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QU Hosts 5
th
Entrepreneurial Showcase Event
Sara Ahmad Salmeh, Engagement and Communications Specialist, Foundation Program
Qatar University’s Foundation
Program Department of English
(FPDE) along with the Center
for Entrepreneurship (CFE) re-
cently held the 5
th
exhibition of
The Entrepreneurial Showcase
Event
. This event was a
demonstration of QU College
of Business and Economics
(CBE) students’ work on the
ENGL 252 course project,
which involved developing ide-
as for new businesses in Qatar.
These tasks required students
to apply English language skills
learned throughout the course.
Dr. Hezam Al-Awah, Director of
the Foundation Program said,
“This event aims to create a
learning environment for QU
students to promote their en-
trepreneurial potential and
team working skills.” He added,
“This event also helps students
acquire higher order thinking
skills which are instrumental in
their academic success. It also
equips them with the functional
knowledge to become suc-
cessful entrepreneurs in the
future.”
According to Mr. Benjamin
Kohler, Course Lead of the
ENGL 252, English for Busi-
ness Communication course,
“This exhibition is an oppor-
tunity for the QU community to
find out how the Foundation
Program Department of English
is working closely with the
Center for Entrepreneurship to
use innovative learning meth-
ods to enhance students’ com-
municative abilities in English
and promote their entrepre-
neurial spirits.”
Over 350 students, 300 fe-
males and 50 males, participat-
ed in the event; they advertised
90 business ideas on posters
and gave mini-presentations on
their new business ideas in
English. Students also sur-
veyed attendees about the
feasibility of their business ide-
as in order to use the data to
improve the quality of their
products or services.
To end the event, there was a
competition for the best pro-
ject; each poster was judged
by FPDE and CFE members.
The top three projects for fe-
male and male students were
awarded trophies and prizes
offered by Doha Bank during
the event’s final ceremony.
Students took photos together
and celebrated their achieve-
ments and success with their
course instructors and class-
mates.
Students receiving certificate of appreciation: Photograph of courtesy of Ahmad Rahmatollah Hazratzad