Abu Dhabi, 22nd November 2012: The United Arab Emirates' best young innovators, thinkers and designers are invited to submit their creative and unique STEM concepts with the launch of the Innovative Development Centre for Educational Aptitude's IDEA 2012 Student Educational Exhibition.
The fifth edition of IDEA's highly popular Student Educational Exhibition (IDEA Exhibition) is held under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. It will be held on December 21 and 22, 2012 at the Higher Colleges of Technology's Khalifa City Women's College, in Khalifa City A.
Participation in the IDEA Exhibition is free and it provides an unparalleled platform for students to participate and demonstrate their career-focused skills, particularly in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) and achieve worthy recognition. Students are invited to form teams of three students, select an academic topic of their choice and enroll for participation. All student entrants will receive Participation Certificates.
Entry registrations for IDEA Exhibition 2012 can be made online www.ideauae.org and the last date for enrollment is December 10, 2012.
IDEA Exhibition awards will be presented to the best performing teams in the following categories:
- Best Innovative Theme;
- Best Informative Exhibition;
- Best Presentation
"This is a wonderful opportunity to tap into the hidden talents and showcase the amazing prowess of youngsters. Competitions such as these help develop the minds of youngsters and engage them in creativity and innovation," Mr. K. Sathianathan, President of IDEA said.
IDEA, an Abu Dhabi based non-profit voluntary organization with a mission to nurture creativity and talents in the youth, designed this program to provide students of Grades 7 to 12 from schools across the UAE a unique opportunity to demonstrate creativity, talents and innovation in science, technology, engineering and similar fields of educational interest to the youth.
The IDEA Exhibition Opening Ceremony will be held at 4pm on December 21, with the award presentation to take place on December 22 at 7.30 pm in the HCT Khalifa City Women's College.
The IDEA Exhibition is held in association with The Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (CERT) and is proudly supported and powered by Conex Exhibitions, the Musandam Group and Burjeel Hospital.
For further information visit www.ideauae.org or to contact the IDEA Organizing Team e-mail idea@ideauae.org
About the Innovative Development Centre for Educational Aptitude (IDEA)
IDEA is a non-profit, socio-voluntary organization of professionals, parents and teachers based in Abu Dhabi focused on enhancing children's aptitude based values and skills, and providing them career focused development programs. It was established in 2004 by a group of seasoned professionals experienced in medical science, engineering, accounting and administrative fields with the sole objective of promoting constructive value based growth in educational and potential career areas of interest to the children. Visit www.ideauae.org
About the Center of Excellence for Applied Research & Training (CERT)
The Centre of Excellence for Applied Research & Training (CERT) is the commercial, research and training arm of the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), the largest higher education institution in the UAE. Since its creation in 1996, CERT has become synonymous with quality in education, training, research, and socioeconomic progress. CERT is also one of the largest MENA (Middle East North Africa) investors in the discovery and commercialization of technology.
The CERT Group of Companies leverages unique relationships with global leaders in education and business to provide a wide range of educational, applied research, training and consulting services to government, private sector institutions and businesses in the UAE and the region at large. Visit www.certonline.com
For more information contact: Paul Lancaster, HCT Corporate Communications Executive, Office of the Vice Chancellor. Phone: 02 404 8543. Mobile: 050 616 0964 Email: paul.lancaster@hct.ac.ae
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