BUSINESS | 21 SPORT | 27 MHPS to remain Dominant Djokovic Qatar's active wins Shanghai partner: Muyama Masters title Monday 15 October 2018 | 6 Safar I 1440 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 23 | Number 7680 | 2 Riyals Significant increase in QU’s stellar performance in THE World University Rankings 2019 Total performance indicators home-based businesses used for comparison MOHAMMAD SHOEB The second edition edition, which witnessed the QU placed at THE PENINSULA QU ranked QU achieved in QU was of ‘Made at Home’ participation of 144 local home- 332nd place QS Top 50 under based businesses. The event tar- first in ranked 52 in exhibition will run International in QS World 50 ranking The Asia DOHA: The Minister of Admin- geted a variety of sectors which University among the best istrative Development, Labour were art crafts, technologies, Outlook University until October 20 at Rankings young and Social Affairs H E Dr Issa bin Doha Exhibition and food & beverage, jewelry with Indicator Rankings in Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi, who total sales reaching QR2.5m. The 2019 universities Feb 2018 formally inaugurated the second Convention Center. exhibition was attended by more edition of ‘Made at Home’ exhi- than 15,000 visitors across bition yesterday, said that the several nationalities. expo has witnessed a remarkable October 20 at Doha Exhibition The expo is being held under development in all sectors and and Convention Center (DECC), the patronage of H E Sheikha Al products, where over 185 partic- where local micro-businesses and Mayassabint Hamad bin Khalifa ipants are showcasing their home-based manufactures are Al Thani, Chairperson of Qatar products and services. showcasing a wide range of Museums, and organised by The Minister praised the products from different sectors, Qatar Development Bank (QDB), growing work culture and cre- which include fashion, art & craft, in collaboration with the Min- THE PENINSULA GRAPHIC ativity of the Qatari youth, espe- food & beverages, perfume & jew- istry of Administrative Devel- cially the women, who are ellery. In addition, several service opment Labor and Social Affairs, working to explore new business providers have also been included Qatar Chamber and NAMA QU among top 500 in THE World ideas and contributing to the in this year’s edition, such as Center, who have brought country’s productivity and printing, design and logistics. together these exhibitors from nation building through their The exhibition, in its 2nd five different sectors. University Rankings 2019 innovation and creativity. edition, was launched after the THE PENINSULA The expo will run until remarkable success of its 1st `CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 universities in the world. losing sight of the pastoral and The THE World University nurturing care of our students DOHA: Qatar University (QU) has Rankings are the only global per- and colleagues. We look forward maintained its position among formance tables that judge to strengthening the role of Qatar the top 500 universities in the research-intensive universities University in the international world in the recent THE World across all their core missions: scene.” University Rankings 2019. teaching, research, citation, THE Rankings editor Phil The result was announced by industry income and interna- Baty said: “It is great to see Qatar Times Higher Education (THE) tional outlook. retaining its status as the world whereby QU was ranked in the They use 13 carefully cali- number-one university for range of 401-500 most highly brated performance indicators “international outlook” in the ranked universities for 2019. to provide the most compre- 2019 World University Rankings. In this edition, QU continues hensive and balanced compar- Qatar as a nation has been under to be ranked Number One in the isons, trusted by students, aca- serious geo-political pressure International Outlook indicator demics, university leaders, regionally, so it is positive to see in the overall Times Higher Edu- industry and governments. its flagship university remains cation World University Welcoming the results, QU resilient, and focused on the pos- Rankings list for the fourth time President Dr. Hassan Al Derham itive power of internationalism in a row. said: “We have enormous pride in global higher education.” This achievement consoli- in how QU is continuously “Indeed, such is Qatar Uni- dates QU’s recent results in improving on the international versity’s commitment to inter- Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs H E Dr Issa bin Saad Al Jafali rankings as the institution