Education
New Academic Year to Welcome Over 307,000 Students on Wednesday
More than 307,000 students will return to school on Wednesday after the Ministry of Education and Higher Education completed its preparation for the new academic year 2018-2019. The preparations involved ensuring the school classes will take up the new number of students, that transportation is available, and that the food [...]
Doha Festival City Back to School Offerings
There is nothing better than starting the new academic year with a brand new school gear, including pencil cases, lunch boxes and backpacks embellished with much-adored cartoon characters and glittering motifs. Kids celebrate the end of the summer season by preparing their essential back to school accessories, marking their school [...]
Texas A&M University in Qatar Accepting Applications for Spring 2019 Master’s Programmes
Texas A&M University at Qatar (Tamuq) has announced that it is now accepting applications for its two master’s programmes in chemical engineering for spring 2019. Texas A&M at Qatar offers Master of Science and Master of Engineering degrees. The graduate studies programme is a significant contributor to the development of [...]
Georgetown University Qatar students urged to work on improving safety practices
Ministers, government officials, ambassadors, industry experts, students, and guests gathered at Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) on Thursday to celebrate the inaugural cohort of students in Georgetown’s International Executive Master’s in Emergency & Disaster Management. This group of students comprises the first cohort to successfully complete the University’s one-year Executive [...]
Malls, Hypermarkets Launch Various Back-to-School Promos
With the new academic year set to begin shortly, the back-to-school season has got parents trooping to malls and hypermarkets to make the most of a wide variety of sale promotions and discounts on children's apparel and other products. Aside from school supplies, many shops are offering ‘best prices’ for [...]
Qatar Finance and Business Academy holds the free IFRS course update in collaboration with IMA Qatar chapter
With a vision to upgrade and enhance the global financial knowledge landscape of Qatar’s finance professionals, Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA) held the IFRS free informative seminar in partnership with the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) Qatar chapter. The seminar took place on July 24, 2018 at Marriott Marquis [...]