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The Directive of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin

Abdulaziz Al Saud, President of the Foundation1427 H.

“ It is the duty of us all; in the age of innovation to nurture giftedness and talents and to utilize them to serve our religion and nation “.

“To develop a long term perspective and a detailed 5 year plan for

giftedness and creativity in the Kingdom”.

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Implementation requires sufficient number of talented & gifted young leaders

Related plans, initiatives, and projects

•Huge economic growth and prosperity for the Kingdom•Contribution of SAR billions to GDP•Creation of a large number of jobs

Implementation of many strategic plans, projects, & initiatives

MAWHIBA strategy for fostering giftedness & creativity & supporting

innovation

Aspiration of MAWHIBA & framework for Giftedness & Creativity

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MAWHIBA’s Vision1444 H. – 2022 A.D.

«To be a creative society with

a critical mass of gifted and

talented young leaders who

are innovative, highly-

educated and well trained to

support the sustained growth

and prosperity of the

Kingdom .»

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Identify Identify gifted and talented students in KSA

Expand

Integrate

Awareness

Excellence Reinforce Mawhiba’s as an expertise for gifted education

Raise awareness for giftedness, creativity, and innovation

Complement and integrate with the National plans

Develop and expand the service offering to the gifted

MAWHIBA’s Objectives

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Pre-school Primary / Intermediate school Secondary school University/ tertiary

Adulthood

Enrichment Programs

Awareness and Communication

Mawhiba Initiatives

Competitions (Olympiads)

Idea Development

Young Leadership Program

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Identification and Career guidance1

School Partnerships 2

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Partnerships

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Identification Tools

Initial Nomination

Form

Personal InventoryMaw

hiba Cogn

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© Ability T

est

Mawhiba Creativity Test©

Student Identification Initiative

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**Phase 1 – 16 cities Phase II - 29 cities Phase III – 45 cities

National Project for Gifted Identification

200820092010201120122013

200321782133

72488778

12118

Selected

200820092010201120122013

4186940410007

46400

54976

65000

Registered

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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz directed, upon the approval of the strategic plan, that “Mawhiba will be the provider of gifted students to the university”

Nurturing gifted students at general

education level

Nomination to KAUST Gifted Scholarship

Program

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5180

156

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Students Nominated to KAUSTGifted Scholarship Program

Partnership With King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

2009 2010 2011 2012

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Objectives SnapshotDevelopment

System Statistics

Distinguished Learners

Future Leaders

Entrepreneurs

School Partnership Initiative

Commenced in year 1430/1431

• Create a high-quality educational environment by providing scholarships for gifted students to join distinct KSA schools.

• Enhance the quality of education provided for other students enrolled in the partner schools.

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Development System

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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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3643

5364Schools

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

236565

997

16502052

Students

School Partnership Initiative

Selected Samples of Partnership Schools

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School Partnership Initiative Graduates

% No. of Students Enrolling universities

33% 14 Scholarships to USA

62% 27 Local Colleges & Universities

5% 2 Aramco

100% 43 Total

2012 2013 85 Graduates 43 Graduates

% No. of Students Enrolling universities

39% 34 Scholarships to USA & Canada

60% 48 Local Colleges & Universities

1% 2 Aramco & SABIC

100%

74 Total

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MAWHIBA Local Summer Programs

Students ParticipationSaudi male and female students from around the Kingdom who meet the admission criteria set by MAWHIBA and the National Center for Assessment and Evaluation.

Types of ProgramsResidential programs: Full accommodation for students between 15-18

Non-Residential programs below the age of 15 years .

Program Content Scientific subjects and advanced

activities and skills which promote all personal aspects, be it intellectual, mental, psychological, social or physical

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MAWHIBA Local Summer Programs

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2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008

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Programs

2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008

25502245

16551369 1493

840

Students

MAWHIBA Local Summer Programs

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MAWHIBA’s international summer programs involve the nomination of distinguished high school students (males and females) to participate in summer programs held in the most prestigious international universities in the United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada and Malaysia.

