(MENAFN- Gulf Times) The Enterprise Challenge Qatar 2014 competition has announced the results of its final contest for high school students.
Ahmed Bin Hanbal Boys' School won the first prize in the final round of the business simulation competition and took home the Enterprise Challenge Qatar 2014 trophy.
The second place was awarded to Al Zubarah Boys' School and Al Shamal Boys' School came in the third place.
While Al Guwairiya Girls School won the first prize for the business simulation competition in the girls' category, the second place was awarded to Al Rayyan Girls' School. Al Khor Girls' School finished third.
Enterprise Challenge Qatar is an annual competition that encourages and inspires entrepreneurship among young people in Qatar. Taking part in the contest enhances their business knowledge and equips them with valuable skills, including teamwork and strategic thinking.
Raed al-Emadi, vice-chairman of Bedaya Centre, said: "The Enterprise Challenge is paving the way for Qatar's bright future. This year, I am very pleased to see more than 100 volunteer mentors from Qatar's business community. The majority of our volunteers are Qataris, who have been trained by Bedaya and Qatar Shell."
"I am especially delighted about extending our partnership with Qatar Shell for an additional three years."
Rob Sherwin, deputy country chairman, Qatar Shell, added: "We are also delighted to have extended our partnership with Bedaya and expanded Enterprise Challenge Qatar to reach, this year, more than 700 students from 14 schools and nine universities across Qatar."
The schools participating in the 2014 competition are Al Rayyan Girls' School, Al Khor Girls' School, Al Shamal Girls' School, Al Guwairiya Girls' School, Al Shahaniya Girls' School, Qatar Complex Girls' School, Umm Hakeem Girls' School, Al Shamal Boys' School, Qatar Technical Boys' School, Ahmad Bin Hanbal Boys' School, Abdullah Bin Ali Al Misned Boys' School, Al Zubarah Boys' School, Omar Bin Abdulaziz Boys' School and Al Doha Boys' School.
The Enterprise Challenge Qatar programme has different tiers for high school and university students and is made up of two parts comprising the Ethical Business Challenge, which tests participants' ability to balance the economic, environmental and social performance of their company, and the Business Simulation element, which familiarises students with general business concepts from inception to trading, finance, sales, marketing and production.
The university winners of the grand final competition were announced at the opening gala dinner of the Global Entrepreneurship Week, which was held from November 17 to 23.
The Enterprise Challenge competition was created by Mosaic, a UK-based not-for-profit organisation established by the Prince of Wales in 2007, with a range of mentoring programmes aimed at fostering opportunities for young people. Qatar Shell is the founding partner of Mosaic in Qatar, and together with Bedaya, has worked to bring the Enterprise Challenge to Qatar.
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