From left: CEO of Education Excellence Award Dr. Hamda Hassan Al Sulaiti, award winners Sheikha Zaid Hasan Al Ajmi, Aisha Ali Al Khulaifi and Abdullah Hilal Al Mohannadi. Pics: Salim Matramkot/The Peninsula
Doha: The winners of 14th Education Excellence Award have expressed their happiness and pride to be honoured by Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
They said that the award will provide great motivation for them to make more achievements in their educational and practical life enabling them to contribute in taking Qatar to new heights.
The winners also thanked to Award Organising Committee, schools, their parents and family members for supporting to submit the entries for the award during this exceptional situation amid pandemic.
A special ceremony was held on Monday at Sheraton Hotel to honour 71 winners of 14th Education Excellence Award. The award honours outstanding Qatari students and individuals in various fields to promote a culture of creativity and excellence among the Qatari society.
It aims to push students to more excellence and outstanding educational attainment, and promote integration between individual and institutional efforts to improve scholarly outputs and bring them to global standards.
Speaking to The Peninsula, Abdullah Hilal Al Mohannadi, a student of Qatar Academy at Al Khor said: “I am happy to win a platinum medal. First, I would like to thank Allah then my parents and school who spared no efforts in supporting me to get this prestigious award.”
He competed in Excellent Student Primary School Category of the award. “I worked hard to submit my entry to get the award which is a great achievement for me. My ambition is to make the name of Qatar in international forum through my achievements,” said Al Mohannadi.
Speaking about the importance of award, he said that the award played key role in promoting the culture of excellence among the students.
Another winner, a student of grade 6 from Al Bayan Primary School for Girls, Aisha Ali Al Khulaifi, who received a gold medal, said that her entry was about scientific research, school activities and extra curriculum activities from grade 3 to 5.
“My parents helped me in preparing the entry and submitting for the award. They also supported me in taking workshops related to the award. The award is very important for me. I am very happy and proud to win this great award,” said Al Khulaifi. Sheikha Zaid Hasan Al Ajmi, a student of Al Bayan Primary School for Girls who won a gold medal said: “I am proud to be honoured by H H the Amir. My entry was about projects, facing challenges and travels inside Qatar and outside of the country. I worked on my file for three years. My mother and school supported me to preparing and submitting my entry for the award.”
She said that the award encouraged students to do hard work for excellence which will take the country to new heights.
CEO of Education Excellence Award, Dr. Hamda Hassan Al Sulaiti, said that 71 winners of the award have been honoured. She said that outstanding people are deserved to be hanoured because of their hard works in all fields.
“The contestants obtained high marks. A total of 374 candidates competed for the 14th edition of the award,” said Dr. Al Sulaiti. She asked the contestants whose luck did not favour for this year to apply for next edition with better preparation.
“The Organising Committee will begin preparation for next edition during coming period,” said Dr. Al Sulaiti. In a message to the winners, Dr. Al Sulaiti said that obtaining the ward should not be only target but it should be taken as a tool to lead the life in the pattern of excellence to serve the country in a better way.
