“Youth Knowledge Forum for the Islamic World” concludes proceedings amid wide international youth interaction

The “Youth Knowledge Forum for the Islamic World”, held by Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural (ICESCO), in partnership with the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) and in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), concluded its proceedings on Friday, February 2025, at ICESCO headquarters.

Held under the theme, “Knowledge is the Future,” the Forum aimed to nurture young people’s creative and innovative talents in knowledge fields, prepare them for the professions of tomorrow and highlight inspiring young models.

At the course of his closing remarks, Dr. Hani Turki, Chief Technical Advisor and Director of the UNDP Knowledge Project, stated that the trend now shifts towards launching a digital platform to receive suggestions from young people on ways to promote knowledge, proposals that will be studied and evaluated with the aim of putting them into practice.

For her part, Dr. Sally Mabrouk, Director of the Office of ICESCO Director General, commended the great success of the Forum, noting that the high attendance this event attracted in addition to the wide interaction of young people via live streaming, which reached nearly 2 million live views during the two days of the Forum, reflects the growing importance of such events in empowering young people and preparing them for the future.

The Forum witnessed the participation of hundreds of young people from different parts of the Islamic world at the ICESCO headquarters in Rabat. In addition to discussion sessions on various fields of knowledge, the Forum also featured success stories of creative and innovative young women and men.