SHOOFtv's competitions open to all

Point and Shoot.
That’s all they want you to do! This was the message for all the students from the Shooftv team that visited the MAHE Dubai Campus.

SHOOF, meaning "to see" in Arabic, aptly describes the function of this web interface channel. It has 100% user generated content and is part of the Arab Media Group in the UAE. SHOOFtv invites people from Asia and South Africa to post their personal videos and grab their opportunity to fame and fortune.

Providing a better insight on the website was Mariam Al Sarkal from SHOOFtv who communicated the advantages of being a 'Shoofer' and participating in the art of video making. The session began with an explanation of the organization. "It is related to you," she said adding that videos by amateurs were welcome.

One can easily upload any video they want to showcase to the world and in the process win amazing prizes. SHOOFtv gives anything between Dhs. 30000 to Dhs. 250000 as prizes for its regular competitions including daily cash prizes of $100 for the video that get the maximum hits in a single day. The website also provides tips from professionals to aid fresher’s on how to shoot quality videos.

Gaining phenomenal success on the Internet, SHOOFtv now plans to expand into the TV industry soon by creating a 100% user generated TV station.

SHOOFtv is promoting a new competition in its pipeline, the SHOOFtv Troops. It pits teams against one another to win mega prizes. With a team of 3-5 members, the group that earns the highest points in the challenges such as making mini videos stand a chance to win big. Groups can register at the SHOOFtv website.

The channel is also on the lookout for Junior Brand Ambassadors (JBAs) to help coordinate between the Troops and SHOOFtv. For more information and registration visit their website at www.shooftv.com

So dig out that handy cam and take a shot!

SHOOFtv Campus Visit

Maitri (Media Department) interacting with Ms. Mariam from SHOOFtv after the presentation.

SHOOFtv a leading online channel visited MAHE, Dubai Campus to introduce their new competition "SHOOFtv Troops" and to interact with over 60 students from the Department of Media & Communications.

SHOOFtv is a web based channel owned by the Arab Media Group in the UAE. SHOOFtv invites entries and showcases 100% user generated videos from Asia and South Africa giving aspiring directors an opportunity to fame and fortune.

The presentation by the SHOOFtv team included an introduction to SHOOFtv and the concept behind the channel before they elaborated on their new competition the "SHOOFtv Troops".

MAHE Dubai media students with the SHOOFtv team and SHOOF goodie bags after registering for the competition.

Teams consisting of 3-5 members (troops) have to create mini-videos which are rated by viewers online. The team with the highest points at the end of the competition stand a chance to win big. Many MAHE media students registered as Troops and Junior Brand Ambassadors after the presentation for the competition. All registered students were given a bag filled with goodies by the SHOOFtv team.

For more information or to register online, visit their website at www.shooftv.com.

The SHOOFtv team with Dr. Md. Firoz, Chair, Department of Media & Communications (second from the left). ~ Photograph by Joseph John

Click here for more photos.

Auditions For Intercollegiate Drama

The American College of Dubai is organising Stagestruck 2008, an intercollegiate drama competition, in April 2008.

Students interested in taking part in this competition may come in for auditions
on Wednesday, 27th February during any of the two time
slots - 9am to 11am or 2.30pm to 4pm.

Please note:
Those interested have to come prepared with dialogues for any two contrasting characters. A time limit of one minute each will be allowed.

Venue: College Auditorium

Selections for GMC Sports Fest & BITS Sports Festival begin

The inter-class tournaments for Basketball, Volleyball and Throwball begin next Saturday, 1st March 2008.
Names of representatives for each class will be announced shortly. Interested students can give in their names to him/her.

The college team respresenting MAHE-Manipal,Dubai at the BITS Sports Festival and GMC Sports Fest will be selected from the inter-class and inter-year tournaments being held in March. Practise sessions will continue alongwith on each Saturday of the month - 1st March, 8th March, 15th March, 22nd March and 29th March.

Venue: Dubai Special Needs Club, next to Lulu Hypermarket, Qusais.

Match details
Basketball (men) - 1st March
Volleyball - 8th March
Football - 1st March and 8th March

AUS Racquet Tournament

The American University in Sharjah Racquet Tournament for Tennis, Table Tennis and Badminton will be held between March 2nd and March 4th. Open to both men and women.

Interested students may contact Mr Krishna Kumar.

MAHE Dubai wins at UOWD Public Speaking Competition 2008

Aakanksha Singh (2nd Prize Story Telling Original), Mohammad Ali (2nd Prize Extempore) and Blassy Boben Jose (2nd Prize Story Telling Traditional)

The University of Wollongong in Dubai that held its Public Speaking Competition 2008 yesterday, at the Knowledge Village, brought out the best of MAHE's public speakers, bagging laurels in varied categories.

