuracy, will select 68 winning projects from the 200 submissions across four categories — health and wellness, environmental sustainability and essential needs, energy and industrial leadership, and economies of the future.
Winners will represent Saudi Arabia in international and regional exhibitions and competitions, including the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in the US, ITEX in Malaysia, and TISF in Taiwan.