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2Nd Ihsan School Opens for Arab Children in Qatar Nation Monday, January 13, 2020 03 Amir congratulates AMIR OFFERS CONDOLENCES TO SULTan OF OMan Sultan of Oman THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani on Sunday sent a cable of congratulations to HM Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimour on his assumption of power in Oman. (QNA) Deputy Amir, PM congratulate Sultan of Oman THE Deputy Amir HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al Thani on Sunday sent a cable of congrat- ulations to HM Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimour on his assumption of power in Oman. Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani offered condolences to HM Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al Said of Oman on the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said bin Taimur, at Al Alam Palace in Muscat on Sunday. Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani also HH the Amir also offered condolences to the members of the royal family, top officials and notables, praying to the Almighty Allah to have mercy on his soul and to rest him in peace in paradise, and to inspire his sent a cable of congratulations family and the royal family with patience and solace. HH the Amir was accompanied by an official delegation. HH the Amir was welcomed at the Sultani Airport by Sayyid Fatik bin Fahar al Said, Minister of State to HM Sultan Haitham bin Tariq and Governor of Muscat Sayyid Saud bin Hilal al Busaidi, Ambassador of Qatar to Oman HE Sheikh Jassim bin Abdulrahman al Thani and the Qatari Embassy staff. HH the Amir left Muscat later on Sunday. (QNA) bin Taimour on his assumption of power in Oman. (QNA) Qatar and Bulgaria sign pact 2nd Ihsan School opens for cooperation in education QATAR and Bulgaria on Sunday signed an for Arab children in Qatar agreement for cooperation in the fields of education, scientific research and technology. The agreement was signed by It is an extension of the first Ihsan School, which is meant for Asian communities Minister of Education and Higher Educa- tion HE Dr Mohammed bin Abdul Wahed QNA The Ihsan School has been with appointing the teaching children have equal access to Ali al Hammadi and Minister of Education DOHA established in partnership staff, school administration and quality education. Mannai also and Science of Bulgaria, Krasimir Valchev, between the Education Above other operational matters. praised the Ministry of Educa- during a meeting in Doha. The two min- THE second Ihsan School All Foundation (EAA) and the For his part, CEO of Qatar tion and Higher Education for isters agreed to work together to develop was opened in Doha on Sun- Charity Yousef bin Ahmed al their support. the performance of the public education day. The school will provide Ministry of Education and Kuwari said that quality educa- The Management Coordi- system in both countries and address education to Arab children Higher Education, to pro- tion is one of the most impor- nator at Afif Charity Foundation issues of common interest in educational who are deprived of educa- vide education opportuni- tant pillars for the development Bilal Rashed al Ukidi stressed and research fields. (QNA) tion opportunities in Qatar ties for Arab children and of societies and nations, and the the importance of education in for various reasons. students of both genders fourth goal of the 2030 sustain- the development and empower- Ihsan School has been es- residing in Qatar able development goals. ment of a society. He expressed tablished in partnership be- He added that Qatar Char- his happiness at the opening of tween the Education Above ity considers education as a the new Ihsan School for the All Foundation (EAA) and the hed al Hammadi expressed his priority area, extending its sup- benefit of the Arab community. Aspire Academy, Bulgarian minister Ministry of Education and pleasure at the opening of the port in various ways, including Ihsan School supervisor Higher Education, to provide school saying it shows Qatar’s building educational facilities Dr Yahya al Agha said that education opportunities for keenness to ensure that no child and training centres and pro- Ihsan Schools are meant for discuss prospects of collaboration Arab children and youths of in the country is outside the ed- viding sponsors for students needy children whose coun- both genders residing in Qatar. ucation system. and teachers. tries are going through diffi- The second Ihsan School The minister added that the He explained that Qatar’s cult circumstances. is an extension of the first Ih- mission of EAA is to make edu- total spending on education He said that the school san School, which is meant cation accessible to every child and culture between 2014 and currently has 482 students for non-Arabic speaking Asian of the world. 