About 500 youths will join the first round of the presidential leadership program.

The first round of the program will begin in February 6 and will last for eight months, said the presidential media office.

The program includes 11 training courses at the end of which a graduation project carried out by each student. The projects will provide innovative solutions for societal problems.

The students chosen to join the program belong to different governorates and have various academic qualifications, the office underscored, adding that the handicapped were also chosen.

The chosen youths registered their data on the program's website, then submitted their papers and passed the tests of the Arabic and English languages as well as the interview.

Source: MENA