Innovation competition for students ‘launched’

KUWAIT CITY, May 24: In this year’s edition of Startup Kuwait — the annual innovation competition that aims to foster creativity among university students, Kuwaiti youth showcased several projects and won distinguished prizes, says Gulf News.

Mohammed Alwan from the Arab Open University was awarded for his ‘Habbah’ project among many other students, including Areej Ahmad, Batul Dashti, Lamees Waleed and Sadija Hussein from the Faculty of Computer Engineering at Kuwait University who received an award for their ‘Magniscope’ project.

Ali Ashkanani, Salman Al-Ahmad, Hassan Fayrouz, Ahmad Al-Azmi from the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering at Kuwait University won for their ‘Playground Drop and Drag’ project, and Aisha Al-Enezi and AlAjmi from the same faculty received a prize for their ‘AlZaheiGlass’ project.

Deputy National Assembly Speaker Eisa Al-Kandari said Kuwaiti is pinning high hopes on its youth to represent the country at different regional and international forums. He lauded Kuwait University’s support to youth who attained success in the creative competition, held for the second year in a row.

He expressed confidence in the creativity of Kuwaiti youth and their ability to transform the country and contribute to its comprehensive development.

For his part, Kuwait University President Dr Hussain Al-Ansari said Startup Kuwait competition is founded on the vision of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to transfer the country into a financial and commercial hub.

He said a total of 29 projects covering various domains such as computer, food and other fields competed this year. He commended all participating students.