Kuwait city: Interest in scientific research has been growing in Kuwait, stemming from its belief in the vital importance of this field in driving national development, enhancing a knowledge-based economy, developing national talent, and offering innovative solutions to societal challenges. Kuwait's commitment to promoting scientific research is rooted in its constitution, which states that education is a fundamental pillar of societal progress, guaranteed and supported by the state, along with arts and literature, and an encouragement of scientific research.
According to Kuwait News Agency, in recent months, Kuwait has recorded several scientific achievements by public and private academic and research institutions, as well as by individual Kuwaiti innovators who have registered notable inventions. Kuwait University announced on August 18, 2024, that the Computer Engineering Department at the faculty of Engineering and Petroleum won first place in Huawei's "Seeds for the Future 2024" competition held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Additionally, the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) announced on August 27, 2024, that Dr. Badriya Al-Helaili was selected as the first Kuwaiti to join the judging panel for scientific research at the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference.
On November 12, 2024, the Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Giftedness and Creativity honored Kuwaiti inventors Dr. Kholoud Al-Najjar and Dr. Sultan Al-Sharif for receiving a patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office. The center also announced winning Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah Informatics Award on January 14. Moreover, the Sabah Al-Ahmad Center signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with global innovation and entrepreneurship company Plug and Play, the University of California, Berkeley, and the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba), to enhance cooperation and support talented individuals.
KISR announced on December 16 that its Environment and Life Sciences Research Center had received a US patent for inventing a vertical tuber planting and harvesting device. To further enhance cooperation, KISR signed an MoU with the World Health Organization (WHO) office in Kuwait on January 29. KISR achieved a scientific breakthrough on February 1 by completing the life cycle farming of the sheem fish for the first time in the Middle East.
Abdullah Al-Salem University and King's College London signed a partnership agreement on February 1 to establish a College of Medicine and Health Sciences. The Kuwait Science Club announced on February 24 that it had won two gold medals and a special award at the 2025 Egypt International Science and Technology Fair. Dr. Nawaf Al-Hajri, a faculty member at Kuwait University, announced on February 28 that he had won the 2025 Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation in the UAE.
Kuwait signed a strategic partnership agreement with Microsoft on March 5 to accelerate digital transformation. KISR announced the completion of a scientific study on April 3 with support from the International Atomic Energy Agency. Kuwait University signed an agreement with KFAS on April 23 to establish the Kuwait National Space Research Center. KFAS launched its new strategy for 2025-29 on May 28, and the Kuwait Scientific Center signed a partnership agreement with the United Nations Human Settlements Program on June 2.
On June 29, Minister of Education Jalal Al-Tabtabaei announced the establishment of the Office for the Gifted to support Kuwait's creative youth. KFAS signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the British King's Foundation on July 2. On August 7, Minister of Oil Tareq Al-Roumi inaugurated the Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center. On August 12, KISR launched "ICARUS," Kuwait's first integrated national platform for high-performance computing and artificial intelligence.