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Doha
The first TEDxYouth conference in Qatar was held recently at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar), with the participation of a large number of students. It was organised in partnership with a group of educational institutions and leading companies in Qatar.
TEDxYouth Al-Dafna, a day-long event for middle and high school students, included speakers, hands-on activities and great conversations.
The list of speakers included Yousef al Maliki, a student from the secondary school group, and Mohamed Khalid, an engineering student in Education City, in addition to media presenter Asma al Hammadi and Ola Hijjawi from the Astronomy Branch of Qatar University Alumni Association, Alia Issam El-Din, teaching assistant at Carnegie Mellon University Qatar, and Dr Anwar Fathallah as translator on the TED platform.
The six speakers provided an eclectic day of presentations, each taking less than 18 minutes under the TED organisational guidelines.
This youth edition of the conference is a student initiative fully organised by volunteers from high school students and undergraduate students. It includes training workshops, an interactive exhibition and a media competition targeting high school students.
QatarDebate Center participated in the event as an organisational partner, Teach for Qatar as educational partner and Qatar Charity as a community partner. Ibtikar Technology Solutions also participated as a franchise partner, while VCUarts Qatar was the hosting partner.
QatarDebate Center, a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), stressed the importance of this youth initiative. “The TEDx Al-Dafna Youth Conference provided leadership and volunteer opportunities for young people through a creative way to motivate them and raise their awareness levels,” the centre said in a press statement.
TED is a nonprofit organisation dedicated to spreading ideas through short speeches known as TED talks. It was founded in 1984 as a conference about technology, entertainment and design (TED), but now covers multitudes of topics from science and business to global affairs in hundreds of languages and countries.
TEDx is a subset of TED conferences, all independently organised at the local community level.
Doha
The first TEDxYouth conference in Qatar was held recently at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar), with the participation of a large number of students. It was organised in partnership with a group of educational institutions and leading companies in Qatar.
TEDxYouth Al-Dafna, a day-long event for middle and high school students, included speakers, hands-on activities and great conversations.
The list of speakers included Yousef al Maliki, a student from the secondary school group, and Mohamed Khalid, an engineering student in Education City, in addition to media presenter Asma al Hammadi and Ola Hijjawi from the Astronomy Branch of Qatar University Alumni Association, Alia Issam El-Din, teaching assistant at Carnegie Mellon University Qatar, and Dr Anwar Fathallah as translator on the TED platform.
The six speakers provided an eclectic day of presentations, each taking less than 18 minutes under the TED organisational guidelines.
This youth edition of the conference is a student initiative fully organised by volunteers from high school students and undergraduate students. It includes training workshops, an interactive exhibition and a media competition targeting high school students.
QatarDebate Center participated in the event as an organisational partner, Teach for Qatar as educational partner and Qatar Charity as a community partner. Ibtikar Technology Solutions also participated as a franchise partner, while VCUarts Qatar was the hosting partner.
QatarDebate Center, a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), stressed the importance of this youth initiative. “The TEDx Al-Dafna Youth Conference provided leadership and volunteer opportunities for young people through a creative way to motivate them and raise their awareness levels,” the centre said in a press statement.
TED is a nonprofit organisation dedicated to spreading ideas through short speeches known as TED talks. It was founded in 1984 as a conference about technology, entertainment and design (TED), but now covers multitudes of topics from science and business to global affairs in hundreds of languages and countries.
TEDx is a subset of TED conferences, all independently organised at the local community level.
