The Indian High School Dubai team, comprising Arun Nair and Pritesh Singh, emerged champions in a closely fought final round at the event held at the Knowledge Village Auditorium.
The second spot was bagged by Dubai Modern High School, represented by Avneet Fernandes and Eric Kalapura, while the third place went to BITS Pilani represented by Tarun Balakrishnan and Mukundh Vasudevan.
The other teams that made it to final rounds were IITM, Al Tawam (Sherwood Academy) Abu Dhabi and University of Wollongong in Dubai.
"The aim of Battle of Brains was to engage students in a general knowledge contest with lots of fun elements," said Bridget Clifford, Student Services Manager at the UOWD. "The response to the inaugural event was overwhelming. We plan to make this contest an annual feature on our calendar of events."
The quizmaster for the event was Ameet D'Silva. The Battle of Minds was sponsored by Linksys Cisco and Radio 105.4 Dubai Spice.
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The first-ever 'Battle of Brains' inter-college quiz competition organized by the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD), in association with Dubai International Academic City (DIAC) and dubaiquiz.com, attracted 68 students from 14 colleges and high schools of UAE.
68 UAE students participate in the UOWD's 'Battle of Brains' quiz.
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About University of Wollongong Dubai:
Established in 1993, UOWD was the first Australian university in Dubai to be licensed by the USE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. It is part of one of Australia's best performing research institutions, University of Wollongong Australia (UOW) which is recognised as one of the top Australian universities for excellence in teaching performance.
For further information, please contact:
Anthony D'Silva
Communicate Gulf
P.O. Box 52821, Dubai, UAE
Tel. +9714 3510803
Fax +9714 3510804
Established in 1993, UOWD was the first Australian university in Dubai to be licensed by the USE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. It is part of one of Australia's best performing research institutions, University of Wollongong Australia (UOW) which is recognised as one of the top Australian universities for excellence in teaching performance.
For further information, please contact:
Anthony D'Silva
Communicate Gulf
P.O. Box 52821, Dubai, UAE
Tel. +9714 3510803
Fax +9714 3510804
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