Kuwaiti School Teams Compete in 'With Students' Program Finals for Amir's Cup - Sarmad

(KUNA) – The final of the television program “With Students” witnessed a competition among Kuwaiti school teams for the cup of His Highness the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, may God protect and guard him, on Wednesday, marking the conclusion of the second season of the program, which is held under his Highness’s patronage.

Attending the final were Minister of Education Eng. Sayed Jalal Al-Tabtaba’i, Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Affairs and Acting Minister of Media and Culture Omar Al-Omar, following a series of competitions spanning 13 episodes, with participation from Grade 12 students from secondary schools.

In this regard, Minister Al-Tabtaba’i told the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) after the final that reaching the final stage is an achievement in itself, given that the students had overcome previous stages, and emphasized that their performance in the final episode was commendable and reflected their capabilities and excellence.

He added that the program’s success was the fruit of the efforts made and the cooperation between the Ministries of Education and Media, alongside the support of the “V” platform, praising the revival of this prestigious program with a renewed spirit that keeps pace with the current generation while preserving its place in the memory of Kuwaiti society.

The minister congratulated the participating students across all stages of the program and expressed his gratitude to teachers and school administrations that supervised the teams and contributed to enabling students to reach advanced levels of competition.

For his part, Minister Al-Omar, in a similar statement to KUNA, praised the revival of the program, describing the concept as excellent and emphasizing the importance of attending to, supporting, and encouraging students in such educational programs.

Al-Omar said that the students’ reaching this stage of competition reflected their excellence and capabilities, expressing his wishes for their success and commending the second season of the program.

The competitions featured an enthusiastic atmosphere hosted by media personality Abdullah Malallah, and included diverse questions in various fields. The grand prize amounts to 4,000 Kuwaiti dinars for each student in the winning team and 1,000 dinars for each student in the second-place team.

The program is supervised by the Ministries of Education and Media and implemented by the non-profit “V” platform, affiliated with Sheikhah Ahood Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah, with strategic patronage from the Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah Prize for Informatics, and support from several sponsors: Kuwait Finance House, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, Colgate, and JVC.

“With Students” is one of the programs firmly embedded in the memory of Kuwaiti viewers since its launch in 1975 with media personality Khaled Al-Harban. It has returned with a renewed spirit and a vision aimed at supporting students and highlighting their talents and abilities, and is broadcast on Kuwait TV and the “51” platform.