AUK places 3rd in Annual Public Speaking Competition

The American University of Kuwait team won 3rd place in the 10th Inter College Environmental Public Speaking Competition held in Dubai. It was a research-based competition about the environment and was divided into 4 categories that attracted 63 universities from the GCC countries. AUK had one team and we competed in one category: Intelligent Use of Water: Conservation or Management? Seventeen different universities competed in our event with AUK student Nour El-Ariss as the speaker, Samantha Combs, assistant and Intensive English Program Senior Instructor Don Prades as the faculty advisor/coach. AUK students performed well under pressure gaining the respect of other universities and the organizers of the event which was held under the patronage of His Highness Shiekh Nahayan Bin Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the UAE. This was our 4th appearance in this annual competition twice placing in 3rd and twice winning 1st.
 

(left to right): Assistant and Intensive English Program Senior Instructor Don Prades, AUK students Samantha Combs & Nour El-Ariss