2018 was about QR766 million, and is totally free of charge, communities. This is a non- He pointed out that the which benefited nearly two and adding that the school follows profit school that depends on ministry has provided the a half million people in 50 coun- Qatari curriculum. full support of Qatar Charity building and many services tries around the world. The Second Ihsan School (QC) and Afif Charity. such as maintenance, security EAA Programmes Direc- is spread over an area of 6,000 The Minister of Education and academic supervision for tor Mariam al Mannai said square metres and can accom- and Higher Education HE Dr this school, while the school’s the foundation has launched modate 12 classes. The classes Mohammed bin Abdul Wa- board of trustees is concerned a programme to ensure that are held in two sessions. Chief of Staff meets Commander of TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK and Aspire’s School Principal develop them to reach the peak DOHA Jassem al Jaber. of their potential is truly impres- The meeting focused on dif- sive. This is something that we US Air Forces’ Central Command ASPIRE Academy welcomed a ferent approaches to support could also apply in our country,” high-ranking delegation from the development of talented said Bulgarian Minister Valchev. Bulgaria led by Minister of Ed- young athletes. The Bulgarian delegation ucation and Science Krasimir Nikolay Kirilov Izov, presi- included Veselina Dimitrova Georgiev Valchev on Sunday. dent of the National Sports Ganeva, director of the Interna- During the visit, Aspire Academy in Bulgaria, gave an tional Cooperation Directorate Academy’s management and insight into the pathway for de- in the Ministry of Education and the delegation discussed poten- veloping athletes in Bulgaria. Science; Victor Borissov Zlat- tial future collaborations. “It is always very interest- kov, president of the Sofia Medi- The guests from South- ing for us to welcome these cal University; Anastas Georgiev east Europe were welcomed kinds of delegations because Gerdjikov, president of the Sofia by Aspire Academy’s Deputy the exchange of knowledge and State University ‘St. Kliment Director-General Ali Salem getting to know different ap- Ohridski’; Ivan Mladenov Kral- Afifa, who gave them a brief proaches in the area of educa- ov, president of the Sofia Tech- overview about the philosophy tion, sports development and nical University, and Stoyan and the achievements of Qatar’s sport science is very important Gueorgiev Dentchev, chairman national sports academy. These to stay up-to-date,” Afifa said. of the General Assembly of the Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces HE Lieutenant-General (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen al Ghanem met with Lieutenant- talks were attended by Badr al “The process the Aspire University on Librarian Studies General Joseph Guastella Commander of US Air Forces Central Command at Al Udeid Air Base on Sunday. During the meeting, they Hay, director of Education and Academy has established to and Information Technologies discussed military relations between the two sides and the ways to enhance them. A number of senior commanders of the Qatari Student Affairs, Markus Egger, select potential athletes out of and director of the Institute on Armed Forces attended the meeting. (QNA) director of Sport and Strategy, a very small talent pool and to Information and Security. QF set to spice up Qatar-France Year of Culture celebration TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK others and about ourselves. Us Nougat, the exhibition will al-Malki, founding dean of QF DOHA “QF is once again delighted feature photography, video, member Hamad Bin Khalifa to support the Year of Culture sculptures and art installations University’s College of Hu- FOLLOWING an outstanding programme led by Qatar Mu- created between 2009 and manities and Social Sciences, performance by Qatar Phil- seums, which has proved suc- 2019, and will be on display at and Dr Khalid Fakhro, direc- harmonic Orchestra (QPO) to cessful in promoting Qatar to Mathaf until August 26. tor of the Precision Medicine herald Qatar-France Year of a global audience. The range Meanwhile, the Mathaf Programme at Sidra Medicine Culture 2020, Qatar Founda- of events and activities we are collection of modern artworks – also a QF member – partici- tion (QF) will be organising organising during the Qatar- will be showcased at the Palais pating in a multidisciplinary and contributing to an array France Year of Culture 2020 de Tokyo – Europe’s largest debate blending culture and of activities that enable the aim to bring people from Qa- contemporary art museum science on January 30. people of Qatar, France and tar’s community and beyond – from February 21 to May Under the theme Being other countries to explore, together in an atmosphere second, titled April in Paris, concert – taking place in part- French-Moroccan multimedia 17 through an exhibition ti- Human, the event at Msheireb appreciate and celebrate both of creativity, discovery and featuring pieces by Debussy nership with QF member Qa- visual artist, as part of the Qatar tled Our World Is Burning, Museums in Doha will feature their cultural similarities and friendship, where experiences and Maurice Ravel at the Mu- tar Music Academy – will see France Year of Culture 2020.
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