“It’s not just a game, but a way to determine destiny.” With this phrase, the twenty-year-old Amir Kazkaz summarizes the idea of his interactive game “The Compass,” which he designed to help high school graduates choose their university majors in line with their inclinations and interests, before applying to the university admission competition for this year.
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The initiative comes at a time when many Syrians are facing confusion in determining their university path, amid an admission system that is mainly based on high school grades, which makes the choice governed by grades more than personal inclinations and interests, and gives guidance tools importance in helping students make a decision that shapes part of their future.
Amir’s personal experience with this dilemma motivated him to search for a tool that would help students discover their scientific inclinations and choose the most suitable specialization for them.
Amir told “Syria Now” that the Compass project seeks to solve a problem suffered by thousands of high school students “due to their lack of knowledge about specializations, curricula and the future of each specialization, and this is where the idea came from.”
He added, "I turned the project into a game to make it more like entertainment without putting psychological pressure on the student, and it determines his academic direction smoothly and simply."
After the game's first presentation as part of the "University Promo" project at the "Sanad Al Shabab" Foundation in Hama, Amir expressed his happiness at the large number of students who attended and interacted with his "Compass" project, and at the positive feedback regarding the help of a simple game in determining their academic future.
The need for support and development
Regarding the most prominent challenges he faced in establishing this project, Amir pointed to the lack of sponsorship and support for such youth projects that benefit society, according to his statement.
He hopes that in the future there will be greater attention given to youth projects, and that they will be sponsored and supported by private or public technology companies in Syria, and that he will have the opportunity to complete his studies and technological specialization at an international university.
Amir presented his project, the “Sanad Al Shabab” Foundation, which provides a space for young people to develop their technological skills and prepare for professional life, according to Lia Al Hussein, the Youth Support Project Manager, who said, “We strive to be a safe space for young people, which supports skills and works to develop experiences, so that they are ready for the labor market.”
An environment conducive to technological innovation
Based on this vision, the foundation established a technology lab that allows young people to develop their technical projects, whether they are university graduation projects or personal ideas. Leah points out that the lab provides the space and equipment necessary to turn ideas into scalable projects.
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