DOHA: Qatar Global Education Fair begins in Doha tomorrow, bringing together over 50 representatives of universities, higher education institutions and government organisations.
Qatar University (QU) yesterday launched the fair at a press conference.
The fair is sponsored by QU and Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) and organised by BMI, which holds international education fairs in the world.
The two-day fair at Sheraton Doha Resort & Convention Hotel is part of a series taking place in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Kuwait to provide high school and university students with an insight on study options at higher education institutions in Qatar and 15 other countries.
Dr Mazen Hasna, Vice-President, QU, and Chief Academic Officer, Samir Zaveri, President and CEO, BMI, and Dr Khaled Ben Letaief, Provost, HBKU, addressed the press conference.
The fair will comprise sessions in the form of workshops presented by speakers from local and international institutions such as QU, HBKU, Education USA, English UK, University of California, and Campus France.
They will address topics relating to study opportunities abroad such as choosing the right specialisation, application and visa process, student accommodation and the role of an international degree in career progress, among others.
Dr Hasna said, “The event comes as part of QU’s strategic plan to showcase its undergraduate and graduate programmes and strengthen its international reputation as a key partner in driving forward Qatar’s ambitions to be a leader in quality education in the region.”
Dr Letaief said: “In a short space of time, we have added a new dimension to the higher education landscape of Qatar, providing innovative, interdisciplinary undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that serve to identify important educational needs in Qatar with many of our programmes utilising expertise to be found within HBKU’s specialised research institutes, as well as benefitting from our relationship with leading international universities that have campus in Qatar.”
The Peninsula
