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Qatar University Hosts 4th Entrepreneurial Showcase Event for College of Business and Economics Students

Qatar, December 25th, 2018 – Qatar University’s (QU) Foundation Program Department of English (FPDE) along with the Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE), a center under the College of Business and Economics (CBE), recently held “The Entrepreneurial Showcase Event.” The event is a demonstration of CBE students’ work on a course project related to inventing ideas for new businesses in Qatar.

The event exhibited 82 business ideas on posters for the general public to view and each student gave visitors presentations about their business ideas in English. They also administered surveys to use as market research for each of their respective topics. Continue reading “Qatar University Hosts 4th Entrepreneurial Showcase Event for College of Business and Economics Students”

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Qatar University Workshop Explores Opportunities for Collaboration in Construction Sector

Attended by more than 130 academics and experts

Qatar, December 24th, 2018 – The College of Engineering (CENG) at Qatar University, in collaboration with Constructing Excellence in Qatar (an Ashghal initiative) and sponsored by Qatari Diar, recently organized a special workshop for industry and academics entitled “Bridging the Gap”, aimed to identify opportunities for collaboration between academia and all key stakeholders in the construction industry.

The event worked to bridge the gap between the academic field and the industry, to discuss problems, issues, and challenges facing construction industry in Qatar. The workshop sought to build better connections between researchers and industry practitioners, and to identify areas of collaboration for future action research and education. Continue reading “Qatar University Workshop Explores Opportunities for Collaboration in Construction Sector”

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Qatar University and Shanghai International Studies University Sign MOU

Qatar, December 10th 2018 – In the context of strengthening international relations and partnership, Qatar University (QU) and Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) yesterday at QU. QU President Dr. Hassan Al-Derham and SISU President Dr. Li Yansong, were present at the signing ceremony alongside a number of officials from the two academic institutions.

The purpose of this agreement is to promote cooperation between the two universities, especially in the academic and research field, as well as to promote exchange programs for both students and faculty members. Continue reading “Qatar University and Shanghai International Studies University Sign MOU”

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Qatar’s Minister Highlights Qatar’s Efforts in Education Sector

Rabat, Morocco, October 11th, 2018 – HE the Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Mohamed bin Abdul Wahed al-Hammadi said that Qatar remains committed to its humanitarian and international duties towards countries around the world by ensuring the provision of a high-quality education system. He said that education helps encourage interaction between people from different cultural backgrounds and enhances the valuing of human rights, justice and peace.

The minister was speaking at the 13th Session of the General Conference of ISESCO in Rabat, Morocco, and shed light on the initiative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani to provide education for a million girls around the world by 2021. The announcement was made during a round table meeting held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York last month. Al-Hammadi also highlighted the efforts of Education Above All in providing education to 10mn children around the world, through Educate A Child programme. Continue reading “Qatar’s Minister Highlights Qatar’s Efforts in Education Sector”

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Deutsche Bank Supports ICDL’s Training Program for Orphan Children in Qatar

In partnership with Qatar Charity, 25 orphans will be taught basic computing skills

Qatar, February 16th, 2018 – Deutsche Bank and ICDL Arabia, the governing body and certification authority for the ICDL certificate program in Egypt, GCC States and Iraq, have joined forces to provide 25 underprivileged and orphan children from Doha with the much needed and highly valuable digital skills.

The young beneficiaries will undergo comprehensive training in Doha’s Hi Tech Training Center and receive the ICDL certificate for Base Profile upon completion of the module. The candidates registered on December 28, 2014 and the 4-week training program will commence in February 2015. Continue reading “Deutsche Bank Supports ICDL’s Training Program for Orphan Children in Qatar”

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GCC Countries Dominate Top 5 Arab States Recording in ICT Development Index

Bahrain, UAE, Qatar, KSA, Oman rank in top 60 globally

UAE, December 24,  2014 – ICDL Arabia, the governing body and certification authority for the ICDL certification program in Egypt, GCC States and Iraq, has expanded on the recent findings of the 2014 report published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations’ specialized agency for ICT, pointing out the outstanding performance of the GCC countries in the report. The ITU’s flagship annual report ‘Measuring the Information Society Report’ has identified Gulf countries among the group of ‘most dynamic countries,’ having recorded above-average improvements in their ICT Development Index (IDI) rank over the past 12 months. Continue reading “GCC Countries Dominate Top 5 Arab States Recording in ICT Development Index”

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Doha College and Pearson Collaborate to Promote eLearning in Qatar

Event demonstrates potential of digital learning technology to transform education in Arab region

Doha, Qatar, 18 November 2014 – Leading educators from Qatar and around the Arab World have gathered in Doha to discuss how e-learning can be used to overcome key educational challenges facing the region.

Doha College’s Annual 2014 Conference, which took place recently, focused on how the latest available technology, such as iPads, can be exploited to promote cost effective, high quality teaching and learning environments in Qatar and further afield. Participants explored and discussed how education can be transformed to better suit the needs of learners in the 21st Century, and the fundamental role technology will play in meeting this goal. Continue reading “Doha College and Pearson Collaborate to Promote eLearning in Qatar”