ALKHOBAR: Seventy-six students from Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong recently stepped into the metaverse, showing how young people are building bridges across borders through technology.
What began as a student-led experiment quickly turned into a cultural-exchange platform that impressed even seasoned diplomats.
When avatars filled the digital stage of the event that was livestreamed on Instagram on Aug. 21, Alaudeen Alaskary, former Saudi Arabia consul general in Hong Kong, said he was surprised.
“I never would have believed that tech can strengthen bonds of humanity,” he said.
The Aug. 21 initiative, called Superbund Bonding Space, was the first of its kind led by teenagers.
