Al-Bairaq programme of QU marks another year of achievements

Qatar University’s (QU) Al-Bairaq programme has seen a series of achievements during the past year, which is the culmination of years of hard work and dedication of many
individuals.
Al-Bairaq’s success is built on its principle of providing scientific materials to students through innovative teaching methods following the STEAM curriculum, an educational approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics. The programme also strives to strengthen the creativity of students and motivates them to explore fields of scientific research and helps to stimulate innovation as it is the main engine for development, enhancing the future of Qatar and its excellence in various fields.
Al-Bairaq began the academic year by winning bronze in the Reimagine Education Conference in the cultivating curiosity category, in a competition with 1,150 educational projects and 17 categories from around the world. The programme is known as the first Qatari programme to win over three consecutive years in different categories. It also presented at the conference to spread information about the innovative scientific approach that it adopts with
participating students.
Further global achievements include winning third place in the engineering and environment category at the Intel ISEF 2019 competition. The winning project, ‘The Manufacture of Smart Sensors from Environmental Wastes and Industrial Wastes’, was also honoured by Nasa in recognition of the efforts made to implement a distinguished and highly efficient project under the supervision of professors and researchers from QU.
Al-Bairaq also scored 10 awards in the National Science Research Week, organised by Qatar National Research Fund. These awards included three grand awards to represent Qatar in the Intel ISEF 2019 competition in the United States and the ITEX 2020 in Malaysia. In addition, three scientific projects have won category awards: first place for chemistry and materials science, first place for engineering category and third place for environment and earth science. Al-Bairaq awards also included four special awards from international companies including Barzan Holding and ExxonMobil.
Dr Noora Jabor al-Thani, president of Al-Bairaq programme and head of communication and outreach at QU, said the programme has many goals and innovative plans for the new academic year in order to achieve more at the national and
international levels.