Villa College Futsal Cup 2011

Villa College Futsal Cup 2011

Villa College’s most awaited event is finally here. Villa College Students Association (VCSA) is organizing a one day Futsal cup for students of Villa College. This tournament will be held on Friday, 28th October 2011 at Maafannu Stadium Futsal Ground (infront of Traffic Police). Referees who will be officiating all games of the tournament will be FAM registered referees appointed by VCSA.

Teams can be of more than 5 Players and 2 Officials and to a maximum of 14 Players and 5 Officials. Every team has to pay Rf 350 to participate in the tournament. Application forms are available at Villa College Reception and the deadline for submitting the applications is 10PM on Tuesday, 25th October 2011.

The grand winner of Villa College Futsal Cup 2011 will be receiving a prize of Rf 1000, and the Runner-Ups will get Rf 500Rf.

Identity Crisis: Is the Maldives Airports Company Ltd (MACL) logo an Original?

Spot the difference: Logos of BAA and MACL

The new logo and branding for the Maldives Airports Company Ltd. (MACL) was launched on April 2006, as part of celebrating its 40th Anniversary.

The new corporate identity for MACL was made by the UK based PR and marketing services consultancy Montpellier, for which it received PRIDE Award – Silver Winner 2006/2007 for the “Use of Photography, Design and New Media” from CIPR, UK.

The branding of BAA was designed by Lloyds Northover in 1986 and is still being used for the company as well as the major airports in Britain; Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Southampton.

Maybe for some, there might not be any sort of resemblance between the two logos, citing the differences; the colour, shape of the runway and plane, and there’s even a palm tree!

But is the extent of “originality” really worth the money spent on the UK firm for the company, or do you feel a hint of plagiarism? I’ll leave this question to be answered by the reader.

Please leave your views below in the comments area.

Reference Links:

• http://www.johnlloyd.uk.com/ln_sub_content.php?main=2&chp=1
• http://www.montpellier-creative.com/portfolio/brand-identity/
• http://www.montpellier-pr.com/our-experience/case-studies/maldives-airports/
• http://www.montpellier-pr.com/awards/
• http://www.baa.com
• http://www.macl.aero

Watch Villa College Graduation Ceremony 2011 LIVE on MNBC One & VTV

Villa College is organising a grand ceremony for its first graduating batch of about 67 students, who completed their University degree programs affiliated with Open University Malaysia.

According to the College, the ceremony is going to be held at 08:00pm on Sunday, 2nd of October 2011, and is going to be totally different from any other graduation ceremony that took place in Maldives.

With a mixture of Maldivian culture and international university convocation norms, the event is set to be broadcasted LIVE on two local television channels; MNBC One and VTV.

Additionally, Students who acquired a CGPA above 3.67 will receive the prestigious OUM Book Awards, and also the Top achievers from all the different programmes will receive the Qasim Ibrahim Award of Excellence (QIAE).

Family, friends, and the public are welcome to view this joyous event on TV and join the graduates as they celebrate and receive recognition for their academic achievements.