Talia Tourism Honored as Partner by Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
On January 29, 2025, Talia Tourism was invited by Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (PNU) of Saudi Arabia to attend a major international conference hosted by the university in Riyadh. During the event, the university held an “Honoring Partners” segment, in which Talia Tourism took the stage as a partner representative and received a partnership trophy and certificate, in recognition of the company’s contribution to educational and tourism cooperation with the Kingdom.
Event Overview: The First ELT Futures International Conference at PNU
According to the official news center of PNU, on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, the university’s English Language Institute launched the first edition of its international conference, “The Future of English Language Education: Empowering Ideas and Embracing Sustainability and Innovation” (branded “ELT Futures”), at the university’s Conference and Convention Center. Held under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Education, Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Benyan, the conference attracted more than 300 guests from within and outside the Kingdom, including educators, researchers and students, and featured an accompanying exhibition with participation from universities, companies, and local and international educational and technological institutions.
Award Scene: Partners Honored on Stage
During the “Honoring Partners” segment, PNU recognized the partner organizations that have supported the conference and the university’s development. The stage backdrop displayed the words “Honoring Partners” together with the company’s Chinese and English name, “Talia Tourism”. A representative of Talia Tourism took the stage, received the partnership trophy from university guests, and was presented with a certificate. According to the live-stream recording published on the university’s official YouTube channel (@PNUKSA), the award segment appears at approximately 6 hours 48 minutes 25 seconds into the livestream.
▶ Watch the livestream replay: the award segment of the official “ELT Futures” conference livestream on PNU’s official channel (from about 6:48:25) https://youtu.be/_7sNsANV0kg
About Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University: The World’s Largest University for Women
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University is located in the north of Riyadh, the Saudi capital. It is the largest women’s university in the world and the only university in the Kingdom whose administrative and service operations are run entirely by female staff. Established by royal decree in 2006 through the consolidation of several women’s colleges in Riyadh, the university began operating in 2007 and was formally named in 2008 in honor of Princess Nourah, sister of King Abdulaziz, the founding king of Saudi Arabia. According to Saudipedia, the university has more than 20 colleges and a campus of about eight million square meters, complete with a central library, a university hospital and other facilities; in the 2021 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings it placed 27th globally and first locally and regionally, ranking first in the world in the “Gender Equality” category. The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Saudi Arabia has also published an article noting that the university, as the world’s largest institution of higher learning for women, actively promotes women’s education in Saudi Arabia and the wider Arab world.
Significance and Outlook
This invitation and the partnership award represent recognition from the international academic community and Saudi higher-education institutions of Talia Tourism’s service capability and credibility as a partner. Against the backdrop of Saudi Vision 2030’s comprehensive promotion of tourism, education and people-to-people exchange, Talia Tourism will continue to leverage its local resources and professional service strengths, deepen practical cooperation with Saudi institutions, deliver higher-quality travel experiences for visitors to the Kingdom, and contribute to cultural exchange between China and Saudi Arabia and to the development of the tourism industry.
About Talia Tourism
Talia Tourism is a travel services company based in Saudi Arabia, with its official website at www.taliatraveltourism.com. The company provides Saudi travel consultation and itinerary services for guests from home and abroad, covering major destinations including Riyadh, Jeddah, AlUla and Dammam, and is committed to showcasing Saudi Arabia’s history, culture and natural scenery to the world through professional, reliable and localized services.
📌 Sources: ① PNU News Center, “English Language Institute Launches the International Conference” (January 29, 2025): https://pnu.edu.sa/en/MediaCenter/News/Pages/NewsDetails.aspx?RequestID=350 ; ② PNU, “About the University”: https://pnu.edu.sa/en/AboutUniversity/Pages/home.aspx ; ③ Saudipedia, “Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University”: https://saudipedia.com/en/princess-nourah-bint-abdulrahman-university ; ④ Embassy of China in Saudi Arabia, “Chinese Language Education Takes Root at the World’s Largest Women’s University” (April 2022): https://sa.china-embassy.gov.cn/chn/dsxx/202204/t20220401_10663101.htm ; ⑤ PNU official YouTube channel, conference livestream: https://youtu.be/_7sNsANV0kg
Image credits: the award ceremony photos are provided by Talia Tourism; the campus images come from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY-SA 3.0). All facts in this article are based on the public sources listed above; event details are subject to the university’s official releases. © Talia Tourism