Under the auspices of the Youth Affairs Department of the Ministry of Sports and Youth, the Qatar Scientific Club (QSC) organised several activities yesterday to celebrate International Youth Day.
In a statement yesterday, the club said that the events, which are part of the “Summer Science Camp 24”, focused on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) within the SDGs applications programme (SDG TECH).
A workshop was convened addressing the concept of sustainable development and its goals, in addition to comprehensive development applications.
The club also held a workshop on "engineering applications for SDGs", which addressed sustainable agriculture and sustainable energy, in addition to sustainable engineering design and sustainable recycling.
The programme included an exhibition of sustainability and construction hackathon and an exhibition of sustainable engineering models.
A range of projects were displayed, including a cooled helmet model project, a sustainable engineering building model project, a road barrier installation project, an air quality sensor project, and 10 3D-printed engineering models.
Head of public relations and community outreach at the QSC, Iman al-Obaidi, said in a statement that the participation of the QSC in the International Youth Day comes within the framework of the theme of this year's celebration, which is *From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development.
He explained that there is a focus and interest from the international community in youth issues and celebrating their capabilities because they are partners in the global community and represent the highest rate of social media and the Internet use in general.
Engineer Muneera al-Shriem, a trainer at the QSC, said that such workshops focus on sustainable development issues and introduce young people to them.
Meanwhile, the QSC, in co-operation with Al Shamal Sports Club, presented a lecture on artificial intelligence (AI) applications for club members.
The youth section at Al Sailiya Club, under the supervision of the Youth Affairs Department in co-operation with the National Cyber Security Agency, organised an awareness lecture within the 2024 Summer Activity Programme.
It was aimed at raising awareness of cyber security threats and highlighting the most prominent behaviours that help protect students from cyber risks. – QNA
