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I love listening to music, and I enjoy more sharing my feelings of music to other people. For me, the experience to communicate with my friends about how we feel and imagine about a song is charming, and I always feel emotionally enriched after such experiences. As this experience is so memorable and valuable, however, a lot of students don't get this experience so often. So I feel it will be cool if there is a platform for high school students to talk about music and how music appeals uniquely to their minds, which are very interesting experiences that can reflect students’ inner-self.   I want to develop a website for students who want to share their insightful perspectives about their favorite songs. Just imagine, plug in your headphones, listen to some music you love, and jot down creatively of your feeling about these songs. I will try to create a website for people to easily share their insights (music as a perfect medium) and to productively communicate with...

ModelOff is the home of The Financial Modeling World Championships. ModelOff hosts an annual competition open to individuals and teams who have a passion for financial modelling.  The competition is open to students and professionals who compete on an open playing field. Individuals who enter will have the opportunity to proceed to the finals which will be held in London, UK for 2019. The final is consists of 10 individual competitors and 6 Rookies. A Rookie is a student aged 24 or under.  Teams have the option of competing in the Private League or the standard team competition. The Private League allows teams to select the company league (professionals) or university league (students). ModelOff prides itself on providing an educational competition that is open to participants from across the globe, offering participants the opportunity to witness and be part of advanced financial modelling in an exciting and fast-paced environment.  For more information, please...

Job Description:  As a Crimson Ambassador, you will be the face of Crimson in your community. As we host events and workshops, you will be in charge of promoting the events via multiple social and conventional channels, and will receive compensation based on your ability to get community members to attend the event. In addition to events, you will consistently promote Crimson resources, including but not limited to our YouTube channel, eBooks, and webinars.  Responsibilities: Promote monthly events in multiple regions, primarily own location Post consistently about Crimson services on sites like Reddit/CollegeConfidential, FB feed, etc Exemplify Crimson values Consistently provide feedback on promotional avenues and look for new outreach techniques Qualifications:  Professional communication skills Connected within high school and local community Active on social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn You have the...

The reading-out-loud competition of the German Book Trade is under the patronage of the Federal President and is one of the largest nationwide student competitions. The competition is recommended by the Kultusministerkonferenz, and approximately 600,000 pupils across the country take part every year. All sixth school classes can take part, and those who like to read and enjoy books are invited to present their favourite book and read a short passage from it. There are books for every individual and on every subject. Whether for excitement, entertainment, knowledge, the reading competition offers the opportunity to present your own favourite story and discover lots of new books. Over 600 event organizers throughout Germany hold the reading contest at the regional level. These can be bookstores, libraries, schools and other cultural or educational institutions. School winners are invited directly to the decision by the organizers and thus learn when and where the next round takes...

The Liebig Association for Organic Chemistry of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker eV awards the ORCHEM prize for junior scientists every two years. The prize is awarded to younger scientists who have qualified themselves through new, original and groundbreaking scientific work in the field. The prize not only includes the coveted title, but also a grant of €5000.00. The ORCHEM prize is traditionally awarded at the ORCHEM conference and is a highly prestigious award aimed at acknowledging the work of particularly successful young scientists. For more information, please visit here .

The GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology hold an annual prize for outstanding scientific work in the field of environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology. The Department of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology of the GDCh deals with the fate of chemicals in the environment (environmental chemistry) - their pathways, their distribution and their transformation in the compartments soil, water, air - and their effect on organisms and habitats (ecotoxicology). The topic is extremely interdisciplinary and a wide field of research and activity for chemists, biologists, geoscientists, lawyers, engineers and scientists of other related disciplines. The work can be submitted by the author themselves or by third parties - a scientific publication (from the past two years, peer-review journal). The first or main author should have a doctorate, but the work to be awarded should not have been published more than two years after the doctorate. Included in this...

Held in Singapore's Catholic Junior College, the Whitley Business Forum (WBF) is the school's first student-organised business conference. Standard Chartered Bank's Regional CEO of ASEAN and South Asia and the Singaporean Minister of Education will be speaking in a panel discussion, along with one or two other distinguished business professionals (TBC at a later date). Topics covered include how students can prep for growing industries, and how to make use of one's education to jumpstart a career in business. WBF is a one-day conference that will be held sometime in early September, between the 2nd and the 6th. 

