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    Arab News, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
    May 26, 2012 Saturday


    Saudi placed 2nd in Armenia Olympiad


    A Saudi from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals was
    runner-up in the Microelectronics Olympiad in Armenia.
    Mohammed Abu Obaida finished second out of 349 contestants from 12
    countries at the sixth Olympiad organized by electronic design
    automation company Synopsys.

    A number of countries took part this year including Armenia, Saudi
    Arabia, USA, China Russia, Belarus, Germany, India, the UAE, Jordan,
    Ukraine and Serbia.

    Abu Obaida qualified from the first stage of the Olympiad organized by
    King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in Saudi Arabia
    that featured students from King Fahd University of Petroleum and
    Minerals (KFUPM), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
    and King Saud University.

    Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan expressed happiness over the
    number of different nationalities participating in the event.

    "This indicates that this initiative, which aims to develop youths in
    the field of information technology, is gaining international
    recognition and is also a great platform for bringing together diverse
    perspectives," he added.

    "We attracted engineers from Saudi Arabia to be able to compete
    successfully with engineers in countries with a high technology
    pedigree." KACST President Dr. Muhammad bin Ibrahim Al-Suwaiyel
    expressed his institute's support for initiatives that aim to build a
    knowledge-based economy in the Kingdom.

    Synopsis Armenia's Chief Executive Rich Goldman added: "We have
    supported microelectronics education in the Kingdom for many years."
    KFUPM Rector Dr. Khalid bin Saleh Al-Sultan expressed happiness over
    Abu Obaida's achievements. "Our university is committed to preparing
    Saudi specialists and providing them with the scientific knowledge
    they need to succeed in science, engineering and designing and serve
    their country," he added.

    Abu Obaida said the Olympiad was his first international experience.
    "This has given me much experience and an opportunity to meet
    colleagues from around the world," he added.

    The Olympiad aims to harness development in microelectronics
    technology in Armenia and participating countries, and allows the
    organizers to discover talented engineers throughout the world.

    The first Olympiad organized by Armenia was in September 2006 and it
    was developed into a bigger event by including more countries and
    giving more opportunities to participants from around the world.




    From: A. Papazian
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