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Saudi Arabia Nominates 45 Scientific Projects for ISEF 2024

The Riyadh governor with students nominated for participation in ISEF 2024. (SPA)
The Riyadh governor with students nominated for participation in ISEF 2024. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia Nominates 45 Scientific Projects for ISEF 2024

The Riyadh governor with students nominated for participation in ISEF 2024. (SPA)
The Riyadh governor with students nominated for participation in ISEF 2024. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia’s “Mawhiba” program selected 45 scientific projects to represent the Kingdom at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF 2024) after winning the National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity (Ibdaa).

Over 210,000 students from various Saudi cities participated in the Olympiad.

ISEF, considered the world’s largest pre-university scientific research competition held in the US, will feature these projects, with around 1,800 students from over 70 countries.

Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, the Riyadh region governor, presided over the closing ceremony of the Olympiad, which was organized by Mawhiba in partnership with the Ministry of Education.

The students representing Saudi Arabia at ISEF 2024 were announced during the event.

Prince Faisal congratulated the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, on the international scientific achievements of Saudi youth.

He emphasized the leadership’s support for education and students, expressing confidence in the young talents who have brought pride to the Kingdom.

The governor wished success to these talents as they compete globally, aiming for top positions to showcase Saudi Arabia’s scientific prowess.

He also thanked Mawhiba and the Ministry of Education for their efforts in nurturing and developing these promising talents.

Dr. Amal Al-Hazza, Mawhiba’s Secretary-General, explained that judging committees selected 45 projects out of 390 presented in regional exhibitions in Jeddah, Riyadh, and the Eastern Province.

These projects, reflecting significant research efforts, will now compete in ISEF 2024.

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Latest Tests Show Seine Water Quality Was Substandard When Paris Mayor Took a Dip

Boats carrying members of delegations sail along the Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 26, 2024. (AFP)
Boats carrying members of delegations sail along the Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 26, 2024. (AFP)
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Latest Tests Show Seine Water Quality Was Substandard When Paris Mayor Took a Dip

Boats carrying members of delegations sail along the Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 26, 2024. (AFP)
Boats carrying members of delegations sail along the Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 26, 2024. (AFP)

Tests results released Friday showed the water quality in the River Seine was slightly below the standards needed to authorize swimming — just as the Paris Olympics start.

Heavy rain during the opening ceremony revived concerns over whether the long-polluted waterway will be clean enough to host swimming competitions, since water quality is deeply linked with the weather in the French capital.

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a highly publicized dip last week in a bid to ease fears. The Seine will be used for marathon swimming and triathlon.

Daily water quality tests measure levels of fecal bacteria known as E. coli.

Tests by monitoring group Eau de Paris show that at the Bras Marie, E. coli levels were then above the safe limit of 900 colony-forming units per 100 milliliters determined by European rules on June 17, when the mayor took a dip.

The site reached a value of 985 on the day the mayor swam with Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet and the top government official for the Paris region, Marc Guillaume, joined her, along with swimmers from local swimming clubs.

At two other measuring points further downstream, the results were below the threshold.

The statement by Paris City Hall and the prefecture of the Paris region noted that water quality last week was in line with European rules six days out of seven on the site which is to host the Olympic swimming competitions.

It noted that "the flow of the Seine is highly unstable due to regular rainfall episodes and remains more than twice the usual flow in summer," explaining fluctuating test results.

Swimming in the Seine has been banned for over a century. Since 2015, organizers have invested $1.5 billion to prepare the Seine for the Olympics and to ensure Parisians have a cleaner river after the Games. The plan included constructing a giant underground water storage basin in central Paris, renovating sewer infrastructure, and upgrading wastewater treatment plants.