The “Creativity” Award for Media Students returns again with a new look after 16 years

Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, “may God protect him,” and under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, the Dubai Press Club announced today About opening the door for participation in the ninth session of the Arab Youth Media Award (Creativity) 2025.

The launch of the award in its new form comes as an extension of the “Creativity” Award for Media Students, which was launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, in the year 2001, as a platform aimed at discovering distinguished competencies among media students in Various Arab countries, and giving Arab media institutions the opportunity to benefit from these competencies and involve them in various media sectors.

A future vision that began in 2001

On this occasion, Vice President and Managing Director of the Dubai Media Council and President of the Dubai Press Club, Mona Ghanem Al Marri, said: “The award in its new form completes the mission for which it was launched in the year 2001 to be an incentive for young people to begin the path of professional excellence during their studies in various media specializations.” .
She stressed the keenness of the Dubai Press Club to work on the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, “may God protect him”, to discover distinguished competencies among male and female media students, and to prepare new talents from qualified youth to lead the Arab media development process in various sectors, to ensure keeping pace with the rapid global development in the field of the media industry.”

She added: “Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, and His Highness’s continuous directives, we will work to provide all the necessary support to media students to advance their capabilities and confirm the effectiveness of their role in supporting the future of Arab media… pointing out that the award It represents an opportunity for young media students, male and female, to highlight their talents and competence through an important forum and platform that will ensure that the winner appears on the media scene in the Arab world, which expands the job opportunities for them in the field. The most prestigious media institutions. The award will also serve as a window through which media institutions look for young talents who can be included in their ranks and benefit from their talent in enriching the Arab media scene.

Award categories

For his part, a member of the award’s organizing committee, Jassim Al-Shamsi, confirmed that consideration was taken in designing the award in its new form, 16 years after its first launch, to keep pace with the great development that media work has witnessed over the past twenty years, as the award this year includes 6 categories. They are: podcasts, electronic games, multimedia, in addition to the categories of photography, short video, and press reports.

Al-Shamsi added: “Participation is now open to male and female students studying media sciences in all Arab countries. Participation is required to be through universities, or directly through the student, but on the condition that an official letter issued by the university or college to which the male or female student is affiliated is attached.” By agreeing to be nominated for the award, you confirm that the submitted work adheres to all announced rules and standards.”

Al-Shamsi explained that the award’s organizing committee, represented by the Dubai Press Club, has already begun addressing Arab universities, media colleges and institutes, inviting them to motivate their media students to begin preparing their projects and works to participate in the ninth session and compete for its awards, through the following link:

Building a young media base

In turn, a member of the award’s organizing committee, Amna Khalil, confirmed that the “Ebdaa” award will pave the way for building a new media base that works to enhance the capabilities of the Arab and regional media reality. The return of the award in a new form after 16 years comes within the framework of the main work strategy of the Dubai Press Club, Which aims to discover young media competencies to come up with an advanced model for the future media work environment.

A member of the award’s organizing committee said: “The media industry at the present time needs a flowing river of new experiences and talents that help enrich the Arab media reality, as the Dubai Press Club is keen to meet these requirements while emphasizing the principle of providing the opportunity for young people to enter the arena of media creativity.” Pointing out that the winners will be announced and prizes will be handed over during a ceremony held on this occasion within the activities of the Arab Youth Media Forum.

Terms of participation

The value of each of the categories included in the “Creativity 2025” Award reaches 5,000 US dollars, and participation can be done in both Arabic and English, provided that the nominated work is original and not copied, copied, or imitated. Participation can be made either individually or as a collective work, provided that the work does not include Submitted within any advertising or promotion category for any product or entity, the student and the nominated business owner (whether an individual or a group) must provide a written pledge that all intellectual property rights to the work submitted for the award belong to them. Exclusively, the award’s organizing committee has the right to use the work or parts of it in the award’s promotional operations.

Selection and arbitration process

A jury composed of experts and specialists in the field of media work will evaluate the works and projects submitted for the award, as the Dubai Press Club, the award’s representative, has established a set of controls for accepting and evaluating works in order to ensure the integrity and fairness of the selection and arbitration process, and to ensure balanced opportunities for all applicants. Those wishing to nominate for the award can visit the following link: .