Highlights
Parks Offer Chance for Families to Exchange Their Culture
Visiting parks in Qatar, especially Aspire Park, by expatriates provide a great opportunity to many families of different nationalities to know each other and to make friends and build new relationships. Some of these relations develop to that level that instead of meeting only at parks they exchange home visits [...]
HBKU ’s College of Islamic Studies’ Exhibits to go on Display at Doha International Book Fair 2018
The Muhammad Bin Hamad Al-Thani Centre for Muslim Contribution to Civilization (CMCC), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU)’s College of Islamic Studies (CIS), is set to participate in the 29th edition of the Doha International Book Fair this year. The center’s exhibit marks the university’s fifth participation and “underlines [...]
30-Step Piano at The Pearl-Qatar (Qanat Quartier)
United Development Company (UDC), a leading Qatari shareholding company and master developer of The Pearl-Qatar, has revealed a delightful musical surprise in the form of a giant piano laid on one of the staircases overlooking Qanat Quartier’s retail area at The Pearl-Qatar. Qanat Quartier’s Music Steps will be a first [...]
QFBA Flags Off the First Academic Year of Northumbria University in Qatar
Armed with enthusiasm and a strong vision in place, Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA) in partnership with Northumbria University, started its first academic year 2018–2019 Sunday, September 9, 2018. More than 60 students have enrolled so far, with up to 60% being Qatari students for the first academic year, [...]
UCQ Sees Significant Increase in Enrollment of Students
New student enrolment at the University of Calgary in Qatar (UCQ) has risen by nearly 22 percent this term as the campus welcomes 141 new students, including 17 new Qatari students. Qataris make up 14 percent of the overall student population. A total of 408 new and returning nursing students [...]
QCS Campaign to Raise Childhood Cancer Awareness
Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) has launched ‘I’m a hero’ campaign to coincide with childhood cancer awareness month which falls in September each year to emphasise the importance of early detection. Heba Nassar, Head of Health Education Department at QCS said that leukemia is the most common childhood cancer in Qatar [...]
