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King Faisal University Shortlisted for 2023 Times Higher Education Awards

King Faisal University Shortlisted for 2023 Times Higher Education Awards
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King Faisal University Shortlisted for 2023 Times Higher Education Awards

King Faisal University Shortlisted for 2023 Times Higher Education Awards

King Faisal University has been nominated for the final list of the Times Higher Education Awards for the Middle East and North Africa for 2023, which are awarded to distinguished higher education institutions in the region.

Some 300 higher education institutions in 17 countries participated for the categories "Outstanding Support for Students" and "Student Recruitment Campaign of the Year".

President of the King Faisal University Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Ohali said that the university's nomination reflects the wise leadership's keenness to support and stimulate investment in Saudis.

He also said it shows the university's continued support for programs to attract talented and outstanding high school students, as well as to provide professional development programs and certificates to students in order to provide them with an exceptional environment and expertise during their academic career.

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Greek Potter Keeps Ancient Ways Alive, Wins UNESCO Recognition

A drone view of ready handmade pieces in Kouvdis’ family pottery workshop in Agios Stefanos village, near Mandamados on the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece, September 23, 2024. (Reuters)
A drone view of ready handmade pieces in Kouvdis’ family pottery workshop in Agios Stefanos village, near Mandamados on the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece, September 23, 2024. (Reuters)
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Greek Potter Keeps Ancient Ways Alive, Wins UNESCO Recognition

A drone view of ready handmade pieces in Kouvdis’ family pottery workshop in Agios Stefanos village, near Mandamados on the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece, September 23, 2024. (Reuters)
A drone view of ready handmade pieces in Kouvdis’ family pottery workshop in Agios Stefanos village, near Mandamados on the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece, September 23, 2024. (Reuters)

In his seaside workshop on the Greek island of Lesbos, Nikos Kouvdis uses ancient techniques to create pottery pieces that have recently been honored with inclusion in UNESCO's National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Kouvdis, 70, and his family have kept an old technique alive near the once humming pottery hub of Mandamados, just as the slow and careful methods of the past have been largely eclipsed by factory machines.

Their pottery is among the last in the Mediterranean to be produced from clay in local soil, using a traditional kiln with olive pits as fuel, with the pieces painted with natural lime.

"It's an honor for me," Kouvdis said with regard to the UNESCO recognition of his work.

He said a mechanized press can work at 10 times the speed of an individual potter. "There’s no continuity. There’s no space for (our) method to continue."

Still, he continues to produce individual pots on an outcrop of land overlooking the Aegean Sea.

"Above all, it’s a passion - trying to create something that fulfils you," he said.