(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
Doha: In continuation of the successes achieved by Qatar University's Young Scientists Centre (QU-YSC), in national and international competitions it recently bagged three gold awards, one silver and four special awards in the 7th International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada (iCAN 2022).
The event was organised by the Toronto International Society of Innovation and Advanced Skills (TISIAS). QU won a total of eight awards in the scientific research and innovation field, out of 700 participating projects from 81 countries. This achievement was due to the centre's participation with three innovative scientific projects for its students, in addition to a research project on novel education strategies.
The project entitled“A STEM learning model using design thinking approach: To improve the problem solving and creative skills” won a gold medal, and a special award from the Turkish Invention Association. It highlighted the developed methods and strategies in education and ways to motivate students to create and invent.
A project entitled“Porous Copolymer Membranes for Industrial Wastewater Treatment,” which won a gold medal and a special award from the inventors circle association in Canada, addresses the problem of preservation of marine life from oil pollution.
Another project entitled“Toxicity evaluation of two surfactants with anticorrosion properties on the embryonic development of zebrafish,” won a gold medal and a special award from the TISIA, and aims to study the effect of two surfactants on marine plants and animals.
A project entitled“Identification of novel signalling pathways that underpin CD44-promoted tumour cell invasion,” won a silver medal and a special award from the Indonesian Invention and Innovation Promotion Association (INNOPA). This research focuses on the study of new genes and their impact on the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. The students have worked on these researches in the advanced QU laboratories, under the supervision of QU professors from different colleges and YSC researchers.
Prof. Mariam Al Maadeed, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, praised the students' achievements in the international competitions, which promotes scientific research and supports innovation. She added that the YSC focuses on involving students in competitions such as this as they play a major role in developing their scientific research skills and stimulating their intellectual creativity.
Prof. Noora Jabor Al Thani, Director of QU-YSC, said,“We are proud to embrace distinguished students in our centre, who have the ability to develop, innovate and improve their skills through knowledge and research. In the centre, we seek to build research capabilities by engaging students in research.”
Prof. Noora also thanked the centre's partners, the Unesco - Doha Office and the Qatar National Committee for Education, Culture and Science.
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