A group of Female Students at Umm Al-Qura University (UQU) Deanship of Preparatory year (Medical Trajectory) visited the female section at the Startup Companies Center in Wadi Makkah. The group was headed by Dr. Manal Qady and a number of female staff members and Preparatory Year students.

The group was warmly received by Mrs. Kholoud Al-Sa'edy, Program Manager at the Wadi Makkah (Female Section) and Mrs. Hadeel Attas, Program Official. The two Wadi Makkah officials gave a detailed explanation about Wadi Makkah, the platform of startup companies from scientific research and innovation through three main programs: Innovation Center, Accelerator and Venture Capital.

In this context, the group was shown samples of Wadi Makkah Startup Companies' Products and methods of their transformation from ideas into startup companies that succeeded in selling their products to the public and private sectors. This obviously reflected the commercial transformation of researches and innovations inside Wadi Makkah.

Dr. Osamah Alamri, CEO at Wadi Makkah Company, expressed his pleasure with such visit, which opened wide horizons for female students to become leading business women. This was through direction of their ideas and projects to be transformed into startup companies. Moreover, he invited all staff members and students at all UQU colleges to visit the Startup Companies Center in Wadi Makkah in order to benefit from the available resources.