October 19th, 2014: A team from Canadian University Dubai (CUD) has taken top spot in a student competition held in conjunction with this year's GITEX technology week.
The competition, which brought together teams of students from universities, colleges and academies across the UAE, was hosted by the Dubai Government's General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs as part of its collaboration with the higher education community.
The groups of students were challenged to take on an intensive quiz that tested their knowledge in five different subject areas, with just 25 seconds each to come up with their final answers. The competition was conducted in Arabic and covered question relating to the UAE, government in Dubai, religion, sports, and general knowledge.
CUD team members Rahaf Al Saif, and Adnan Merai were on top form to beat their counterparts from Emirates College of Technology and win the competition title.
Rahaf, a final year student of Environmental Health Management, said, "Taking part in the competition was a great opportunity that really stretched our general knowledge. We were challenged with questions from a diverse range of subjects, from European geography to the origins of badminton. It was only by chance that I got involved in the contest, but it turned into an amazing experience and we were delighted to win."
The winning team members were presented with ipad mini devices and received a trophy on behalf of Canadian University Dubai.
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