The Acting Under-Secretary for Higher Education Affairs at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Dr Khalid Al Ali. RIGHT: The Assistant Under-Secretary for Educational Affairs at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Fawzia Al Khater.
The Acting Under-Secretary for Higher Education Affairs at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Dr Khalid Al Ali, said that the Education Excellence Award encourages students to exert more efforts to increase their performance to achieve excellence.
“Receiving awards from the hand of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is a great honour for winners and it is also source of inspiration for other students,” said Dr. Khalid Al Ali while speaking to The Peninsula on the sidelines of 13 Education Excellence Day Award.
The Assistant Under-Secretary for Educational Affairs at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Fawzia Al Khater, said that celebrating the Education Excellence Award and honouring the outstanding students of Qatar embodies the commitment of Qatar for developing the capacities of students, and its keenness on unlocking their potentials, encouraging individuals to scientific research and prompting institutions to develop their performance.
Al Khater said that celebrating the Education Excellence Day also contributes to spreading the spirit of innovation and competition among researchers and directing individual and institutional energies towards excellence and moving towards the creation of knowledge locally and globally.
“As the world is moving rapidly towards scientific research, discovery and creativity, the State of Qatar was the first to launch this award, which is sponsored by Amir H E Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani,” Al Khater added.
She congratulated all winners of the Education Excellence Award, praising their efforts and their perseverance to win the award.
Hamad Abdulaziz Falah Abdullah Al Doseri from the University of Al Zaem Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Atitiyah Air Academy, a student of Aviation Science who won the medal in the category of Excellent University Student said that the award encourages students to exert more efforts for being excellent.
“I will develop myself for greater achievements. The excellence is not for one day but it goes throughout all stages of the life and career,” he added.
Noof Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Turkei Al Subaie, a student of journalism from Northwestern University in Qatar, who received gold medal at the Education Excellence Award, said that the award encourages students to do hard work and focus more on their studies.
She suggested the students to participate in extra-curriculum activities to sharpen their hidden talents. Speaking about future ambition, Noof said that she wanted to be a movie script writer.
