Al Bayt Mitwahid Association to Sponsor the Worlds Largest Technology Competition

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Al Bayt Mitwahid Association to Sponsor the Worlds Largest Technology Competition

Al-Bayt Mitwahid, an association developed by employees of the Crown Prince Court (CPC) of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces has announced its sponsorship for the Microsoft UAE Imagine Cup 2016, happening in April this year. The event, known to be the world's biggest student competition, will span along a period of one year beginning with local and online contests held in over than 100 nations. This collaboration comes in line with Al-Bayt Mitwahid's mission intending to resolve community requirements and fostering the spirit of entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity among the youth, while encouraging them to keep up and use most current technical skills to manifest a future they envision in UAE.

Imagine Cup 2016 revolves around the facility of integrating education and innovation, a vision shared by Al-Bayt Mitwahid which supports the objectives for ensuring unity and uniformity through mutual obligations across UAE, offering a base for neighborhoods to give back and endorses IC CUP 2016 for improving education and establishing new ideas and ideas with Microsoft's latest resources.

Mohammad Al Qadhi, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee of Al Bayt Mitwahid association, stated "We are extremely excited to partner with Microsoft to deliver this crucial effort which is anticipated to upgrade abilities of taking part students, ensure STEM and entrepreneurship, and provide students with the chance to capitalize on their concepts".

Microsoft will be hosting road shows related to the Imagine cup in the months of February and March that will consist of on-going occasions at various UAE universities, and will be developed to create more awareness amongst students for motivating participation. More training sessions will likewise be held to prepare individuals in accordance with the criteria of the competitors.

Samer Abu Latif, Regional General Manager Microsoft Gulf stated "Microsoft firmly believes that technology can be used making a genuine distinction in today's world. We are thrilled to partner with Al-Bayt Mitwahid to commemorate the spirit of innovation and develop an avenue for young minds to unleash their skills and creativity to accomplish more. By endorsing Imagine Cup 2016, Al-Bayt Mitwahid shares our dedication towards generating opportunities that combine newest technology with education for driving future success and growth in UAE.".

As part of its YouthSpark effort, Microsoft Imagine Cup produces an avenue for young entrepreneurs and pioneers to use their imagination in producing new ideas, work together on innovation applications and establish clear company plans leveraging the latest tools and services provided. The Imagine Cup Event Pan-Arab finals will be kept in the last week of May, with launch of around the world finals on the 29th of July.