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These 39 students are the crème de la crème of the Middle East's science and engineering future, with representations coming from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt.
Intel ISEF, which is considered to be the "Nobel Prize for Young Scientists", now in its 60th year, will see over 1,500 leading young scientists from more than 50 countries, regions and territories compete for more than $4m in scholarships and prizes. This year the competition also witnesses the largest number of participation from young Arab scientists who will showcase a total of 27 projects out of 1233.
"The Middle East is home to an incredible amount of untapped potential and talent, as demonstrated by the high number of participants qualifying for the Intel ISEF finals. These students have excelled in their field enabling themselves to compete against students from any educational institute around the world,"
said Ferruh Gurtas, Intel Corporate Affairs Group Director, META.
"The dedication of these finalists is a testament to what our youth can accomplish when they put their minds to it. This competition transcends all cultural boundaries, and we can learn a lot from the students' efforts and projects. I look forward to seeing how our Middle East counterparts progress, and wish them the best of luck for the competition."
A highly successful regional competition, Intel ISEF has gained rapid momentum across the Arab World, with year-on-year application increasing dramatically. Intel ISEF enables young scientists to share ideas, showcase cutting-edge science, solve problems, and tackle challenging scientific questions through authentic research. Intel ISEF is also part of the Intel World Ahead Program which highlights Intel's commitment to enhancing education around the world and in the Middle East.
Intel's involvement in education programs, advocacy and technology access works to improve teaching and learning through the effective use of technology, thus helping to advance mathematics, science, and engineering education and innovation.
Last year, five winners from the Middle East took the spotlight at Intel ISEF. Kazem Mazen Kutob, Mahmoud Emad Darawsheh, two brothers Mohammad and AbdelRahman Ibrahim Alzorgan from Jordan, and second-time winner, Ahmed Khaled A. Alnuaimi from Saudi Arabia were all selected from more than 1,550 young scientists from 51 countries, regions and territories for their commitment to innovation and science.
This year, the Middle East students will tackle some of today's most pressing global and scientific issues such as fuel-less electricity generators, unique solar systems that obtain gaseous fuel from coal, and the effects of pesticides on plant growth.
Intel ISEF is the world's largest pre-college science competition for students in grades 9-12, providing young talents with the chance to qualify in different scientific fields: sociology, chemistry, biochemistry, botany, computer science, geology, engineering, environment, mathematics, medicine and health, microbiology, physics, astronomy and zoology.
"Intel believes that young people are the key to solving global challenges and a solid math and science foundation is their springboard.
That is why Intel decided to invest an additional $120m to supporting Intel ISEF through 2019 in order to inspire and enable students on a path to innovation." concluded Gurtas.
Sponsorship of Intel ISEF is one aspect of Intel's multi-year, multi-million dollar global commitment to education. Intel is committed to helping students realize the promise of education for decades. In the last decade, Intel has invested more than $1bn worldwide to improve education.
Today, Intel invests more than $100m annually to promote education and technological literacy around the world.
Posted by Nadeen El Ajou
