Days of Business Spirit

The Business society of the Department of Business Studies organized two-day activities called ‘DAYS OF BUSINESS SPIRIT’ on 13 and 14 February 2018. The activities were conducted in the multipurpose hall, lecture theatre, VIP lounge, and college reception arena.

On 13 February the inaugural function began at 9am with the Recitation of the Quaran by student Abdul Hamid, in lecture theatre. The anchor for the program was Asaad Said Khamis Al Majrafi, Student Chairman and Dhuha Hamed Al Hinai, Business Society member. The HOD, HOS- HR, Business Society chairman Ms. Safiya Al Hamdi along with business society staff and student members were present on the occasion.

The first activity started at 9.30am with ‘50000 BAISA WINNER’ competitions. A total of 17 students from various departments took part in the competition. Ms Reema Masood Al Sadiri, student of Department of Business Studies and Mr Mohamed from the Engineering Department were declared the winners. The entire event was conducted by the student organizers Yaarub Salim Rashid Al Mamari, Thuraya Dhaboon Al Majarafi, Ruquiaya Sultan Al Kalbani Shihab Hamed Salim Al-Alawi. The second event, ‘AD-FAB’ was conducted at the multipurpose hall ADFAB. The students were given a theme of ‘KAWVA MARKETING’ in which three teams participated from various departments. The first prize was bagged by Mallak Suleiman Al Farsi, Asma Sai Al Abri, Mead Seif Al Farsi, Shaima Bakheet Al Ghafri from the IT Department. The judges for the competition were Dr Shaik Mastan Vali and Dr Ashok Kumar Patnaik from the Business Studies department.

Simultaneously, the third event ‘BUSINESS IS MINE’ by student entrepreneurs was also conducted at the same venue. There were eight participants - Laban Mohammed Abdallah Al Majrafi, Noor Jame Salim Al Yaqoobi, Amrou Mubarak Al Maqbali, Ahmed Said Al Adawi, Haitham Saif Ali Al Brashdi, Haitham, Moza and Aisha Maqbali. These entrepreneurs showcased their business exhibits and enthralled the visitors by their presentations. The student organizers for this event were Mohammed Khamis Al-Kaabi, Ahmed Saif Sulaiman Al Kalbani.

In the VIP Lounge, BIGDAY AUCTION 2 was conducted, and a total of 19 items were received for auction from various departments, in which 15 items were sold to difference staff members by bidding in the auction. The student organizers for this event were Mohammed Aamir Khamis Al Maqbali, Nasr Nasser Al Mamari and Sheikha Awadh Al Shukaili.

A ‘TROLLEY MARKETING’ event was organized by Business Society student members Ismail Said Khalifa Al-Balushi, Faisal Amor Al Kalbani, Hamman Said Issa Al-Shukaili. The organizers marketed various items by carrying them throughout the college premises and at last stopped at college reception for selling. This event created a buzz of curiosity among the onlookers who then thronged the reception hall to make their purchases. The ‘BUSINESS AMBASSORDORS’ event for HR and ACCOUNTING was conducted by HR and Accounting students, Said Bati Al Kalbani, Mazin Hamood Al Sankhi, Khalifa Khamis Al Yahyai, Hamed Khalifa Hamood Al Wahshi.

The overall decoration for all the events was done by student organizers Azza Nasser Al Mahrooqi, Amal Said Al-Zaraei, Lujina Hamad Al-Habsi, and Reema Masood Al Sadiri. Apart from these events, the ‘Business Studies Talent’ was also conducted at the Lecture Theatre and at the Multipurpose Hall. A total of 20 Students participated in program by showing their talents in traditional songs, poetry and Islamic songs. The First Prize in traditional songs was bagged by Waleed al Sarki. In poetry the winner were Zwenia and Ibrahim Shukali, and in Islamic songs Ali Alawi came out as the winner. The judges for the program were Ms Jokha Al Shamakhi, Mr Ali Al Ghafri, and Mr. Qassim Al Yaqoobi. The closing ceremony was held on 14 February in the multipurpose hall by rewarding all the winners of the competition, participants of various activities, judges of the competition, student organisers and staff organisers. The chairman of the committee, Ms Safiya Al Hamdi, overall in charge for ‘Days of Business Spirit’, Dr Manjula Veerabhadrappa and MS. Asia Al Mamari for ‘50000 Baisa’ Mr. Abdul Nasser Manakkancheri for Big Day Auction 2, Mr. Abdulmajeed Kadooran for AD-FAB and Business is Mine” were also felicitated. The Business Society thanks the dean, ADAA, ADSA, HR, ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, staff and students for all support and cooperation.