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Sunday, 26 May 2013

VCUQatar hosts Gathering the Tide: An Anthology of Contemporary Arabian Gulf

VCUQatar hosts Gathering the Tide: An Anthology of Contemporary Arabian Gulf
Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar is hosting a book launch event on 28 and 29 March, 2012 to celebrate the publication of Gathering the Tide: An Anthology of Contemporary Arabian Gulf Poetry. The event will be held at the atrium at VCUQatar and is open to the public. The book launch event will feature 14 prominent poets from the Arabian Gulf, as well as translators and...

HEC Paris in Qatar holds Women’s networking event

HEC Paris in Qatar holds Women’s networking event
HEC Paris in Qatar – the region’s leading hub for Executive Education, offering a complete portfolio of management programs including the first ever international Executive MBA (EMBA) in Qatar – recently held the third in an ongoing series of Women’s Breakfast Information Sessions. HEC Paris in Qatar has an ongoing commitment to raising community awareness in a number of areas,...

QLC opens doors with new programme for Qatar’s high potential leaders

QLC opens doors with new programme for Qatar’s high potential leaders
Following the successful launch of its first leadership development programme, Qatar Leadership Centre (QLC) yesterday revealed the launch of its next year-long programme to hone the leadership talents of high potential executives in Qatar. As Qatar continues to make great strides towards its future, developing the leadership capacity of its most valued asset remains a key focus for...

Georgetown SFS-Q hosts NATO Roundtable

Georgetown SFS-Q hosts NATO Roundtable
NATO Parliamentarians from thirteen member states attended a roundtable on Security and Stability in the Gulf Region at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Q). Representing countries including Portugal, Germany and Norway, among others, the NATO Parliamentarians were privy to a nearly two hour question and answer session featuring SFS-Q subject matter...

Roudha Centre and Georgetown University host legal workshop for entrepreneurs

Roudha Centre and Georgetown University host legal workshop for entrepreneurs
The Roudha Centre, a Qatari NGO providing support to women entrepreneurs in Qatar, partnered with Georgetown University in Qatar and the Women’s Society and Development Club to deliver a workshop titled ‘Women entrepreneurs and the law in Qatar’. The workshop was led by Mr. Salman Al Alansari, Partner of Qatari law firm Alansari and Associates and a founding partner of the...

New book on Arab Women in News to be launched Sunday

New book on Arab Women in News to be launched Sunday
A new book, co-authored by Qatari intellectual Dr Amal Al Malki, exploring the roles and representations of Arab women in the media will be launched at the Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar on Sunday, March 25. The book, titled Arab Women and Arab News: Old Stereotypes and New Media, is published by Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing (BQFP), the University said in a media...

University of Calgary in Qatar launches Nursing Diploma Program

University of Calgary in Qatar launches Nursing Diploma Program
The University of Calgary – Qatar (UCQ) is now accepting applications for a nursing diploma program that it will be offering in its fall semester.  The diploma program is being offered through a partnership with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC). “We want to provide every opportunity possible for aspiring nurses to gain entry to a profession that is highly regarded and very...

Christie’s exhibits important works by leading artists in Katara

Christie’s exhibits important works by leading artists in Katara
In collaboration with Katara, Christie’s is delighted to present a selection of nineteen Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish works of Art in Doha on March 23 and 24, 2012. The exhibition will be led by a work by the internationally recognised Iraqi artist Ahmed Alsoudani, and a key work by the father of modern Egyptian art, Mahmoud Saïd. Other highlights in the...

Prof. Kirk Smith to focus on “one of the world’s biggest killers” at Qatar Foundation

Prof. Kirk Smith to focus on “one of the world’s biggest killers” at Qatar Foundation
Professor Kirk R. Smith (pictured), one of the world’s leading experts in environmental health, will be delivering a lecture at Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) this Monday, 26th March. His presentation, entitled “Incomplete Combustion: One of the World’s Biggest Killers,” represents the 14th edition of QF’s Distinguished Lecture Series....

Qatari Student Association at CMU-Q recently held a “Freej” event

Qatari Student Association at CMU-Q recently held a “Freej” event
The Qatari Student Association (QSA) at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar recently held a “Freej” event — the fourth successful event organized by the association this year. The gathering featured traditional crafts, games and cultural scenery along with a live performance of the famous sword dance, the “Ardha.” In hosting the Freej, Carnegie Mellon...

Conference on weapons of mass destruction brought by BASIC

Conference on weapons of mass destruction brought by BASIC
Hans Blix, the former UN weapons inspector for Iraq, has warned at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Q) of the “grave danger” that regional uranium enrichment programs pose as a potential catalyst for escalations in the development of weapons of mass destruction by other states in the region. “More fingers on or near the nuclear trigger spells...

QU students’ project takes 1st place in QNRF’s 4th Annual UREP competition

QU students’ project takes 1st place in QNRF’s 4th Annual UREP competition
QNRF a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development yesterday announced the results of the “Fourth Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP) Competition” which was held this year under the auspices of Faisal Al-Suwaidi, President, Research and Development, Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development. A total of 12 students...

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