AUD fetes short-film contest winners
Sarah Al Bashir wins four-year scholarship to study at university
American University in Dubai (AUD) has awarded prizes to the winners of its short-film contest on the pandemic’s impact on the mental health of students.
Sarah Al Bashir, a student of Al Hikma Private School in Ajman won first place and was awarded a scholarship to study at AUD for four years.
Awards were also presented with certificates of appreciation to the other winners: Shahd Al Jarman (second place), Maryam Al Janahi (third) and Shawq Al Marzouki (fourth). All of them are from Al Ittihad Private School — Jumeirah in Dubai.
The competition called ‘Mental health of school students due to the spread of Covid19’ was organised by AUD’s Mohammad Bin Rashid School for Communication in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Knowledge and Human Development Authority.
Dr David A. Schmidt, president, AUD, congratulated all the students who participated, adding that the aim of the competition was to discover and support talented students.
Professor Hikmat Jabr, director of secondary girls’ department at Al Hikma Private School and Professor Iman Irsheidat, head of Arabic Language Department, Al Ittihad School, thanked AUD for inspiring creativity in students.
The presentation of prizes to the winners, along with Dr Sabrina Joseph, AUD provost and chief academic officer, took place last Sunday.