A competition, facilitated by an international expert, to encourage schools and students (from Grades 6-12) to compete in the fields of scientific and technical invention and innovation. Focuses on four categories – Biological & Ecological Sciences; chemical. Physical & Mathematical Sciences; Social & Behavioral Sciences; and Technology. Includes a non-competitive Primary Science Fair targeting younger students. Encourages students, parents and the public to think and learn about science plus motivates students to follow careers in science and technology, and make valuable contributions to the UAE. The competition looks to promotes different science, technology, engineering and mathematics-related activities ​ INITIATIVE DETAILS § Science competition with three entry levels, Junior (Cycle 2, Gr 6&7), Intermediate (Cycle 2, Gr 8&9) and Senior (Cycle 3, Gr 10-12) § Non-competitive Primary Science Fair (Cycle 1) § Technology Exhibition – Industry and higher...

Original Narrative is an annual, non-profit student short film festival initiated & hosted by MBRSC and AUD in Dubai. We hope to inspire, recognize and reward the up-and-coming filmmakers of tomorrow, showcasing students’ short films and screenplays from the UAE, the region and beyond. "Make a one to three minutes original short film based on the theme "Happiness" or "Brotherhood or Sisterhood" or "A Day in Your Life". For more information, please click here . 

The Mohammed Bin Rashid School for Communication at the American University in Dubai (AUD), in association with the Dubai Press Club, has launched an investigative journalism competition and a short film competition for grade 12 students. Both categories accept English and Arabic submissions. First prize in both competitions will be a full scholarship at AUD MBRSC.

The Think Science Competition is the region’s largest science competition focused on engaging teams of up to three or four talented youth from all across the UAE. It aims to identify eager and gifted youth with advanced innovative solutions that seek to serve a community benefit and betters the lives of others. It encourages youth to design, develop and build a working scientific prototype using their scientific knowledge, problem-solving and analytical skills to solve practical problems. In accordance with guidance issues by the international health organisations and due to the current travel restrictions, we regret to inform you that the Think Science World Fair 2020  has been postponed until further notice .  For more information, please click here .

The competition aims to encourage them to explore the role of peaceful use of nuclear applications to serve the community. The high-school students are encouraged to submit a proposal covering one of the following categories that focus on the role on nuclear science and technology to: improve human health; protect the environment and water resources; and generate clean energy. The three categories of the competition correspond with the UN Sustainable Development Goals which the UAE adopted in 2015. The categories touch upon: UN Goal # 7 "Affordable and Clean Energy" that aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable sustainable and modern energy for all. UN Goal # 3 "Good Health and Well-Being" to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. It also supports UN Goals # 6, 13, 14 and 15 to use nuclear applications to combat climate change, provide clean air, sanitation as well as protect the environment. For more information, please click here .

The Programme Each Fall, debate teams from UAE high schools come to NYU Abu Dhabi to compete for the Abu Dhabi schools trophy. A two-week programme, the tournament first invites teams for a day of coaching, during which our globally competitive university speakers train high school students at various skill levels: from first-time public speakers to experienced debaters. The following week, teams return to NYUAD to debate multiple preliminary rounds before breaking to the final rounds. The winning team, as well as the best speakers of the tournament, are recognised as the UAE High School Debate Champions. Speakers can opt to debate in either the English or Arabic division of the competition. The Vision High School debating is an extraordinary chance to learn to express ideas and arguments convincingly, explore new topics, and meet other driven students. There is a reason that many of the best high school debaters go on to study at the world’s most competitive...

The Breakthrough Junior Challenge is an annual global competition for students to inspire creative thinking about science. Students ages 13 to 18 from countries across the globe are invited to create and submit original videos (3 minutes in length maximum) that bring to life a concept or theory in the life sciences, physics or mathematics. The submissions are judged on the student’s ability to communicate complex scientific ideas in engaging, illuminating, and imaginative ways. The Challenge is organized by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation. Prize: $250,000 post-secondary scholarship $50,000 prize for your teacher $100,000 Breakthrough Science Lab For more information, please click here .

The COBIS art competition is open to students from the Council of British International Schools' member schools. The theme changes each year.  There are five categories students can enter: Early Years and Foundation Stage Key Stage 1 Key Stage 2 Key Stage 3 Group Entries For more information, please click here .