Kuwait Technical College celebrates its global sports achievement and honors its champions
Kuwait Technical College held an awards ceremony for its basketball and volleyball teams for their high placements in the World University Games, attended by the Minister of Youth and Sports.
Translated by Qiyas from القبس — Original source
Dr. Tariq Al-Jalahma, Minister of State for Youth and Sports Affairs, attended the Kuwait Technical College (KTEC) ceremony honoring its sports teams, celebrating the global achievements of its students whose basketball team secured second place worldwide and whose volleyball team finished fifth among more than 100 participating universities and colleges in the World University Championships held in Bratislava, Slovakia. This distinguished sporting accomplishment reflects the capability of Kuwaiti youth to compete and achieve top positions in international forums.
The Minister’s visit to KTEC headquarters was in recognition of this outstanding sporting achievement and to reaffirm the importance of supporting young national talents and celebrating accomplishments that elevate the name of the State of Kuwait on the international stage and enhance the culture of sporting excellence among students in higher education institutions.
During the ceremony, Misha’i Ayman Boudi, Chairman of the KTEC Board of Trustees, expressed his pride and admiration for the achievements of the sports teams, emphasizing that the basketball team’s second-place global finish and the volleyball team’s fifth-place result, amid competition from over 100 universities and colleges from various countries, represent a landmark in the history of Kuwaiti university sports. It embodies the energies and capacities of Kuwaiti youth, which are capable of achieving distinguished results on the international level.
Boudi stressed that the visit of the Minister of State for Youth and Sports Affairs and the honoring of students reflect the state’s commitment to supporting youth and encouraging them to achieve excellence. He noted that this recognition serves as a motivation to continue working on developing the sports teams and enhancing their participation in world championships, thereby consolidating the State of Kuwait’s position in international university sports forums.
He added that KTEC believes that investing in youth extends beyond academic classrooms to include the development of their athletic, leadership, and personal capacities. He explained that sports represent a fundamental pillar in shaping students’ personalities and reinforcing values such as cooperation, belonging, discipline, and perseverance—values that the college strives to embed in its educational and student environment.
The ceremony featured individual honors for members of the sports teams, recognizing their efforts, commitment, and distinguished representation of the State of Kuwait at the World Championship, followed by a group photo session that brought together the Minister, college leadership, and the honored students, commemorating the occasion and the sporting achievement.
This achievement adds a qualitative dimension to KTEC’s record of international sports participation and reflects the success of its efforts in developing university sports and providing students with opportunities to interact with global teams and acquire competitive experience, thereby enhancing their capacity to achieve further accomplishments in the future.
This excellence aligns with KTEC’s strategic objectives, which aim to empower students, develop their talents, enhance their participation in sports activities and international competitions, and reinforce values of cooperation, belonging, and excellence, while strengthening the college’s presence and representation of the State of Kuwait in international forums.
KTEC reaffirms its continued commitment to supporting sports teams and providing a suitable environment for developing students’ capabilities, based on its conviction that academic and sporting excellence are complementary paths to preparing a generation capable of competing, achieving, and contributing to elevating the name of the State of Kuwait.
