VCUQatar launches Design Competition for Secondary School Students
The Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar invited senior secondary school students in Kuwait to present their ideas on improving everyday living by designing innovative and creative solutions that help resolve the problems they face in their daily life.
Based on the theme ‘Better Living through Better Design’, the competition is open to students in 14 regional countries including Kuwait, and seeks to provide students in the participating countries a chance to express their creative solutions to problems they see in their surroundings.
“Everyday we are faced with problems, which if given some thought can be overcome by well-designed solutions. This year’s competition represents an opportunity for students to respond to small or large problems that people all over the world are faced with daily,” stated Ms. Dima Salameh, Recruitment Officer, VCUQatar.
Donna Duffett, Events Manager, VCUQatar, said, “Design is about inspiring other people with wonderful ideas. Bringing better living through better design is what we are looking for from students; we want them to think out of the box and design solutions that capture the imagination.”
Students interested in participating in the design competition can learn more about the event by logging on to http://app.art.vcu.edu/qatar/designCompetition.. The deadline to submit the entry online is January 8, 2009.
The competition offers students in each participating country an opportunity to win cash prizes ranging from USD 1,000 for first place to USD 200 for fifth place. This year, there will be five winners from each country who will receive cash prizes sponsored by Regency Group Holding. All of the country winners can compete for a chance to secure a full four-year Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned Scholarship for Creativity to attend VCUQatar. The scholarship includes tuition, housing and academic expenses.
The design competition is open to students in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
Students may email VCUQADMISSIONS@qatar.vcu.edu or call +974 492 7238 for more information.
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