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MiSK Foundation, the non-profit charitable organization, founded by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed
bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Chairman of

the Council of Economic and Development Affairs. It aims to nurture and encourage learning as well as foster
leadership skills amongst young people to craft a bright future for the Kingdom. Furthermore, it places an
emphasis on strengthening the capacities of young people and offering the requisite resources to empower

and nurture talent, unlock their creative abilities, and create a healthy environment for their growth and
development.

Winners of MBRKA in 2018

The MBRKA, in 2018, was distributed among four cognitive, research, educational, and charitable institutions
– the Saudi Digital Library, the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation, the Institute of International Education, and
the Amersi Foundation.

The Saudi Digital Library is one of the Arab world’s most prominent and largest sources of digital knowledge.
It was established to offer advanced information services and diverse sources of educational materials for

teaching staff, researchers, and students. Currently, the library boasts hundreds and thousands of digital
books, millions of academic articles, university letters, and multimedia in various disciplines.

Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation was founded by Magdi Yacoub, Dr. Ahmed Zewail, and Ambassador
Mohamed Shaker in 2008 to manage the Aswan Heart Project, one of the vital projects for the health and
well-being of the Egyptian people, as well as the Aswan Heart Research Centre.

One of the world’s first nonprofit educational organizations, the Institute of International Education, has 18

offices and over 700 employees worldwide. The Institute has relentlessly worked to build economies,
enhance scholarships, and foster cross-cultural and cognitive understanding since its foundation in 1919. In
addition, it collaborates with governments, international businesses, universities, and foundations to create
and oversee over 200 leadership and educational programs, such as the Language Flagship program and

the Fulbright Scholarship.

Established in 2012, the Amersi Foundation offers every form of assistance and support to many causes and
charities in the fields of education, promoting social justice, empowering young people, developing coherent
and sustainable societies, and health care. It offers numerous grants, donations, and contributions to these

charities and non-profit institutions of all kinds.

Winners of MBRKA in 2019

In 2019, Henrik von Scheel, who coined the term the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) and is a

pioneer in European digital transformation, along with Saudi Aramco’s Knowledge Management Department
and the National Institute of Education (NIE) in Singapore, won the MBRKA.

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