VCUQatar announced the launch of its Sixth Annual Design Competition. The Design Competition, open to all students in their senior year of high school, is being launched in Qatar, UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Pakistan and for the first time this year Yemen and Palestine.
High school students across the Middle East have been challenged to come up with the most imaginative idea for their formula for success. This year's competition, gives students the opportunity to share their visions of the path to success.
Two entrants will win full four-year Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned Scholarships for Creativity at VCUQatar and the top three high school students from each of the twelve countries will receive cash prizes of $1200 for first place, $800 for second place and $600 for third place.
VCUQ Design Competition challenges talented students to explore using design to address meaningful issues of our times. We look forward to honoring the students who submit the best work with cash prizes and two 4 year scholarships to attend our university. " added Charles F. Bleick, VCUQ Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
Khadija Safri from Pakistan was the 2007 winner of the competition. "Winning the Scholarship for Creativity has changed my life, and I am thoroughly enjoying every moment at VCUQatar and so proud to be a student here" said Khadija
Khadija is now a freshman at VCUQ and its adjusting to life at VCUQ extremely well.
"One of the first students I met during orientation week was Design Competition winner Khadija Safri. She was excited, anxious and thrilled about starting her degree at VCUQatar. Her parents accompanied her from Pakistan to help her settle into Doha and the university. Their pride and joy in their daughter's success was palpable. What does success mean to this family? At that moment, success was the formal recognition of their daughter's achievement with the Sheikha Mozah Scholarship and the unknown opportunities her educational path will bring in the future." said Allyson Vanstone VCUQ Dean.
VCUQatar's Sixth Annual Design Competition is sponsored by Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) who will provide the cash prizes. Qatar Islamic Bank is a Qatari Shareholding Company was established in 1982 as the first Islamic financial and banking institution in Qatar with the main objective of providing Islamic banking services and investments in compliance with the Sharia principles and thereby achieving rewarding benefits for its shareholders, depositors, and investors. The bank also aims to contribute to the development of the national economy.
QIB joins DHL as competition sponsor. For the sixth year running, DHL is providing free shipping to regional students. DHL Country Manager David Wilson commented on DHL's involvement, "DHL is pleased to support this scholarship program, as we have for the past six years."