Binaa Wa Amal, a division of Construction Products Holding Company (CPC) has signed an agreement with Jeddah-based Dar Alhekmah University, in a bid to develop skills and provide scholarships for young Saudis.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) provides scholarships for students at the College of Architecture and Interior Design and an allocation of a hall to display the company’s products and materials to be used in the educational process along with providing field trips for students to visit the company's industrial parks in Bahra.

The MoU was formally signed by Faysal Alaquil, CPC director of Business Development & chief of Binaa Wa Amal and Suhair Alqurashi, president of Dar Alhekmah University.

Alqurashi said: “Dar Alhekmah University has signed MOUs with major private companies from around the Kingdom and we are particularly delighted with this new relationship with CPC.”

“This agreement will provide local students an opportunity to encourage them to continue learning and enable them to excel and be distinguished and creative,” she added.

Alaquil said: "Through this MoU, we look forward to enhancing cooperation with Dar Alhekmah University to support our vision which aims to collaborate with universities, and educational and vocational educational institutions in and out of Saudi Arabia to empower young students and continuously enhance their skills.”

CPC has been supporting education through programs and agreements with different universities such as Effat University, KAUST, The American University of Cairo and The American University of Sharjah, Alaquil noted. – TradeArabia News Service