Dr Sheikha Aisha bint Faleh Al Thani (centre), Founder and Chairperson of Al Faleh Group, cutting a cake, accompanied by Bryan MacGregor, Vice-Principal and Executive Dean of Business School at the University of Aberdeen, and Brian Buckley, Principal of A
DOHA: Staff and students celebrated the end of a successful first academic year at the AFG College – University of Aberdeen Social Event which was held recently.
To mark the occasion awards were presented to students who had made a significant contribution to the on-campus student experience. Recognition awards were also given to AFG College staff, in both academic and administrative roles for their positive contribution to the overall College experience for both staff and students.
The event also included an art exhibition where the work of staff and students, was on display. The quality of the students’ work was impressive and the range of photography, painting and drawing showed that many of the AFG – University of Aberdeen students specialising in management and finance students have other talents outside the world of business.
Brian Buckley, Principal of AFG College said: “This social event was the opportunity to reward everyone, both students and staff alike, for making the first year of the partnership between the University of Aberdeen and AFG College a successful and enjoyable experience.”
“I would like to thank everyone involved: first the students, for working so hard and achieving excellent results overall, second the administrative staff for their support and expertise in helping to make this first year a smooth and effective operation, and third the lecturers both AFG staff and visiting University of Aberdeen faculty whose knowledge and expertise has contributed to the students learning experience in so many ways.”
Dr Sheikha Aisha bint Faleh Al Thani, Chairperson and Founder of AFG said, ‘As the first academic year draws to a close, we are already preparing for the start of the new semester in August, where we look forward to welcoming new students for our bachelors’ programmes and new University of Aberdeen MBA and MSc in International Business Management.”
“These two new masters’ degrees will complement our current undergraduate management degrees, as well as meeting the growing demand for high quality postgraduate education in Qatar. We are working collaboratively with the Ministry of Higher Education and hope to launch these new programmes in September,” she added.
