QATAR FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES BEST PRACTICES IN SUSTAINABILITY

The first ever Education City Sustainability Awards Night was held Thursday, April 21, in the Education City Student Center. The activity was connected to a short-film screening, showcasing topics of social, financial and environmental sustainability. The awards recognized distinction various areas such as excellence in the classroom, research and community service as well as best practices by an individual, student group, and department.
The award winners were:

• Excellence in the Classroom: International Systems and Society, International Baccalaureate Course, Grade 11, Qatar Academy School.
• Excellence in Research: Ecologies of Scale, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar.
• Excellence in Community Service: Ibitikar Competition, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar.
• Best Performance by an Individual: Dr. Naem Odeh of the Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies.
• Best Performance by a Student Group: The students of 2nd grade in Qatar Academy School.
• Best Performance by a Department: Qatar Foundation Information Technology Directorate.

The award reviewers were Dennis Busch, Director of the Education City Student Center; Ameena Ahmadi, Head of Architecture of Qatar Foundation Capital Projects and Abdulla Al-Misnad, Commercial Advisor for the CO2 management program of Shell Corporation.

Christopher Silva, Qatar Foundation’s Sustainability Education Coordinator, said that the awards will be a yearly activity, with nominations being available during the early months of 2012. “We hope that this great event will become an Education City tradition, where all practices related to sustainability in EC are highlighted and recognized, so that others can follow on their footsteps.”