November 27/28, 2017 17th – Emirates Environmental Group: Students from the Environmental Health Program took part in the annual Inter College Environmental Public Speaking Competition. The presentation was titled “The Future of Power.”
This is the seventeenth year for the competition with this year’s proceedings held in honour of the visit of the Minster of Environment and Climate Affairs of sultanate of Oman. Students from many Universities in the UAE took part.
As part of the Project work associated with their programme, supervised by Dr. Yassen Alfoteih, students Zahra Hashi, Amruta Nikite, Sumiya Haji and Shaikha Mohammed delivered a presentation on the use of biofuel bacterial cells to produce energy.
Speaking about the CUD presentation, Eng. Rached Karkain one of the judging committee stated that the project presented by CUD was eye opening. He encouraged them to look for a funding donor or any local or regional organization interested in adopting the idea because of its importance where converting bio- waste to energy using bacterial fuel champers is one of the most innovative approaches in this field, he remarked.
Dr. Yassen said that he was impressed by the way the team presented their work despite the fierce competition they faced. Their deep knowledge of microbiology and their ability to present the subject in such an interesting way produced one of the most memorable events of the conference. He felt that the power of their presentation had a significant impact on those who attend the event including himself.
The public speaking competition is an annual event organized by the Emirates Environmental Group which is an NGO founded in 1991 in the UAE comprising corporate members, federal and local government agencies, reputed regional and international institutions, universities, colleges and schools, as well as students, individuals and families. With more than 2,000 volunteers from across UAE, EEG is considered as one of the most active environmental NGO's in the region.
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