Princess Nora bint Ahmed, who was the chief guest, commended the students for their innovative skills and application of their scientific knowledge.

Huda Al-Ameel, president of PNU, thanked the government for its support to programs aimed at helping girls to learn independently.

"This exhibition displays the works of students, which they carried out as part of their self-learning projects," the president said.

Nora Al-Abdul Kareem from King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology (KACST), spoke about the scientific cooperation between the two institutions, adding that it would contribute to the establishment of a knowledge-based society.

"KACST will extend all support to innovative ideas and projects of the university," she said while explaining a joint program for technological incubators.

A group of girls later presented eight distinguished projects, which have been registered with KACST. They include an interactive map, a robot, home design, a vehicle for collecting garbage designed for people of special needs, a digital microscope.

The exhibition comes in less than a week after the opening of PNU's new state-of-the-art campus by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. The SR20 billion campus is designed to accommodate more than 60,000 students.

The new campus features a 700-bed university hospital, 15 colleges, a central library, a conference hall, laboratories and three research centers for nanotechnology, information technology and bioscience.