The SEC extends deadline for submission of entries for education excellence awards

The Education Excellence Day (EED) executive committee has announced that the deadline for submitting entries for the education excellence awards has been extended to October 8, 2008. The Education Excellence Day is held annually under the auspices of HH Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, chairperson of the Supreme Education Council (SEC). The awards recognize outstanding achievement different categories including High school graduates; Teachers; Schools; Research project by high school students; University graduates and PhD holders.

All candidates applying for awards under the high school, scientific research, outstanding school and outstanding teacher categories should hand in their applications to their respective schools, which will subsequently submit to the Office of Communications of the Supreme Education Council (SEC) on “E” Ring Road. The Ministry of Education and Higher Education and private schools must submit their applications to the Public Relations Office (19th floor) at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education building on the Corniche.

The Public Relations Office at Qatar University will receive applications from its students while graduates from the Education City campus, The College of the North Atlantic and universities abroad submit their applications to the Higher Education Institute of the SEC on “C” Ring Road.

All PhD holders will nominate themselves and submit their applications to the Office of Communications at the SEC on “E” Road.

A high calibre committee comprising a team of experts will begin sorting and evaluating the applications in mid-October and winners will be announced during a press conference before the main event on November 11, 2009.

The EED awards aim to honour and celebrate the success of Qataris who show academic excellence; promote and encourage excellence among all people and organizations; support positive initiatives in knowledge and scientific research and; encourage innovation amongst students, researchers and educational organizations.

Platinum medal awardees in the high school graduate category will receive a financial reward of QR 35,000 while gold medallists will receive QR 25,000. Outstanding university graduates will receive a financial reward of QR 45,000 (Platinum medal) while gold medal recipients will be rewarded QR 35,000. PhD holders will receive a platinum medal, an excellence certificate and a financial reward of QR 60,000.

The outstanding school will receive QR 100,000 (50% of which should be allocated to the school and remaining 50% distributed to the administration and teaching staff), an excellence certificate and a gold medal. The Outstanding teacher would receive a platinum medal, an excellence certificate plus QR 60,000. The outstanding research by a high school student will be awarded a gold medal, excellence certificate and a financial reward of QR 20,000.

The EED which Qatar will celebrate in November for the fourth consecutive year, crowns the achievements of Qatar’s people who proved themselves and their academic excellence. Excellence Day is an extension of its forerunner Education Day, which has been celebrated in Qatar for the past 44 years.

Application and nomination guidelines in English, along with a detailed description of each award are available online at http://www.english.education.gov.qa/EED/. Completed applications and nominations must be submitted by October 8, 2009.