Highlights
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 [...]
Doha Youth and Junior Choirs Renamed
To celebrate its fifth birthday, Doha Youth & Junior choirs will be renamed Qatar Youth and Junior Choir. Choir Director Alena Pyne sees this change as a natural progression because of the choirs’ raised performance level and most importantly because these choirs travel abroad extensively and are great ambassadors for [...]
NU-Q Welcomes It’s Largest and Most Diverse Freshmen Class
As Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) marks its 10th anniversary in Education City, it welcomed its largest class with a week of orientation that culminated in the Northwestern tradition of “March Through the Arch.” This year’s class — the Class of 2022 – includes more than 100 students and is [...]
