Education
New school academic year from August 19
The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has published calendar for the academic year 2020-21 for government schools. School staff will return to schools for the academic year 2020-21 on August 19, according to the calendar which was announced by the Ministry on social media. The 2019-20 second round exams [...]
QFBA, Northumbria University to host virtual admissions session
The Qatar Finance and Business Academy, in partnership with Northumbria University , will host a virtual ‘EMeet Our Admissions’ event over Microsoft teams today at 5pm. Final year business students at the College of North Atlantic – Qatar (CNA-Q) are invited to join the virtual gathering to learn about the [...]
QU keeps 52nd place in THE Asia University Rankings
Qatar University is ranked 52nd in the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2020 for the third year in a row. The Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2020 uses the same 13 performance indicators as the Times Higher Education World University Rankings after they are re-calibrated to reflect the [...]
HBKU’s Post-Covid-19 Design Summer School Promotes Innovation
Hamad Bin Khalifa University, in collaboration with SOGLAB (Turkey), NOBOX Lab (Morocco), UNDP (Lebanon Office) and the Islamic Co-operation Youth Forum (ICYF), is hosting the region’s first human-centred design summer school. ‘Design a Post-Covid Normal’ acts as a virtual playground to stimulate and design potential solutions for a new normal [...]
13 Popular Online Courses, According to Coursera
Online classes are breaking down the barriers to education as we know it, making learning more flexible, convenient, and affordable than ever before. Coursera is a popular e-learning platform, offering thousands of courses administered by some of the top universities and higher-learning institutions in the world. While all courses are different, in [...]
HMC Provides Advice To Students Sitting For Exams
Officials from HMC have provided advice to secondary students who will write their final secondary examinations about overcoming extreme stress and anxiety associated with the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement, HMC officials also stressed that all government organisations have taken the necessary precautionary measures to ensure the safety of students, [...]