King Khalid University Wins Award, Medals in WorldInvent 2023

King Khalid University Wins Award, Medals in WorldInvent 2023
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King Khalid University Wins Award, Medals in WorldInvent 2023

King Khalid University Wins Award, Medals in WorldInvent 2023

King Khalid University has won three gold medals and one silver at the WorldInvent 2023 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition in Singapore.

It also received a special award from China as the university's projects were the best entrepreneur projects in the competition, SPA reported.

The gold medals were earned by medical student Rayan Mohammed Al-Qahtani for his project "Smart Medical Bed", which contributes to increasing the effectiveness of the emergency department and assists doctors in monitoring the patient's condition continuously and in dealing with the case directly after being allowed by the responsible physician.

The project submitted by Saeed Turki Al-Wadi, student at the Faculty of Computer Science "FETHABOT", won gold for a smart robot that interacts with humans in buildings, assists visitors and disabled people in getting to their designated destination easier, and answers their queries using artificial intelligence and several supporting technologies.

The third gold-winning project was submitted by Muna Hassan Mishta, student at the Faculty of Computer Science; the project, "Fire Hawk Drone", uses drones attached to AI cameras to send reports on the situation of entrapped people before civil defense personnel and paramedics arrive at the location.

Students Maram Awad Al-Qahtani and Shaima Hmoud Al-Asiri from the Faculty of Computer Science received the silver medal for their "Eye Expression Survey Tool" project, which helps read pupils' patterns and conditions, using artificial intelligence, thus helping teachers assess the level of concentration of students in the classroom.



Saudi Museums Commission Showcases Chinese Contemporary Art for 1st Time in Saudi Arabia

The exhibition draws fascinating parallels between Arab and Chinese traditions. SPA
The exhibition draws fascinating parallels between Arab and Chinese traditions. SPA
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Saudi Museums Commission Showcases Chinese Contemporary Art for 1st Time in Saudi Arabia

The exhibition draws fascinating parallels between Arab and Chinese traditions. SPA
The exhibition draws fascinating parallels between Arab and Chinese traditions. SPA

The Museums Commission inaugurated on Thursday the exhibition "The Writings of Today Are a Promise for Tomorrow" at the Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art at Jax, introducing contemporary artists of Chinese origin to Saudi Arabia for the first time.
Bringing together over 30 artists of different generations and cultural backgrounds, the exhibition showcases a collection of over 50 art pieces, offering diverse and nuanced perspectives on the profound transformation of our contemporary society.
The exhibition draws fascinating parallels between Arab and Chinese traditions by exploring two central elements they have in common: calligraphy and the garden. The exhibition highlights the profound significance of calligraphy as a cultural and societal practice in both Arabic and Chinese cultures, in which the written word and script are revered not only as a form of communication but also as a spiritual endeavor.
The balance between discipline and naturalness, a requirement for masterful calligraphy, links the field of writing with the domain of the garden. By definition, the garden is nature in an arranged order, and it is considered in both cultures a representation of creation, designed for the appreciation of beauty and spirituality, and for contemplation and conviviality.
"The Writings of Today Are a Promise for Tomorrow" exhibition also reflects an aspiration towards future possibilities and ongoing dialogue, addressing the concepts of energy flow and synergy. Writing here is understood in a larger sense as the trace of a meaningful act of participation and communication.
The exhibition is designed as a stroll through a series of thematic stages, exploring the interplay between presence and absence, action and contemplation, memory and imagination
Visitors will have the opportunity to explore pieces from two notable Paris-based collections of contemporary Chinese art, the Donnersberg Collection and the dslcollection, as well as direct contributions from artists and site-specific works produced in Saudi Arabia for the exhibition. They will also see the works of a French-Algerian artist Adel Abdessemed and Taiwanese artist Michael Lin, showing for the first time in Saudi Arabia.
The exhibition showcases how the art of today continues to evolve, reflecting and reshaping the flow of cultural energy, connecting past and future, and embodying the promise of tomorrow.
The exhibition will run until January 18, 2025.