On 4th January 2017, the School of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Web Media held its semiannual Students Project Exhibition for the first semester of this academic year 2016-2017 at the Bahrain Polytechnic’s campus, held under the patronage of Acting CEO of the Polytechnic, Dr. Mohamed Al Aseeri and in partnership with Batelco. More than forty projects undertaken by Polytechnic students were showcased to various stakeholders.
The aim of the project exhibition is to demonstrate ICT and Web Media solutions developed by young Bahrainis. Projects developed at Bahrain Polytechnic campus and work placement for Industry partners including Maroonfrog, BiPA, Tree Projects, Huawei, Earth Enerji, Imagination Country Computer Solutions (ICS), Batelco, Bapco, and the Ministry of Information Affairs.
Dr. Al Aseeri commented: “This is the seventh exhibition we have hosted for the School of ICT and Web Media, our students had the chance to show their projects to our industry partners, which is good exposure for them. We teach our students using the problem-based learning (PBL) approach, which focuses on practical learning. This ensures they leave the Polytechnic as work-ready graduates, as part of our Strategic Plan 2015-2019, as well as the Bahrain 2030 Vision and government work plan 2015-2018.”
This semester, Bahrain Telecommunications Company Batelco was named the Strategic Partner of the Exhibition, which marked the exhibition as an unforgettable experience for the senior students.
Mr. Hesham Al Hashemi, Senior Manager Fixed Core Network at Batelco awarded the winning projects of the year:
| Student Name | Award | Project |
| Ghadeer Ali | Web Media Community Project | Ancient Egypt Interactive Exhibition |
| Esraa Husain | Management Information System – IT Project | Bee Hive – Work placements and Industry Allocation Solution |
| Amal Al Mahroos | Networking – IT Project | CCNP Route for a Global Health Network |
| Batool Sabt | Database – IT Project | General Directorate of Traffic |
| Abdulla Mutlaq | Programming – IT Project | Virtual Workplace |
| Suhail Bhai | Management Information System – Cooperative Learning Project (CLP) | Earth Enerji |
| Muna Kadhem | Software (Database) – Cooperative Learning Project (CLP) | Tree Projects |
| Hashem Sharaf | Public Vote | Course and Assessment Quality Management System |
Dr. Mohamed Al-Aseeri, Acting CEO and Dr. Hassan Al Mulla Deputy CEO, expressed appreciation and awarded the exhibition strategic partner Batelco and sponsors ThinkSmart, and Motorcity for their contribution and support to the young talents.
