The Qur’anic Botanic Garden (QBG) has provided more than 50 hours of hands-on training to students engaged in the National Scientific Research Competition (NSRC) through its ‘Young Botanist’ initiative.
QBG, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), has facilitated learning opportunities to students through indoor educational workshops, field visits to QF’s Nursery, desert trips, and laboratory experiments on seeds.
Fatima Saleh al-Khulaifi, project manager, QBG, explained that the training programmes are in the areas of cultural heritage and environment preservation as part of organisation’s mission to enhance Qatar’s cultural life and protect its horticultural heritage.
“We strive to support schools and oversee scientific research related to conservation, agriculture and the environment. QBG is also committed to encouraging students to think systematically to find alternative solutions to contemporary environmental problems.”
Dr Asma al-Mohannadi, head of the scientific research skills team, Ministry of Education and Higher Education, described the centre as a main partner in the NSRC and praised QBG for its efforts in improving the research skills of students.
During the 2016-2017 academic year, QBG supported 16 schools in submitting their researches to NSRC.
QBG also provided support to schools through judging proposals; a necessary step for all schools organising their internal research fairs as part of their activities for the NSRC.
The NSRC is a collaboration between the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and QF’s Qatar National Research Fund.
QBG also offers guidance to schools in approaching specialised centres.
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