 | TAMUQ launches plan to
boost ´lifelong learning´ TEXAS A&M University in Qatar
(TAMUQ) has launched a new initiative for
"lifelong learning".
Termed ´Quality Enhancement Plan´
(QEP), the programme encourages students
to make learning a lifelong exercise, instead
of ...
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2011 earthquake, tsunami |  THE Japan embassy commemorated
on Tuesday the
earthquake and tsunami
which devastated the country
last year.
Japan Ambassador to Qatar
HE Kenjiro Monji expressed
gratitude to all the countries
that supported his country
during the disaster.
Assistant Foreign Minister
for International Co-operation
Sheikh Ahmed bin
Mohammed bin Jabor al
Thani was the special guest on
the occasion.
Prayers were said for the
peace of all those who died in
the disasters.
Monji said, "Japan and its
people have demonstrated
extreme resilience in tackling
this unprecedented challenge
with calmness and diligence.
But the progress towards
reconstruction... | | | Georgetown students render
community service in Sri Lanka |
 STUDENTS of Georgetown
University´s School of Foreign
Service in Qatar (SFS-Q) have
returned from a 10-day
Community Engagement
Programme (CEP) initiative in
Sri Lanka. Subsequent to a rigorous
application process, the
25 students selected with academic
expertise in international
politics, culture & politics
and international economics,
combine their unique areas of
focus in addressing the problems
of on-the-ground development
in hot disaster zones
around the world.
Based on the values of service
for others, which are an
integral part of the education at
Georgetown University, this
year, the participants travelled
to Colombo, where... | | | Msheireb Properties a big hit at Cannes |  MSHEIREB Properties´
involvement in the 2012 edition
of Marché International
des Professionnels
d´Immobilier (MIPIM), the
world´s largest real estate
exhibition, held annually in
Cannes, has been described
as a resounding success by
organisers, exhibitors and
visitors to the expo.
For the first time in the
event´s history, MIPIM staged
a national pavilion for Qatar
as well as a groundbreaking
thought leadership event, the
two-day Qatar Urban Forum.
Only London, Paris and
Germany have hosted similar
pavilions at MIPIM.
The venue was a showcase
for Qatar´s pioneering investment
in urban planning,
which combines traditional
methods... | |
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