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Saturday, 25 May 2013

Qatargas wins award for its support to the education sector

Qatargas wins award for its support to the education sector
Qatargas has won an award for its significant support to the education sector in the State of Qatar. The Company won the award in the ‘Support and Liaison with the Education Sector’ category of the Annual Qatarization Awards presented at the Annual Qatarization Review Meeting held on May 20, under the patronage of His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy...

ROTA hosted reflection event for RAEL program

ROTA hosted reflection event for RAEL program
Qatar’s leading educational not-for-profit organization Reach Out To Asia (ROTA), hosted a reflection event on Tuesday 14th May 2013 at the Education City to recognize the outstanding achievements of Education City’s low-skilled workers and volunteer student tutors who participated in ROTA’s Adult English Literacy (RAEL) Program. The RAEL Reflection Event at the Education City...

Promoting Academic Integrity at Hamad bin Khalifa University and its partners

Promoting Academic Integrity at Hamad bin Khalifa University and its partners
One of the core values of leading universities throughout the world is academic integrity. With higher education opportunity spreading throughout the Gulf region, Asia, Africa, and elsewhere, many educational leadership have undertaken efforts to make sure that students understand how important academic integrity is. Without a shared understanding and commitment to academic integrity...

Ooredoo and Carnegie Mellon Qatar announce Research Partnership

Ooredoo and Carnegie Mellon Qatar announce Research Partnership
Ooredoo and Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) have announced a trailblazing new partnership to enhance the country’s educational, scientific and community development. Sheikh Saud Bin Nasser Al Thani, CEO, Ooredoo, and Ilker Baybars, Dean and CEO, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, formally announced the partnership at a signing ceremony in Ooredoo Tower. Through this...

Graduates’ hard work and determination pays off

Graduates’ hard work and determination pays off
In an impressive display of triumph and achievement,437 graduates from Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, came together tonight at Convocation 2013 to celebrate their steadfast commitment to lifelong learning. The ceremony, which was held at Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson...

Women stride ahead in the realm of technology

Women stride ahead in the realm of technology
National efforts to promote the inclusion of women in a number of fields that are traditionally dominated by men, such as information technology, have begun to reap results. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the number of highly accomplished female graduates of information and computer technology at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q). This year alone, 48 women will graduate...

Graduates reflect upon lessons learned as students

Graduates reflect upon lessons learned as students
Ahmed Nasser Abdulghani Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar – BSc in Business Administration Qatari / 21-years-old “I was offered the opportunity to go and study outside of Qatar. I am grateful for my decision to stay in Qatar and go to CMU-Q. I don’t know anywhere else in the world where students from diverse backgrounds and top class universities, are able to interact with...

81 students graduate from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar

81 students graduate from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
Before an audience of over 1,200 dignitaries, family and friends,Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar celebrated its sixth graduating class last night, amid hopes for exciting new beginnings and a fond farewell to Jared L. Cohon, President of Carnegie Mellon. Cohon, who will be stepping down as president in June after 16 years of service to the university, gave his final charge to the 81...

Qatar Foundation to celebrate convocation of 437 graduates

Qatar Foundation to celebrate convocation of 437 graduates
Over 400 optimistic graduates are looking forward to embarking upon a new stage of life as they eagerly await recognition at Convocation 2013, which will be held at Qatar National Convention Centre tomorrow (May 7). This will be the sixth convocation to be held by Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development. Students will be honoured for their achievements before...

First 6 students set to graduate from CMU’s Biological Sciences Program

First 6 students set to graduate from CMU’s Biological Sciences Program
A decade from now, Mei ElGindi hopes to have earned her doctorate and be running her own research laboratory. She’ll be one step closer to that goal on Monday, when she graduates among the first six students in Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar’s Biological Sciences program. During her time at Carnegie Mellon Qatar, ElGindi has had the chance to develop a variety of skills that...

Three Qataris named as winners of Vodafone’s World of Difference 2013

Three Qataris named as winners of Vodafone’s World of Difference 2013
Vodafone Qatar today announced the three winners of its “World of Difference” initiative for the year 2013. Now in its third year, the “World of Difference” is an initiative under Vodafone’s corporate social responsibility programme- Vodafone Better World. This unique flagship initiative is a first of its kind in Qatar in which Vodafone gives people the opportunity to receive...

Innovative research showcased at Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s Meeting of the Minds

Innovative research showcased at Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s Meeting of the Minds
Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar recognized the work of its students to create knowledge and tackle real world problems at its annual ‘Meeting of the Minds’ research symposium, which brought together aspiring researchers with experts in their fields. In addition to rewarding the most notable works, the symposium sought answers to some of today’s most pressing questions such as...