RIYADH: A deal aiming to advance the localization of Saudi Arabia’s automotive sector and strengthen collaboration between the industry and educational institutions was signed on Tuesday.

The memorandum of understanding between the National Automotive and Vehicles Academy and the Prince Mohammed bin Salman College for Business and Entrepreneurship was signed at the EV Auto Show in Riyadh, which has Arab News as a media partner.

It was signed by Mohammed Al-Suhaim, managing director of NAVA, and Zeger Degraeve, executive dean of MBSC.

The MoU aims to develop national talent and equip future Saudi leaders with the skills needed to drive industrial transformation and technological innovation in the automotive sector.

Al-Suhaim said in a statement that NAVA’s “mission is to prepare qualified talents capable of driving economic growth in line with the Kingdom’s industrial goals.