The winners are as follows:

Extempore Category

Muhammed Ali (BBA) - 2nd place

Story Telling - Original Category

Aakansha Singh (B.A.Media) - 2nd place

Story Telling - Traditional Category

Blassy Bobin (B.A. Media) - 2nd place

Impromptu Category

Aditi Malhotra (B.A. Media) - 3rd place

Congratulations and keep the winning spree going!

SHOOFtv Campus Visit

SHOOFtv is organising a campus tour and competition. They will conduct short (30-minute) video presentations, followed by a Q&A session with students.

Date: Monday, 25th February
Time: 1pm - 2pm
Venue: MAHE - Dubai Campus Auditorium

All media students who are interested in learning about SHOOFtv and becoming active participants of the channel are invited to attend.

BITS Sports Festival

The BITS Sports Festival is to be held in the first week of March. Confirmed dates will be announced next week.

Matches for women include:
Throwball, Basketball, Table Tennis, Badminton and Chess.

Selections begin on 23rd February. Please contact Mr Krishnakumar on 050 8746038 for more information.

GMC Sports Fest

The Gulf Medical College Sports Fest will be held between 23rd March - 30th March on the GMC Campus in Ajman.

Matches for women include:
Volleyball, Basketball and Table Tennis.

Selections for the same begin on 23rd February. Please contact Mr Krishnakumar on 050 8746038 for further details.

MAHE Dubai Quiz 2008 Winners

Dr. B. Ramjee, Director, MAHE Dubai Campus with the Quiz Winners - Keegan Gerald Pereira and Mir Hassan. ~ Photograph by Anandha Kumar

Five teams battled it out with their mind and intelligence as they competed in several exciting rounds to win the MAHE Dubai Campus Quiz held on 21 February 2008.

Quiz Master Kailash Menon and Curator Sabir Haque designed a series of challenging rounds complete with audio visual questions, which got the teams and the audience scrambling to spark their brain cells. Audience members had interesting prizes for answering questions passed on by the teams on stage.

Quiz Master Kailash Menon poses a question to one of the teams.~ Photograph by Anandha Kumar

In the end, Mir Hassan (BBA) and Keegan Gerald Pereira (Media) won the Quiz. Aakanksha Singh (Media) and Melissa Khan (Media) took the runners up position. Dr. B. Ramjee, Director, MAHE Dubai Campus presented the Winner's trophy and the Runner Up Trophy to the students.

As a special incentive for the winners and runners up, they were chosen to take part on another live radio quiz on the popular FM station 101.6 City FM, on February 22, 2008. The Quiz is being broadcast live on 101.6 FM from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. (U.A.E time). It can also be heard online through live streaming on their official website 101.6 City FM.

Timer keeper Ms. H. S. Shubha and Scorer Ms. Seena Biju did a good job despite being busy keeping up with the teams. Kailash Menon did an excellent job, revealing a new talent as Quiz Master other being a faculty member of the Fashion Department. Sabeer Haque supported the Quiz Master with the audio-visual rounds and the presentation.

The quiz was just the start of the first of several events being organized by the Student Services Officer Mrs. Uma Prasad. Watch this blog for more details on next week's event.

Dr. B. Ramjee, Director, MAHE Dubai Campus with the Quiz Runners Up - Melissa Khan and Aakanksha Singh. ~ Photograph by Anandha Kumar

A section of the audience present to see the quiz.~ Photograph by Anandha Kumar

To see more photos view our online album: MAHE Dubai Quiz 2008

MAHE Dubai at Creations 2008 - Gulf News Coverage!

Designs showcased by students of the Department of Fashion Design at Creations 2008, Burjuman Centre as part of the Dubai Shopping Festival was highlighted in today's Tabloid, Gulf News (21 February 2008).

Click on picture to download and read!

Kudos to all the faculty and students of the Department of Fashion Design.

Basic Professional Photography Workshop

A four-day photography workshop is being conducted by Ms. Jisha Nair, a celebrity fashion photographer, at the MAHE University's Dubai Campus.

Dates: February 28, March 2, 6 & 9.
Time: 1200 to 1600 hrs.
Venue: MAHE Media Department
Fee: AED 400 (Students of MAHE)
AED 600 (For Non-MAHE participants)

For more details, contact Mr. Joseph John, Senior Lecturer, Department of Media and Communications, MAHE University - Dubai Campus.

