JEDDAH: A relatively inexpensive way for a family outing is to visit Riyadh Zoo, with its variety of wild animals, parks and rides for children.
Entry costs a mere SR10 for adults, SR5 for children and is absolutely free for infants. There is an extra SR2 charged for children wanting to have a ride on the toy train.
The zoo is crowded with visitors at the weekends and especially school holidays such as the recent mid-year break. Everyone seemed to have a good time last Thursday interacting with the animals, including happily snapping away with their cameras.
Maryam, an International Indian School student, who visited the zoo with her parents, was seen excitedly queuing up to ride on the toy train. Nasser Abdullah, a grade four student, who had come with his parents, was seen craning his neck to see the elephants.
Abu Saleh, a visitor, was impressed with the way the authorities have been taking care of the animals and keeping the place clean. Another visitor, Abdullah, said he came to enjoy the pleasant winter weather.
Visitors throng Riyadh Zoo on weekends
Visitors throng Riyadh Zoo on weekends
Riyadh forum to discuss AI impact on education, jobs
- The exhibition will give young people direct access to educational, training, career, and technological opportunities while enabling them to learn from leading local and international experiences to shape their future careers
RIYADH: Experts from more than 50 international and local organizations in education, employment, and artificial intelligence will gather in Riyadh from Jan. 28-29 for the International Conference on Data and AI Capacity Building to explore the future of education during rapid AI advances.
Discussions will examine how AI is transforming work, its implications for current and future generations, and the new opportunities it creates, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.
Organized by the Saudi Data and AI Authority, the conference aims to redefine work and human capacity building to meet future labor market demands.
Participants will present practical solutions for empowering young people with AI skills, integrating AI into education, and aligning learning outcomes with the most in-demand future skills locally and globally.
By addressing AI’s evolving impact on the job market, the conference offers academics, AI and data professionals, policymakers, and students a platform to exchange insights and explore the latest innovations for societal benefit and national development.
An accompanying exhibition will highlight cutting-edge educational and digital transformation solutions from public and private sector organizations.
The exhibition will give young people direct access to educational, training, career, and technological opportunities while enabling them to learn from leading local and international experiences to shape their future careers.
