Two student companies win INJAZ Saudi Arabia’s Fekra contest

INJAZ Saudi Arabia celebrated its fourth year of operation at a ceremony held in Jeddah last week, with the support of Education Minister Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Mohammed.
The event was attended by Abdullah bin Ahmed Al-Thaqfy, director of the Department of Education in Jeddah, INJAZ Saudi Arabia board of directors and advisory committee members, along with business leaders and CEOs of leading private sector companies.
The ceremony featured the honoring of INJAZ Saudi Arabia’s strategic partners, individual and business sector volunteers, and the event sponsors.
Al-Thaqfy announced two student companies established through INJAZ Company Program as winners in the Fekra competition to represent Saudi Arabia in INJAZ Al-Arab Regional Competition being held in Kuwait in December.
Hayat student team won the best university student company award in Saudi Arabia, while Better Life student team won the best public school student company award.
The Company Program is offered by INJAZ Al-Arab and INJAZ Saudi Arabia. Under the close mentorship of a group of volunteers from leading business sector companies, the program provides students with the necessary skills and hands-on experience to establish their own companies through practical training and according to precise scientific methods.
The event included a roundtable discussion on unleashing the entrepreneurial capacities of Saudi youth in which Faris Al-Turky presented his Fotour Faris project and his experience as a successful entrepreneur.
“Working with more than 500 boys and girls schools in 26 cities throughout Saudi Arabia, INJAZ introduces new educational initiatives in collaboration with civil society institutions and other ministries concerned with educational outputs,, said Al-Thaqfy.
“By empowering Saudi youth with different skills outside their university and school curriculums, INJAZ Saudi Arabia seeks to bridge the gap between the outputs of the education sector and the labor market needs,” said Abdel Kareem Abo Al-Nasr, chairman of INJAZ Saudi Arabia.