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After tough regional and national qualifying competitions the team from Malvern College Qingdao have been rewarded with a place at the World Finals of the HOSA – Future Health Professionals, taking place in Houston, Texas in June 2024. Based in the US and certified by the US department of Education, HOSA has been organizing scientific competitions for 47 years with over 250,000 students competing annually.
Following 5 months of intensive preparation, study and practice in the fields of biology, microbiology, health education and behavioural health the team at MCQ achieved an outstanding results with Marjorie J, Fayne X and Bowen L all winning individual Gold Awards. MCQ itself won further awards in the categories of ‘National Model School’ and ‘National Pioneer School in Health Science Education’. These students have also secured academic success elsewhere with Majorie a holder of a UK Mathematics Trust (UKMT) Global Gold Award and Fayne as Microeconomics Champion at the Regional qualifiers for the upcoming China National Economics Challenge (NEC).
Brains for Business
Several other Malvern College Qingdao students have secured top awards in various national level business competitions. Thomas S became the China National Champion in the recent LIBF (London Institute of Banking & Finance) competition and was also elected as Student President of the BPA (Business Professionals of America) for China. Dax G has been awarded a place in the national finals of the ASDAN business simulation competition after his silver medal in the regional qualifier. ASDAN China was founded in 2011 and provides skill based education training with over 1,300 school and 300,000 students having participated in their events. Dax is also the winner of a National Economics Challenge (NEC) individual award and has been inducted into the NEC student ‘Hall of Fame’ for his achievements.
Cathy H meanwhile is a Silver award winner in the GFFSM (Global Future Space Scholars Meet) annual academic competition which aims to encourage students globally to solve real-world problems through multi-disciplinary project based learning. Students take part in an Extreme Design Challenge where they are tasked with creating future cities and lunar bases in less than 24 hours.
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