HBKU Sees 33% Increase in Admissions of Turkey in the State of Qatar, We Desire to Carry These Rela- FAZEENA SALEEM “We Have 332 New Students Health and Life Sciences
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BUSINESS | 14 SPORT | 19 Qatar plans huge Al Sadd go atop as Al investments in Duhail survive Qatar Germany: Report SC scare Monday 3 September 2018 | 23 Dhul-Hijja I 1439 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 23 | Number 7638 | 2 Riyals Over 43,000 sign up as FIFA 2022 volunteers on first day AMNA PERVAIZ RAO “This tournament will THE PENINSULA provide a platform to showcase the DOHA: The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has true nature of the officially opened doors for Arab world and people from Qatar, region and volunteers will be the world to register as volunteer essential partners in to support preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. ensuring that all our Within first four hours of the preparations for 2022 launch, more than 12,000 people help achieve this,” signed up as volunteers via the SC’s Secretary-General registration platform www. seeyouin2022.qa. It hit 43,014 Hassan Al Thawadi said. while going to press. Volunteers will contribute towards numerous Qatar 2022 FIFA’s Qatar 2022 volunteer pro- milestones, including stadium gramme, which will cover launches and test events. They various aspects of the tour- will support in a range of func- nament, including match day tions, including event man- operations. agement, hospitality, marketing, During the launch event at communications, audience man- the Four Seasons Doha, SC agement, security, medical unveiled the first 22 volunteers Officials from the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy with first 22 volunteers at the launch of registration of volunteers, yesterday. services and more. from countries across the region, PIC: ANWAR SADATH Applicants must be aged 16 including Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, and over, they are not required Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Pal- from Qatar, Arab region and the transportation or related to any would play a pivotal role in “This tournament will to have any volunteering expe- estine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, world. We aim to recruit about other field. We will sit and talk helping Qatar deliver a unique provide a platform to showcase rience and will receive training Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, 14,000-16,000 volunteers. Vol- with officials from Russia to tournament. We have always the true nature of the Arab world in the lead-up to the tournament, Turkey and Yemen. unteers will play an important discuss what we need to improve maintained that this tournament and volunteers will be essential which will kick off on November Talking to The Peninsula, role throughout the tournament in order to deliver the best for is one for the whole region. partners in ensuring that all our 21, 2022. Nasser Al Khater, SC’s Assistant and we will make sure that all our audience.” Now, we are excited to open preparations for 2022 help Working as a volunteer now Secretary-General for Tour- our volunteers are well trained. During the event, SC’s Sec- registration for volunteers inter- achieve this,” Hassan added. will give participants an nament Affairs said: “We are We will manage everything with retary-General, Hassan Al ested in joining us on our advantage when applying for pleased to welcome volunteers special care whether it is Thawadi said: “Volunteers journey. →CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Around 90,000 Ashghal signs QR1bn contracts Qataris expected to visit Turkey this for six new health projects year: Ambassador IRFAN BUKHARI Dr Eng Saad bin Ahmad Al On the occasion, Dr Eng Saad RAYNALD C RIVERA THE PENINSULA Muhannadi said that during the bin Ahmad Al Muhannadi, Pres- THE PENINSULA last five years (2014-18), Ashghal ident of the Public Works DOHA: The Public Works had implemented double the Authority, thanked Prime Min- DOHA: Turkey expects Authority (Ashghal) yesterday number of health centres that ister and Interior Minister H E around 90,000 Qatari visitors signed contracts of building five were implemented in the past. Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin this year as bilateral relations new health centres at Al Khor, He added that four other Khalifa Al Thani for his unlimited become stronger in recent Al Wakra South, Al Sadd, Al health centres for Madinat support and for providing budgets years, Ambassador of Turkey Mashaf and Ain Khalid. Khalifa South, Umm Ghuwailina, for the new projects, as well as to Qatar Fikret Ozer said Ashghal also signed another Al Thamid and Nuaija were overcoming all obstacles that face yesterday. contract of building of National under designing phase whose infrastructure projects that serve Ozer was speaking at a Health Laboratories. The total implementation will commence both citizens and residents. press conference held yes- value of six new health projects in coordination with the Ministry Ashghal President also Corporation, thanked President largest