Interior Design Dept. picnic postponed

The picnic to Jumeirah Beach Park scheduled for tomorrow (21 February, 2008) has been postponed in light of a new memo circulated by the Ministry 0f Education which states:

- Entry to all parks is restricted to male students on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.
- Entry to female students is restricted to Monday and Wednesday.
- Entry for male and female students together is allowed only on Friday and Saturday.

The picnic has been postponed. Watch this space for further notifications.

Quiz finalists announced

The following students have been selected for the quiz finals to be held on 21st February in the college auditorium:

1. Aakanksha Singh
2. Amartojit Basu
3. Akhil Madaan
4. Abhishek Padhi
5. Jeraz
6. Keegan
7. Davis Francis
8. Mir Hassan
9. Uzma
10. Melissa Khan

All the best to the finalists!

Vacancy for Accounting Graduates

A leading organization in the telecommnuication equipment and mobile services industry is seeking to hire an accounting graduate for a full time position. Details are:

• Qualifications required: Accounting Graduate
• Languages required: English and French
• Skills sought: Good communication skills, good analytical skills
• Experience: Not necessary
• Role Profile / Job description: Accounts Payable Administrator
• Remuneration: 6.5K
• Working hours: 8 hours per day (40 hours per week)

Interested candidates please email your resumés before 2nd March 2008 on: asha.karamchandani@kv.ae

Creations 2008

A highlight event of the DSF, Creations 2008 showcases the designs of aspiring young fashion designers in the UAE giving them a chance to rub shoulders with the best in the industry.

The first year students of the Fashion Department will display their creative collection 'MAHE' at BurJuman tomorrow, 19th February2008 at 6:00 pm.

The students have enrolled with 24 garments and are competing individually for a spot at the Miami Fashion Week. The event is open to all. Support the aspirants by heading out to BurJuman tomorrow.

New additions at the MAHE Dubai library

The MAHE Dubai library has added the following books to their collection:

• The Handbag: An Illustrated History by Caroline Cox
• Why Women Wear What They Wear by Sophie Woodward
• Cinema: The Archaeology of Film and the Memory of a Century (Talking Images Series) by Jean-Luc Godard, Youssef Ishaghpour, Yann Perreau (Editor), John Howe (Translator)
• The Language of Fashion by Roland Barthes, Michael Carter (Editor), Andy Stafford (Editor), Andy Stafford (Translator)
• Conflicts in the Middle East since 1945 by Beverley Milton-Edwards, Peter Hinchcliffe, Peter Hinchcliffe
• Dubai Architecture & Design by DAAB Staff

Please contact the library for more information.

Desert Safari for students

Desert Safari for students.

• Organizer: Dubai Student Services Programme, Dubai Knowledge Village & Dubai International Academic City.
• Date: Tuesday, 26th Feb. 2008
• Departure Time: 14:30 p.m.
• Tickets: AED 50/- per person
• Meeting Point: Dubai Knowledge Village & Dubai International Academic City

For further queries contact:
Asha Karamchandani
Student Services Coordinator
Email: asha.karamchandani@kv.ae
Tel: 04-3900337

Thursday Excitement at MAHE

The following in-house events will be happening in the MAHE auditorium on the next four Thursdays:

• 21st February - Quiz Competition
• 28th February - Solo Dance (Eastern and Western)
• 6th March - Debate
• 13th March - Group Singing (Eastern and Western)

Time: 14:00pm - 16:00pm
Venue: Auditorium

• Elimination rounds for Quiz will be held on Monday 18th February in the auditorium between 12:15pm - 12:45pm (Bring a pen with you please!)
• Those interested in Solo Dance should contact Sindhuja, 3rd year Media Dept. on 050-5782395 by Thursday, 14th February.
• Those interested in Group Singing should contact Aishwarya, 3rd year Media Dept. on 050-2423424 by Thursday, 21st February.
• Announcements for Debate will be made soon.

Blood Donation Camp at DIAC

A blood donation camp is being organised at the Academic City, Block 8, 21st Feb, 2008.

Time: 9am - 14:30pm
Venue: Block 8, Ground Floor

Please help support this noble cause.

Auditions for Public Speaking Competition

Auditions for Public Speaking Competition organised by The University of Wollongong will be held for the following categories:

• Public Speaking
• Story telling - Traditional and original (Come prepared with a story)
• Radio Address
• Impromptu Speaking
• Extempore Speech

Interested students may report for the above categories on 13th Feb between 9am to 11am (morning batch) and 13th Feb between 1pm to 3pm (afternoon batch)

Venue: College Auditorium

Creations - 2008

The Department of Fashion is showcasing their creations at Bur Juman Shopping Center on 14th February 2008.

Timing: 6 pm
Admission: Open to all.

Please come and encourage the upcoming designers from our college.

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