University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) hosted the annual 'Skills Day', the largest co-curricular event of the academic year.
The event offered more than 50 competitions and activities around campus in engineering technology, computing and information technology, health sciences, business management, and academics - simulating a variety of real-world challenges that students will tackle in the workplace once they graduate.
More than 750 students competed against their peers to test the technical skills they are learning through their studies.
Dr Salem Al-Naemi, president of UDST said: “Skills Day is all about the approach that UDST undertakes to reveal the importance of applied education and an opportunity to demonstrate what our students are capable of and how they use their skills and hands-on competencies to innovate and harness technology to better serve the community.”
There were activities and competitions such as: gear train designing challenge, welding, leak testing in the pipeline, network design and cabling, renewable energy and sustainability activities, testing technician safety, engaging in health scenarios and skills stations, cyber security challenges, internet of things, programming and problem-solving, robots’ races, green screen digital communication, egg drop stem challenge and much more.
UDST also partnered with local schools to offer hundreds of secondary students the chance to witness the competitions and try a skill themselves, giving more young people the opportunity to be involved in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Some competitions are completed individually, while others are group competitions where students in teams solve real-life scenarios and participate in business simulations in addition to challenges in the fields of electrical and mechanical engineering, energy and sustainability, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, programming, problem-solving challenges, and healthcare as well as communication contests and debates.
The 'Skills Competition' winners will be announced at a special ceremony today and will be awarded medals and recognition certificates.
