41 STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN ORGANIZING CCBA AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER ACTIVITIES DURING CULTURAL WEEK 2024

During the Cultural Week at Dhofar University from the third to the seventh of March 2024, 25 students and 16 student entrepreneurs participated in organizing the activities of CCBA and the Entrepreneurship Center.

The student entrepreneurs presented their innovative ideas and explained their expected positive impact on the Omani society to H.E. Dr. Ahmed Bin Mohsin AlGhassani, Chairman of Dhofar Municipality, Prof. Dr. Amer bin Ali Al Rawas, University Vice Chancellor, and the guests who visited the booth during the duration of the event. Moreover, Dr. Lujain El-Maghraby (former Director of the Entrepreneurship Center and former Chair of CCBA’s industrial engagement committee) interviewed three distinguished student entrepreneurs during the duration of the event, namely: Ahmed Abdullah Al-Amry, Roya Mohamed Al-Yafei, and Mona Muslim Tabuk, in 3 separate interview sessions, in which they shared with the attendees the factors of entrepreneurial success and ways to overcome challenges and difficulties which they encountered while creating their distinguished entrepreneurial projects. These sessions included 3 competitions: the Best Advertisement Competition (judge: Roya Mohamed Al-Yafei), the Best Seller Competition (judge: Mona Musallam Tabuk), and the Best Entrepreneur Competition (judge: Ahmed Abdullah Al-Amri). Ahmed Al-Muqaddam won the Best Seller Award, Al-Zahraa Hamoud Al-Muslamani won the Best Advertisement Award, and Arwa Ahmed Al-Yahmadi won the Best Entrepreneur Award. All winning students are from the College of Arts and Applied Sciences (CAAS). In addition, the Entrepreneurship Center’s activities included 3 comedy theatrical performances with educational objectives that focused on 3 basic axes important for the success of an entrepreneur: honesty and transparency, social capital and knowledge in the field of specialization. At the closing ceremony, under the patronage of the University’s Vice Chancellor, the organizers, including students and members of the administrative and academic bodies participating in the Cultural Week, received shields and certificates of honor in appreciation of their efforts in making this event a success.