Qatar University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and the Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital (Aspetar) have signed a memorandum of understanding, with the objective of providing clinical training and supervised practical experience for students of the college’s ‘Human Nutrition’ and ‘Sport Science’ programmes. QU vice president and chief financial officer Dr Humaid al-Midfaa and National Programme of SportsRead more

Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Q) and the Diplomatic Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have signed an agreement for partnership and co-operation for the training and advanced education of the ministry staff. The agreement expands the scope of co-operation between the two organisations in a wide range of activities, including course development for the institute’sRead more

Hong Kong students and teachers protested Tuesday for a sixth straight day against plans to introduce Chinese patriotism classes, as political tensions rise days ahead of legislative polls. Protesters at the government headquarters said they would not vote for parties that supported "national education", which they say is a bid to brainwash children with Chinese Communist Party propaganda. "I feelRead more

Hundreds of Egyptians protested in Alexandria over what they said was the torture of a student arrested several days earlier in a demonstration at a university The reported torture revived memories of widespread popular unrest when another student was tortured and died in police custody in 2010, Ahram Online reported. "We will not accept another Khaled Said," protesters chanted MondayRead more

Senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Li Changchun Tuesday called for efforts to promote extensively the deeds of heroic teachers and urged the public to learn from them. Li, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks while attending a stage performance for the upcoming Teachers' Day.Read more

Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi has approved 180 scholarships for nationals seeking to complete their higher education to obtain a master’s degree in addition to five scholarships for nationals seeking to obtain doctorates in different majors at the University of Sharjah and 9 scholarships at the American University ofRead more

Following the royal directives to support the Syrian refugees and their children and in line with a royal order to set up an educational complex for the Syrian refugee students and the directives of the Royal Charity Organisation (RCO) Board of Trustees Chairman Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa in this regard, a delegation, led by RCO Secretary General Dr.Read more

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) underlined the importance of maintaining stringent quality standards in aluminium production process with a group of 14 students from the University of Bahrain (UOB)’s Chemical Engineering Department who visited the company for an educational tour. The visit was aimed at introducing UOB students to Alba’s operations as well as to the type of processes used inRead more

A total of 19 foundation and 48 pre-medical students were officially welcomed to Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) last week in a ceremony led by the dean, Dr Javaid I Sheikh. Parents were also in attendance at the ‘opening exercises’ event, where they watched faculty members present the new students with ceremonial pins in recognition of their newRead more

Texas A&M University at Qatar hosted its 83 first-year students, their families, returning students and its faculty and staff at the 10th academic year convocation ceremony last week at the Qatar National Convention Centre. Speaking at the ceremony, Dr Mark H Weichold, dean and CEO, said: “With this event, we celebrate 10 years of engineering a world of difference inRead more