More than 100 schools to participate in Gulf Medical University’s annual interschool science and arts competition

Ajman, February 2, 2022: Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the 15 th edition ofMedical and Science Exhibition (MASE) – the biggest UAE inter-school event of its kindorganised by Gulf Medical University (GMU)-will be held online on February 25, 2022. More than 2000 students from 100 schools across the Emirates are expected to participatein the annual event, which witnessed a grand engagement of over 11000 votes for best viewer’s choice last year.

Participation is open to students in Grades 10 to 12, with the last date to submit your application set on February 5, 2022. Competitions will be held in the categories of arts, science, and a combination of both, including projects, posters, poetry, music, and painting categories, with the number of entries limited to one per student in each category. However, participants are allowed to submit entries for multiple categories. As is the norm with cultural events, MASE 2022 will conclude with a closing ceremony in which winners will be given cash prizes worth AED 25000.

Elaborating on the objective of the GMU's MASE, Hossam Hamdy, the chancellor of the university, said: "It has been an exciting journey, developing creative and innovative practice to ensure that MASE can run virtually. After last year's success, we hope to once again provide a rich learning experience that nurtures the scientific and art talents of students and imbibe in them scientific thinking, innovation and humanism. The focus of the event is to provide students a platform to integrate art and scientific thinking and to apply the knowledge and idea to the championship, thereby creating an engagement which inspires the consciousness of future medical and science professionals.

Entries can be submitted online at (https://gmu.ac.ae/mase/2021/). Posters and pictures can be uploaded as image files, while projects must be uploaded as videos. Videos must be two to five minutes long, explaining the working principle, its benefits for the society, and the inspiration behind the project. Participants can also upload their poems and music composition files. Once the entries are approved, they shall appear on the MASE website, and participants may seek votes for their
entries by sharing the link on social media.

Cash prizes await the winners, and all participants will be presented gift vouchers for various services at Thumbay Group entities. Submissions will be evaluated by a panel of judges from the UAE, Europe and the US, and the results will be announced on February 25, 2022.