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”

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”

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”