Zain participates in awarding winners of ‘Company Program’ competition
As part of its strategic partnership with INJAZ Kuwait
KUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunications company in Kuwait, awarded the winning teams of the ‘Most Innovative Product’ category for university and high school students at the INJAZ Company Program Competition as part of its strategic partnership with INJAZ Kuwait.
Zain Kuwait’s Chief Corporate Communications and Relations Officer Waleed Al-Khashti awarded ‘Biotensils’ team from Kuwait National English School for winning the “Most Innovative Product” category prize for high school students, as well as ‘Portage’ team from Algonquin College for winning the same category for university students.
Zain’s participation in the competition came in line with the company’s strategic partnership as an Innovation Partner with INJAZ, and in line with its Corporate Sustainability and Social Responsibility strategy, which aims at contributing to the development of the youth and education sectors.
INJAZ’s ‘Company Program’ competition aims at encouraging students, from across Kuwait’s universities and high schools, to come forward with their innovative ideas and print a positive change in the society. The competition includes a number of phases, and educates students to make use of business opportunities, launch products, create an added value, and becoming young entrepreneurs. Zain Kuwait and Zain Group employees took part in mentoring the students during the training period.
Zain continues its strategic partnership with INJAZ, through which the company seeks to support and inspire the youth from across Kuwait’s universities and schools. Through their partnership, Zain and INJAZ organize a number of educational initiatives all year long to foster the energies of Kuwait’s youth and support them to further develop and prosper.
INJAZ Kuwait was founded in 2005, as a non-profit, non-governmental organization, driven by Kuwait’s private sector. Through strategic partnerships with Kuwait’s business and education sectors, and with the help of qualified and dedicated volunteers, INJAZ delivers educational programs on entrepreneurial and leadership skills aimed at inspiring and educating future generations. INJAZ Kuwait is operated by INJAZ Al-Arab.
Since 2005, INJAZ-Kuwait reached over 40,000 students, through 3,000+ volunteers at 60+ schools and universities to provide students with knowledge and experience that will assist them in their personal and career development.