Saudi Arabia’s Tuwaiq Academy Selected as Google Cloud's Training Partner

Google Cloud's endorsement of Tuwaiq Academy highlights the institution's adherence to worldwide standards
Google Cloud's endorsement of Tuwaiq Academy highlights the institution's adherence to worldwide standards
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Saudi Arabia’s Tuwaiq Academy Selected as Google Cloud's Training Partner

Google Cloud's endorsement of Tuwaiq Academy highlights the institution's adherence to worldwide standards
Google Cloud's endorsement of Tuwaiq Academy highlights the institution's adherence to worldwide standards

Tuwaiq Academy in Saudi Arabia has been selected as a Google Cloud Authorized Training Partner (ATP) to introduce boot camps and programs featuring professional certifications.

Moreover, a number of the academy's staff members have received certification in instructing Google Cloud's cloud computing technologies and services.

Google Cloud's endorsement of Tuwaiq Academy highlights the institution's adherence to worldwide standards in fostering expertise in cloud infrastructure, data science, machine learning, and application development while providing professional certifications.

These certifications include certified professional cloud architect, certified professional data engineer, certified professional cloud developer, certified professional cloud security engineer, and certified professional machine learning engineer. This milestone follows the staff's acquisition of various professional certifications in teaching cutting-edge technologies across multiple cloud computing disciplines.

CEO of Tuwaiq Academy Abdulaziz Alhammadi highlighted the academy's dedication to forging partnerships with prominent global organizations to offer professional boot camps and programs within an environment equipped with the latest technologies. The objective is to cultivate outstanding national talents capable of developing innovative solutions across diverse sectors.

Tuwaiq Academy stands out as the first of its kind to offer a multitude of boot camps and programs in partnership with leading global entities, benefiting more than 1,000 trainees daily. The academy employs a practical application-based learning methodology to remain current with modern technological advancements and align with the job market demands.



Nvidia CEO Says Global Cooperation in Tech will Continue under Trump Administration

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang poses for a photo after receiving an honorary doctorate in engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, in Hong Kong on November 23, 2024. (Photo by Holmes CHAN / AFP)
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang poses for a photo after receiving an honorary doctorate in engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, in Hong Kong on November 23, 2024. (Photo by Holmes CHAN / AFP)
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Nvidia CEO Says Global Cooperation in Tech will Continue under Trump Administration

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang poses for a photo after receiving an honorary doctorate in engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, in Hong Kong on November 23, 2024. (Photo by Holmes CHAN / AFP)
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang poses for a photo after receiving an honorary doctorate in engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, in Hong Kong on November 23, 2024. (Photo by Holmes CHAN / AFP)

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Saturday that global cooperation in technology will continue even if the incoming US administration imposes stricter export controls on advanced computing products.
US President-elect Donald Trump, in his first term in office, imposed restrictions on the sale of US technology to China citing national security - a policy continued under President Joe Biden. The curbs forced Nvidia, the world's leading maker of chips used for artificial intelligence applications, to change its product lineup in China.
"Open science in global collaboration, cooperation across math and science has been around for a very long time. It is the foundation of social advancement and scientific advancement," Huang told media during a visit to Hong Kong.
Cooperation is "going to continue. I don't know what's going to happen in the new administration, but whatever happens, we'll balance simultaneously compliance with laws and policies, continue to advance our technology and support and serve customers all over the world."
The head of the world's most valuable company was speaking in the financial hub after receiving an honorary doctorate in engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Reuters reported.
During the visit, Huang participated in a fireside chat with the university's Council Chairman Harry Sham in front of an audience of students and academics.
Asked about the huge energy requirements of graphics processing units - chips behind artificial intelligence - Huang said, "If the world uses more energy to power the AI factories of the world, we are a better world when that happens".
Huang said "the goal of AI is not for training, the goal of AI is for inference". He said AI can discover, for instance, new ways to store carbon dioxide in reservoirs, new wind turbine designs and new materials for storing electricity.
He said people should start thinking about placing AI supercomputers slightly off the power grid and let them use sustainable energy and in places away from populations.
"My hopes and dreams is that in the end, what we all see is that using energy for intelligence is the best use of energy we can imagine," Huang said.
Earlier on Saturday, Huang told graduates that "the age of AI has started" in a speech after receiving the honorary degree.
"A new computing era that will impact every industry and every field of science."