Batool Alshaikh and Ola Hwari won QR10,000 each and an internship at Commercial Bank. Besides, they will work with a professional design team to see how their idea can be brought to life. Hadeel Salih, Abida Khan and Rawda Saleem won QR5,000 each.Saad Haroon Alrashid, Said Haroon Alrashid, Abdulrahman Taher, Hagar Gaber, Abdellatif Mashhour, Tasnim Mashhour, Tariq Daoud and Amr Ouda bagged QR1,000 each. All remaining participants received a certificate of participation.
Amit Sah, EGM and Head of Retail Banking at Commercial Bank, said, “As part of our Sadara Youth product offering, and based on our deep understanding of how important it is for students to express themselves, we are proud to say that the collaboration with Qatar University was indeed a great success.” The competition appealed to a lot of students who succeeded in exceeding the expectations of the jury. Hussein Ali Al Abdulla, EGM, Chief Marketing Officer at Commercial Bank, said, “The contest introduced a whole new approach about banking to students. It made them invest in their capabilities, explore their talents, and go above and beyond with their creativity.” The success of the competition is indeed attributed to the fruitful collaboration between Commercial Bank and Qatar University.Dr Abdulla Al Yafei, Associate Vice President for Student Life and Services at Qatar University, expressed his satisfaction with the collaboration.The contest has, he said, enriched the students’ activities at the university “in a special way”.“The collaboration we have had with Commercial Bank represents a typical form of collaboration we endeavour to sign on at the university. As we wrap our competition successfully, we are looking forward to the execution of the idea and to more collaboration with Commercial Bank.”On the success of the collaboration, Nada Asad Al-Emadi, Acting Director of Student Activities, said, “On behalf of Qatar University, I would like to thank Commercial Bank for providing our students with such a challenging opportunity. I believe that the professional experiences gained from this competition are many and various, and considered as the most important professional skills for a successful employee.”