Sanea Bus concludes 2022 tour after visiting 31 schools in 18 cities
Sanea Bus, a mobile digital fabrication laboratory, has concluded its 2022 tour through Qatar after visiting 30+ schools across the country.
Established by Ibtechar, a leading innovation consulting firm from Doha, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Sanea Bus aims to promote the process of making technology-led products within the local community.
The month-long tour saw Sanea Bus visit 31 middle and high schools across 18 cities in the country. A total of 775 students and 62 teachers participated in the initiative.
For each day of the tour, the bus visited two schools and welcomed 25 to 30 students on board. These students were nominated by each school and were either participants of this year’s Sanea Competition or other scientific competitions currently taking place in Qatar.
During the tour, the students – from Grades 9 to 11 – gained insights into the process of making technology-led products, including all of the different stages from design to development. Under the guidance of innovation experts, the students learned how to use the technologies available on the bus, such as a Computerised Numerical Control (CNC) machine, electronics, laser cutter, and 3D printing, 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD) modeling and prototyping machines.
“The Sanea Bus tour – which combines technical expertise and digital fabrication technologies – is designed to provide an immersive and stimulating environment for young students to not only understand everything that goes into making a product, but also adopt a mindset of discovery and building, in order to become entrepreneurs and makers of tomorrow,” said Nayef al-Ibrahim, CEO of Ibtechar.
The Sanea Bus initiative was launched in 2017 as part of Sanea programme that aims to promote the culture of making and discovery within the local community. Since its launch, the Sanea Bus has completed over 75 school visits and has benefited more than 3,000 students and 100 teachers.
