المملكة: Inauguration of the first high school for gifted students in technology at Tuwaiq Academy

Today, Wednesday, the Minister of Education, Mr. Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Benyan, inaugurated the Gifted Technical Secondary School for Boys at Tuwaiq Academy, as the first government school specialized in technology in the Kingdom, in the presence of the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Engineer Abdullah bin Amer Al-Sawaha, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tuwaiq Academy, Faisal bin Saud Al-Khamisi, in addition to To a number of educational and technical leaders.
The inauguration of the Gifted Technical School comes as a leading model in the world, within the framework of developing the skills of male and female students, developing their technical capabilities, and enabling them to build and develop qualitative technical projects, in addition to focusing on learning and scientific research, and qualifying them for technical specializations locally and internationally, which contributes to preparing a generation that keeps pace with developments. The future of technology, raising the level of technical education in the Kingdom, and representing the Kingdom in regional and international competitions and exhibitions.

A special partnership

In his speech during the inauguration ceremony, the Director of Education in the Riyadh Region, Dr. Nayef bin Abed Al-Zari, noted the distinguished partnership between the Ministry of Education and Tuwaiq Academy to enhance the role of technology in the lives of our students, which resulted in the launch of the first technical school for the gifted, pointing out that technology has become a reality in daily life and is The most important tools of today’s generation to keep pace with the technical future.
While the CEO of Tuwaiq Academy, Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Hammadi, stressed the importance of the strategic partnership between the academy and the Ministry of Education, as one of the main pillars of improving technical educational curricula. He praised the achievements of the Gifted Technical School during the current year, as the students obtained more than 120 professional certificates from major international companies in the first semester.

The flow of the educational process

The visit of the Minister of Education and the Minister of Communications and Information Technology to the Gifted Technical School at Tuwaiq Academy included a tour of the academy’s facilities, where they were briefed on a number of camps, programs and activities. They also met with the school’s students, learning about the progress of the educational process and the achievements achieved by the school.
The school’s activities include many specialized technical programs in several fields such as: programming, cybersecurity, digital manufacturing, data science and other modern technologies, in addition to a package of ongoing programs that enhance the development of students’ level in aptitude and achievement tests, their personal and scientific skills, and extracurricular technical programs and activities. , as well as innovative educational curricula, in addition to encouraging innovation and scientific research, within a stimulating and competitive environment.
It is noteworthy that the Gifted Technical School at Tuwaiq Academy is an important step in achieving the goals of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, as it contributes to developing technical education and enhancing the scientific capabilities of students in the fields of modern technology, and enabling them to participate in regional and international competitions, which contributes to achieving sustainable progress in the technical sector. And scientific.