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Tribune News Network
Doha
THE Qatar Transportation and Traffic Safety Center (QTTSC) at Qatar University College of Engineering (QU-CENG) has announced the winners of the Traffic Safety Ambassadors Program, which was recently held in coordination with the Ministry of Interior and the National Committee for Traffic Safety.
Hasan bin Thabet Secondary School for Boys was placed first, while Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Mana Secondary School for Boys and Ali bin Jassim Bin Mohammed Al Thani Secondary School for Boys were placed second and third, respectively.
Attending the event were CENG Dean and QTTSC Director Dr Khalifa al Khalifa, representatives of the General Directorate of Traffic, and CENG faculty and staff, as well as students and their mentors.
The Traffic Safety Ambassadors Program attracted 10 teams from 10 independent schools in Doha. It aimed at raising awareness of traffic safety among school children and community and spreading safe driving behaviours.
Through several workshops, QU and the General Directorate of Traffic staff members guided the ambassadors on road safety and awareness campaigns.
Commenting on the event, Dr Khalifa al Khalifa said:"QTTSC is proud to honour the programme winners today. Through this initiative, the QTTSC seeks to motivate secondary school students to play a vital role in spreading traffic safety culture within the community and providing solutions for traffic safety challenges in Qatar."
