Saudi Sabic Supports Science & Technology Projects

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) announced that it has provided annual research funding to Umm Al-Qura University as part of company's wider programme to enrich Saudi Arabia’s research and technology capabilities. The initiative will see collaboration with several other flagship universities in the future. Ultimately, this will enable the country to realise its ambitious economic and industrial objectives, while also advancing the education of Saudi Arabia’s population, the company said in a press statement.

SABIC provided the funding in the presence of Bakri bin M’atoog Al-Assas, president of Umm Al-Qura University. Also present was Abdullah bin Saeed Al-Amri, manager, External Networks and Projects, SABIC Technology and Innovation. SABIC’s growing relationship with Umm Al-Qura University, which is located in the Holy City of Makkah, will address a number of the country’s relevant industrial research needs and will help achieve technology advancement in a sustainable manner, through education, the statement said.

“SABIC’s programmes to support research and innovation at universities have evolved significantly over time and cover a wide range of areas such as chemicals, petrochemicals, metals, fertilisers, polymers and industrial catalyst applications,” said  Abdulrahman Al Ubaid, SABIC’s executive vice president of Technology & Innovation. “These programmes have now expanded even further to also support research on safety, environment, health, pollution and the recycling of industrial waste through scientific methods”.

In addition to the donation, SABIC will also collaborate with Umm Al-Qura University in a variety of other ways, such as through encouraging and facilitating the participation of Umm Al Qura’s faculty in various upcoming conferences, workshops and scientific seminars. Moreover, SABIC will also be assisting the university’s faculty in the development and registration of patents.- Arabian Oil and Gas