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Thursday, 13 Jun 2013

Father and son reflect on academic life

Father and son reflect on academic life
Mohammed Al-Haddad has no regrets about choosing to complete his university education in Qatar. As he looks back on the past four years spent at Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), he is certain he has made the correct choice. “I stayed because I knew that the environment here was going to be much better. The university I attended, CMU-Q, provides...

Qatar Foundation hosts international conference on sustainable business development

Qatar Foundation hosts international conference on sustainable business development
An international conference to discuss the most critical issues facing business development was held on Sunday at the Qatar National Convention Centre. 18 speakers from around the world gathered to explore a range of topics facing the industry, including risk management, sustainability and efficiency.  In collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS), the...

Women ready to share knowledge from postgraduate education at Qatar Foundation

Women ready to share knowledge from postgraduate education at Qatar Foundation
Twenty-seven women will be awarded their postgraduate degrees during Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development’s (QF) fifth annual convocation on Tuesday – and Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies (QFIS) is leading the way. This year it will award postgraduate degrees to 21 female students in various disciplines including Islamic Finance, Public Policy in...

Qatar National Convention Centre triumphs at the ‘Travel Oscars’

Qatar National Convention Centre triumphs at the ‘Travel Oscars’
They are the Oscars of the travel industry. Attended by some of the most important decision-makers in the business, and hosted in ever more salubrious surroundings, the World Travel Awards (WTA) are the tourism sector’s most coveted accolades. And last Monday evening Qatar scooped no fewer than nine of the regional awards on offer at a glittering ceremony held in Dubai. But it is...

Graduates opt for reputable residencies at Hamad Medical Corporation

Graduates opt for reputable residencies at Hamad Medical Corporation
The blossoming residency programme at Hamad Medical Corporation is proving to be an appealing option for fresh graduates who wish to continue their medical training in Qatar. One student who is foregoing the opportunity to move abroad in favour of gaining practical experience close to home is Sanabel Al Akras, 25, who will be graduating from Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar...

Social Development Center reveals latest study on CSR & Qatarization

Social Development Center reveals latest study on CSR & Qatarization
Researchers at the Social Development Center (SDC), member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development, today hosted a workshop during which senior officials and researchers from SDC discussed its recently completed research project that explores the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and Qatarization. Titled, “Corporate social...

Entrepreneurial spirit brings 2008 QF graduate closer to career goal

Entrepreneurial spirit brings 2008 QF graduate closer to career goal
Maha Mohammed Al-Essa has come a long way from that momentous day in 2008 when she was granted her university degree. The enterprising graduate was among the first batch of students to take part in Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development’s (QF) annual senior convocation. This year, the Foundation will mark its fifth convocation as parents and teachers come...

ROTA-CNAQ volunteers depart for Bangladesh trip

ROTA-CNAQ volunteers depart for Bangladesh trip
Qatar’s pioneering not-for-profit educational organization Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) is fostering the spirit of volunteerism in Qatar by partnering with the College of the North Atlantic Qatar (CNA-Q) to send 30 student and faculty volunteers on a 9-day trip to visit a ROTA-funded non-formal vocational education project in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh 2012 Volunteer Trip follows the...

Msheireb Properties and Qatar Charity launch ‘Box Appeal’ campaign

Msheireb Properties and Qatar Charity launch ‘Box Appeal’ campaign
Msheireb Properties, in partnership with Qatar Charity will stage a national campaign to collect donations of everyday essential items to construction workers in recognition of their contribution to the construction of Qatar’s infrastructure. The ‘Box Appeal’ is the first campaign of its kind in Qatar that involves the public with collecting and donating items such as clothing and...

First award announced under QNRF’s ‘National Priorities Research Program – Exceptional Proposal’ initiative

First award announced under QNRF’s ‘National Priorities Research Program – Exceptional Proposal’ initiative
Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, has announced the first award of the National Priorities Research Program – Exceptional Proposal (NPRP-EP). One of the six proposals reviewed has been granted an award of US$4.5 million over a period of five years. The awarded proposal titled “Establishing world...

ROTA volunteers reflect on successful Cambodia trip

ROTA volunteers reflect on successful Cambodia trip
Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) today celebrated the success of its recent volunteer trip to Cambodia by hosting a Reflection Event for volunteers, parents and school officials involved in the visit. Fifteen female student volunteers, parents, teachers and school officials took part in an inspirational event at the Qatar Foundation Club House as volunteers showed pictures of from their trip...

Qatar Foundation hosts head of Anatolian News Agency

Qatar Foundation hosts head of Anatolian News Agency
Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development (QF) hosted the Chairman of the Board and Director General of the Turkish Anadolu Agency, Mr. Kemal Ozturk, and his delegation earlier today at the QF Visitor Centre. Mr. Ozturk listened to a presentation outlining the vision and mission of Qatar Foundation. The delegation was also introduced to the many educational...

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