QU college celebrates winners of Global Sustainability Space Challenge 2022
Qatar University (QU) held a closing ceremony yesterday to celebrate the winners of the Global Sustainability Space Challenge 2022, which aims to promote sustainability locally and globally, by developing capabilities for a sustainable future.
“This initiative was a unique opportunity for students to learn about space and sustainability, and challenged them to come up with impactful entrepreneurial solutions that would help in addressing pressing sustainability issues on the ground,” QU President Dr Hassan Rashid al-Derham said, adding that the students succeeded in finding effective pioneering solutions that would help solve environmental pollution problems.
“The fact that a team from Qatar University won over a large number of participants from different countries and universities in the climate change track is a testament to the high calibre of our students and their ability to contribute effectively to the global efforts tackling sustainability challenges,” said QU vice-president for Academic Affairs Dr Omar al-Ansari.
“Business schools have a responsibility to shape the minds of future leaders that would make responsible and sensible decisions to shape the minds of future leaders and build the skills and attributes business school graduates will need to create a sustainable future for all,” said College of Business and Economics dean Prof Rana Sobh.
As for the winners, a team from Palestine won in the Life Science and Health Care track, whereas the Egypt and Saudi Arabia team won in the category of Sustainable Consumption and Supply Chain track.
A team from Brazil won in the Sustainable Food and Agriculture track.
In the category of Art, Fashion and 3D Technology track, a team comprising students from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and the US won.
Two teams from Qatar won in the category of Climate Change.
The Palestinian team was also identified as the winner for its project based on Particulate Matter Monitoring, offering an air purification solution.
The competition comes within the framework of the College of Business and Economics’ vision supporting sustainable business practices and enhancing student culture to find solutions to better manage resources, whether at the local or global level.
About 1,000 students from 30 countries participated in this competition.
Eighteen projects qualified for the finals, evaluated by 20 international and local judges.
A large number of workshops were also offered to participating students on space, innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability.