Gulf Times (Qatar)

THE Qatar Comprehensive Educational Assessment 2007 (QCEA) results released by the Evaluation Institute of the Supreme Education Council (SEC) yesterday showed that long-time students in Qatar’s Independent schools are performing better than their fresh peers in the study of Arabic, English, Mathematics and Science subjects.

Before me, members of the Cambridge Israel Society are sharing cake and cups of coffee with their counterparts from the Arabic Society.

SPEAKERS differed in their perceptions on the presence of expatriate labour force in the region’s states at a session during a symposium on ‘Labour market in GCC States’ yesterday.

THE next US president will have to act and think globally, rediscover the art of diplomatic measures and manage friends and allies through multilateral processes, a group of ambassadors and academics said at a discussion yesterday on ‘The United States and the Middle East

ZOBAYDA School, Al Sileyyah Boys’ School and Al Razi Boys’ School received awards at a special ceremony held at Aspire yesterday to recognise the role of schools in helping address the challenge of childhood obesity and lack of activity.

THE motion that “The rights of persons with disabilities are protected in Qatar” was defeated by a majority of 79% at the monthly Lakom Al Karar programme,

LONDON: Sipping sweet Arabic coffee from a delicate porcelain cup, one of the most influential women in the Middle East is pondering the challenges of reconciling globalisation, identity and tradition, explaining how Qatar is facing its future - and how to build bridges between civilisations.

EDUCATION Minister HE Sheikha Ahmed al-Mahmoud, who is also the secretary general of the Supreme Education Council, left Doha for Paris yesterday leading Qatar's delegation to the 34th session of the Unesco general congress due to open there tomorrow.

QATAR University's associate professor of physics, Ilham al-Qaradawi, has returned after giving a lecture and participating in a six-week course at The World Nuclear University Summer Institute (WNU-SI) in South

THE EduCare environmental awareness programme of the American School of Doha (ASD) has obtained the backing of HSBC Qatar.

A FASHION Design alumna of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUQ), Hend al-Moghunni, who recently returned from Manchester, UK, with a Masters in Textile Technology, is all set to pursue a PhD.

NASSER Bin Khaled (NBK) has teamed up with Qatar Charity once again to sponsor their annual ‘Back to School Programme’ by providing 1,000 students with educational support.

FOUR Qatari high school students who did a course to improve their proficiency in English in the UK on scholarships provided by RasGas met the company’s managing director Hamad Rashid al-Mohannadi here recently.
The four Qatari girls

AS many as 2,000 new students are beginning their classes today at Qatar University (QU), along with the launch of academic year 2007/2008.

QATAR Academy students who took the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma exam at the May 2007 session achieved excellent results.