DOHA: More than 160 students from 40 schools will compete in the inaugural Qatar Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Art Fair (Qatar STEAM) finals today and tomorrow at the Qatar National Convention Centre.
The country’s inaugural Qatar STEAM Fair will see middle and secondary school students present their research projects to an expert panel of judges and compete to win awards in different scientific categories.
The overall winners will go on to represent Qatar at the renowned Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) in Pittsburgh, USA, in May.
This nationwide competition is being organised by Qatar Foundation Research & Development (QF R&D), Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), which is part of QF R&D, and the Supreme Education Council (SEC). The competition supports Qatar Foundation’s mission to build and develop capacity for creativity and critical thinking through research in education and science.
“The Qatar STEAM Fair witnesses the launch of a national competition aimed at instilling the enjoyment of academic research into our nation’s youth, as part of a collective effort to grow a robust research culture within Qatar for generations to come,” said Dr Dirar Khoury, Executive Director of Research Coordination and Special Initiatives and Acting Executive Director of Education, Training and Development at QF R&D.
“Qatar Foundation’s mission supports the students competing in Qatar STEAM today to unlock their potential and foster a sustainable ecosystem based on knowledge. QF R&D is proud to be leading such an initiative that will no doubt go on to impact the lives of many.”
With more than 80 research projects submitted since the start of the competition in September last year, participating teams or individuals will present their projects to a judging panel over the course of the two-day competition.
The students’ projects will be on view to the public from 8am on Wednesday.
This will be followed by the announcement of the winners at an award ceremony at 10am. The overall winners will go on to join 1,700 of the world’s brightest young minds and compete for more than $5m in prizes in the USA.the peninsula
