Official government website of the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
The King Saud University, represented by the Department of Graduates, held today, Sunday, November 8, 2026, the first day of the program of His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Mashal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz’s initiative to empower youth in the fields of cloud computing and artificial intelligence, in partnership with Oracle and Beound, with the participation of approximately 500 students from the university and affiliated universities and colleges in the region, at the King Abdulaziz Conference Center in the University City, as part of the university’s efforts to qualify national competencies and develop the skills of graduates in line with the requirements of the labor market and future skills.
The program aims to empower male and female graduates and develop their technical and professional skills in the fields of cloud computing and artificial intelligence, and to enhance their readiness for future job opportunities through specialized training content and practical applications that contribute to building their digital and technical capabilities.
The program includes a number of specialized training modules, in-person and online, covering the fundamentals of cloud computing, its technologies and solutions, artificial intelligence and its applications, generative artificial intelligence, data analysis and modern digital technologies, as well as practical applications and building technical skills, and developing the professional skills required in the labor market.
The first day included welcoming and registering participants, introducing the program, its educational tracks, the mechanism for participation, and the expected outcomes, forming teams, as well as activating trainees« accounts and selecting educational tracks. It also included a session titled »Artificial Intelligence, Business Transformation, and the Future of Jobs,” which discussed the impact of artificial intelligence and technological transformations on the labor market, and the skills required to keep up with the future of jobs.
The program also witnessed the organization of a workshop in design thinking, during which the participants worked on preparing brief models for each team regarding the problems, as well as a meeting with partners titled «From Learning to Application,» to introduce the mentors and the communication mechanisms with them. The events concluded with a review of the next steps and the determination of the first month’s plan and the main dates of the program.