infrastructure projects in the terday at the Turkish Embassy is around QR1bn. of Public Health. expressed his pride that all con- of the Public Works Authority for country and compete for the largest to announce Turkey-Qatar These contract agreements The five new health centres tractors who had been awarded his continuous support and development projects inside and Intercultural Dialogues, a new were signed by Dr. Eng Saad bin will serve around 3,500 visitors the new contracts were local fruitful cooperation during the outside Qatar. He added that Al- project carried out by Istanbul Ahmad Al Muhannadi, President per day. contractors, noting that Ashghal past years and during this year. Sorayi Group would establish Intercultural Dialogues Asso- of the Public Works Authority, in The new projects come as part encouraged local and national The contractors reposed their national health laboratories. ciation of Art (IKASD). the presence of Dr Musallam Al of achieving the Qatar National companies to implement their complete trust in Ashghal. Rashid Hashim Abdullah of Al He said that while Turkey Nabit, General Manager Assistant Vision 2030, which comes at the projects in line with the direc- Al Kaabi, Vice-Chairman of Tawfeek & Partners for Con- and Qatar currently enjoy for Administration and Financial top of Ashghal’s strategy. In the tives of the wise leadership. AlSorayi Group for Trading and tracting said that Ashghal has excellent political, economic Affairs in the Primary Health Care contracts signing ceremony, it was Dr. Musallam Al Nabit, Contracting praised the role of the opened the way for local com- and military relations, they Corporation, and a number of offi- revealed that Ashghal had imple- General Manager Assistant for Public Works Authority in sup- panies to execute important also attach great importance cials from the Ministry of Public mented 24 health buildings Administration and Financial porting national companies and projects in the country that serve on further strengthening cul- Health and the contractors. between 2004 and 2018. Affairs in the Primary Health Care qualifying them to implement the the health sector. tural relations with Qatar. “Dear friends, as you know, the political, economic and military relations between Turkey and Qatar are at excellent level. As the Embassy HBKU sees 33% increase in admissions of Turkey in the State of Qatar, we desire to carry these rela- FAZEENA SALEEM “We have 332 new students Health and Life Sciences. Mohannad Khandakji, a new centers – Qatar Computing tions further. But on the other THE PENINSULA this year. Among them 42 percent “It is a huge opportunity for PhD student in Genomics and Research Institute (QCRI), Qatar hand, we attach a great impor- are Qataris and others are resi- the students to study at HBKU Precision Medicine at the College Environment & Energy Research tance to the cultural relations DOHA: Hamad Bin Khalifa dents and international students. because it is a homegrown uni- of Health and Life Sciences said: Institute (QEERI), and Qatar Bio- between the two countries,” University (HBKU) has seen an Every year we see a steady versity with many local and “The programme is outstanding medical Research Institute (QBRI). said the ambassador. increase of 33 percent in admis- increase in the number of students international collaborations. I regionally and globally. As well They also get the chance to “Turkey and Qatar share sions to its five colleges this year. since the beginning,” Mohammed would encourage people to apply as HBKU has global partnerships collaborate with partner univer- the same cultural values in The total number of admis- Al Salat, Admissions Specialist at here if they are interested to con- with institutes like Harvard Uni- sities at Qatar Foundation, and different fields. As we have sions has increased from 250 in HBKU told The Peninsula. tinue their students and increase versity and HBKU is part of Qatar institutions across Qatar, for their shared the same happiness, 2017 to 332 this fall. As a homegrown university, knowledge,” said Al Salat. Foundation which has branches research and professional pains and concerns Students from Qatar, the HBKU embodies the nation’s He also emphasised that of prestigious universities. This pursuits. throughout the history, the region and around the world aspirations and offers a variety some courses such as the Master provides plenty of opportunities Among the colleges at HBKU, two nations have felt very kick started their academic of courses at the College of of Science and a PhD in to exchange research collabo- College of Science and Engi- close each other. We expe- journey at HBKU yesterday. Islamic Studies, College of Genomics and Precision Med- ration and this very aspect is not neering has the highest number rience the advantages of this HBKU opened its doors to the Humanities and Social Sciences, icine are the rarest in the region, present at any other place.” of students and this year it has togetherness in sisterly and incoming students this fall under College of Science and Engi- which shows how HBKU is Students at HBKU are given received 136 new admissions.