MAWHIBA International Summer Programs

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Programs

200520062007200820092010201120122013

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198 Students

MAWHIBA International Summer Programs

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A science competition in collaboration with the Ministry of Education

Age group: 7-12th grade students

17 scientific categories.

The National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity “Ibdaa”

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2072

40072

RegistrarsLocalRegionalNationalQualified projects

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1- Scientific Research

2- Innovation

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Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF)

Fourth AwardEngineering:

Materials and Bioengineer-ing

Fourth AwardMedicine and

Health Sciences

Fourth AwardEnvironmental

Sciences

Third AwardBiochemistry

Second AwardPlant Sciences

3rd PlaceMaterials & Bioengineering

3rd PlaceMaterials & Bioengineering

4th PlaceChemistry

4th PlaceMedicine & Health Science

2nd and 2rd placesSpecial Awards

2012

2013

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Golden Medal3 Special Awards

Golden MedalSpecial Award

Golden MedalSilver Medal

International Invention, Innovation, & Technology Exhibition (ITEX 2012)

International Achievements 2012

Golden Medal Silver Medal Silver Medal

Silver Medal Silver Medal

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Chemistry Physics Mathem

atics

• Worldwide annual international high-quality competitions, held for more than 50 years. Aimed at high school students and hosted by one of the 100 participating countries

• Most prestigious universities around the globe look forward to enroll students who participate in this competition which is considered an appropriate arena for identifying future scientists.

The International Olympiad

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2012 Hosted by Competition  S/N

Golden Medal

Selection is made in all

participating countries at the

same time

Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad 1

Preparatory

international

participations

The only Golden Medal in the competition+

5 Silver MedalsT

United Arab Emirates

Gulf Mathematics Olympiad 2

1 Silver Medal+4 Bronze medals Turkey Balkan Mathematical

Olympiad 3

Bronze Medal Britain European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad 4

2 silver medals+3 bronze medals

29th placeArgentina International Mathematical

Olympiad

1 bronze medal+3 certificates of

appreciationEstonia International Physics Olympiads

2012 Achievements

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International Olympiads 2013

International Physics Olympiad

Denmark

2 Bronze Medals

2 Honorable mentions

International Mathematical Olympiad

Columbia

4 Bronze Medals

International Chemistry Olympiad

Russia

2 Bronze Medals

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Guidance & follow-up

Students Selection

Measuring and assessing the student readiness to

join the initiative

Lead Self

Developing and increasing

knowledge and skills

necessary for self-

management and leadership

Lead Others

Developing their skills to lead others in

order to achieve the

required objectives.

Lead Change

Developing abilities and skills to lead people and

groups.

Internship

Applying what they

learned in real life.

Alumni Tracking

Following up graduates and

maintaining inter-

communication among them.

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Young Leadership Initiative

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Patent Support Project

No. Description

5,102 application Received ideas

205 inventions Patentable

4 evaluators Evaluators

6 Patents

85 584

1002

1241

2063

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Imagine Service

4,793 registered ideas

472 evaluated ideas

103 ideas for support program

15 ideas under patent processing

Idea Development

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International Exhibitions

Mawhiba has been participating since 2002 in a variety of international exhibitions.

Golden Prize 39Silver Prize 38

Bronze Prize 26Special Award 39

Total 142 Prizes

IBTIKAR 2013

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Awareness & Communication Initiative

Increase interest in sponsoring and

supporting giftedness and creativity in the

Kingdom

Enhance awareness of giftedness and creativity and its importance to society

Build positive attitudes towards investment in giftedness and creativity

Interact with giftedness and creativity to become part of the individual and

community concerns

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For the E-portal to be the main reference for giftedness, creativity, and Innovation in the Arab

World

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Mawhiba E-Portal

17 million visitors 400,000 registered users - 90% students

Giftedness

Creativity

Innovation

Scientific periodicals: 800 Abstracts

MAWHIBA database: 531 Research

Terms: 282 Terms

Directories: 714 Bodies

Scientific Resources Scientific Resources

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Research and Policy

Conduct basic research

Develop and promote policies in gifted education

Evaluate performance of the overall system for

fostering gifted and talented individuals against key

outcome measures and objectives

Support awareness raising (Arabization)

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Thank you …

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