By Fazeena Saleem
DOHA: Qatar Foundation (QF) will celebrate the Class of 2016, with 649 students graduating at the annual convocation today.
Of them, 44 percent are Qataris.
The students from Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) and QF’s eight partner universities will be honoured at the ceremony at Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC).
Alongside students from HBKU, the convocation will also honour graduates from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ), Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q), Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q), HEC Paris in Qatar, University College London in Qatar (UCL Qatar), Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (GU-Q), and Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar (VCUQatar).
A total of 111 students are graduating from HBKU, including 55 percent Qataris; 108 from TAMUQ (45 percent Qataris); 68 from GU-Q (28 percent Qataris); 41 from NU-Q (47 percent Qataris); 33 from WCM-Q (14 percent Qataris); 62 from VCU-Q (43 percent Qataris); and 43 students from UCL Qatar, including 16 percent Qataris.
HEC Paris will graduate 94 students, with the highest percentage of 67 percent Qataris, among the universities.
Mohammed Abdulaziz Al Naimi, Chief Operations Officer, QF, said, “The occasion marks a new chapter in QF’s history and celebrates a new batch of promising and talented graduates ready to make their mark on the future.
“Not only will these students advance Qatar’s prosperity and progress, but also contribute to global development, helping tackle internationally pressing issues by finding and applying innovative solutions to worldwide challenges.”
Mayan Zebeib, Chief Communications Officer, QF, said, “I would like to congratulate our students and convey the pride we all feel at QF.
“As our graduates embark on the next stage of their journey, our doors will always be open and we will continue to support them in their pursuit and acquisition of knowledge. Convocation marks a new milestone in their lives.”
About 3,000 students have graduated from the Education City since its inception. Male students make up about 40 percent of total students and graduates and females about 60 percent. Education City students are from 43 Arab and international nationalities.
The Peninsula
By Fazeena Saleem
DOHA: Qatar Foundation (QF) will celebrate the Class of 2016, with 649 students graduating at the annual convocation today.
Of them, 44 percent are Qataris.
The students from Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) and QF’s eight partner universities will be honoured at the ceremony at Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC).
Alongside students from HBKU, the convocation will also honour graduates from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ), Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q), Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q), HEC Paris in Qatar, University College London in Qatar (UCL Qatar), Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (GU-Q), and Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar (VCUQatar).
A total of 111 students are graduating from HBKU, including 55 percent Qataris; 108 from TAMUQ (45 percent Qataris); 68 from GU-Q (28 percent Qataris); 41 from NU-Q (47 percent Qataris); 33 from WCM-Q (14 percent Qataris); 62 from VCU-Q (43 percent Qataris); and 43 students from UCL Qatar, including 16 percent Qataris.
HEC Paris will graduate 94 students, with the highest percentage of 67 percent Qataris, among the universities.
Mohammed Abdulaziz Al Naimi, Chief Operations Officer, QF, said, “The occasion marks a new chapter in QF’s history and celebrates a new batch of promising and talented graduates ready to make their mark on the future.
“Not only will these students advance Qatar’s prosperity and progress, but also contribute to global development, helping tackle internationally pressing issues by finding and applying innovative solutions to worldwide challenges.”
Mayan Zebeib, Chief Communications Officer, QF, said, “I would like to congratulate our students and convey the pride we all feel at QF.
“As our graduates embark on the next stage of their journey, our doors will always be open and we will continue to support them in their pursuit and acquisition of knowledge. Convocation marks a new milestone in their lives.”
About 3,000 students have graduated from the Education City since its inception. Male students make up about 40 percent of total students and graduates and females about 60 percent. Education City students are from 43 Arab and international nationalities.
The Peninsula
