Abdullah Nasser Al Naemi, Director-General of Aspire Logistics, and Mounir Al Daymi, Director of Al Jazeera Media Institute, at the ceremony.
DOHA: Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Al Jazeera Media Institute (AMI) to nurture the talents of AZF’s staff by providing them with access to the latest media and management courses offered by the Institute.
The MoU was signed by Abdullah Nasser Al Naemi, Director General of Aspire Logistics and Mounir Al Daymi, Director of Al Jazeera Media Institute in the attendance of several senior officials from both organisations.
Under the agreement, the two parties will cooperate in a number of areas, most notably the training courses on AMI’s annual calendar and e-learning portal, as well as providing media consultations, seminars and joint workshops for AZF and all its member organization’s staff.
Commenting on this new partnership, Abdullah Nasser Al Naemi, Director General of Aspire Logistics, said: “After it was established in 1996 by the visionary leader, His Highness the Father Emir, the Al Jazeera Media Network (AMN) revolutionised broadcast media in the Arab world.
“Today, we are proud to partner with one of its affiliated entities, AMI, to provide high-quality training to our staff and benefit from their extensive training programs in accordance with the best international standards”.
Al Naemi added, “In an ever-changing world of media, we have to keep abreast of the latest trends and this requires solid career development plans for all our staff, in line with our strategic objective and ambitious vision to be the ‘the Reference’ in sports excellence worldwide by 2020.”
Meanwhile, Mounir Al Daymi, Director of Al Jazeera Media Institute, said: “This agreement highlights the confidence of Qatar’s organisations in the capabilities and skills of AMN, especially AMI, for many reasons including our unique curricula, trainers and the professional media environment that we provide to trainees.”
“We are delighted to partner with a global sports organisation such as AZF, especially after it was named Best Arab Sports Organisation. It means a lot to AMI that AZF invests heavily in its human capital,” he added.
AMI has recently signed MoUs with several local and international organisations to develop their media cadres and promote a culture of sound professional media, which is in line with AZF’s professional standards and continuous pursuit of development.