has scene. With a new strategy nationalization, it is hosting Al Nuaimi inaugurating the 2nd edition of the ‘Made at Home’ exhibition at the Doha Exhibition been ranked #332 in the QS launched this year, we have posi- THE’s Emerging Economies and Convention Center yesterday. Also present were Saleh Majed Al Khulaifi, Executive Director, World University Rankings 2019 tioned the University as a pow- Summit in 2019 – bringing Business Localisation, QDB; Khalid Abdullah Al Mana, Executive Director, Business Finance, QDB; and #36 in the QS Top 50 under erhouse of intellectual and aca- together university leaders from and other officials. PIC: SALIM MATRAMKOT/THE PENINSULA 50 ranking among the best young demic achievement, without across five continents.” NHRC demands Saudi to free 4 Qatari nationals Winter camping season THE PENINSULA National Human Rights Com- future generations. the cooperation of the interna- to begin on November 1 mittee has “serious concerns” So far, neither the National tional organisation with the DOHA: The Chairman of the about the fate of the Qatari Human Rights Committee nor the National Human Rights Com- SANAULLAH ATAULLAH will start today by 8am, and National Human Rights nationals held by the Saudi families of Qatari nationals mittee, urging these organisa- THE PENINSULA will continue until December Committee (NHRC) Dr. Ali bin authorities for a long time. He detained in Saudi Arabia know tions to exert more pressure to 31 or till all spaces booked. Samikh Al Marri demanded the described the Saudi authorities’ about their whereabouts and have release the Qatari nationals DOHA: The Ministry of Munic- Al Sada said that the appli- Saudi authorities to immediately actions against Qatari nationals not been able to communicate with before it is too late. ipality and Environment (MME) cations will be submitted to the reveal the whereabouts of the as shameful and inhumane and them or know their fate, he said. has announced that the winter government service centers dis- ` four Qatari nationals, victims of will leave psychological effects on The NHRC Chairman praised CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 camping season 2018-2019 will tributed in different regions of enforced disappearance and begin on November 1 where the the country, in addition to the arbitrary detention, and held the citizens will be allotted spaces electronic application through Saudi authorities fully respon- London, Paris, Berlin demand ‘credible’ Khashoggi probe to set up camps at several loca- the official website of the min- sible for their safety. tions along beaches and desert- istry (www.mme.gov.qa) and The NHRC Chairman called AFP the matter “with the utmost seriousness”. While lands under certain rules and the ministry’s application on for sending a UN fact-finding expressing support for joint Saudi-Turkish efforts regulations. “This year, spaces mobile phones “Oun”. He mission to find out the fate of the LONDON: Britain, France and Germany insisted to look into his disappearance, they said the Saudi will be allotted at different loca- stressed the Ministry’s keenness three Qatari victims of enforced yesterday that “light must be shed” on the where- government must provide “a complete and tions throughout the country to on taking effective measures disappearance and another abouts of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as they detailed response”, indicating that such a set up 2,630 camps, 30 camps and steps to ensure the success citizen who was arbitrarily called for a credible investigation into his disap- message had been conveyed “directly” to Riyadh. more compared to last year,” of the season and the preser- detained, noting that the fate of pearance. said Assistant Undersecretary vation of the Qatari the four Qatari nationals remains In a joint statement, Britain’s foreign min- SAUDI STOCKS DIVE for Environment Affairs at the environment. unknown since they were arbi- ister Jeremy Hunt, his French counterpart Jean- In Riyadh, meanwhile, Saudi stocks dived Ministry of Municipality and “Past years witnessed a sig- trarily and unfairly detained by Yves Le Drian and Germany’s Heiko Maas said 7.0 percent in early trading. The Tadawul All- Environment, Eng. Ahmed nificant decrease in the number the Saudi authorities. whoever was responsible for the Saudi journal- Shares Index (TASI) quickly lost more than 500 Mohammed Al Sada. of violations and warnings, as He also urged the Working ist’s disappearance must be held to account. points on the first trading day of the week, wiping Al Sada was speaking at a well as a growth in the wildlife Group on Arbitrary Detention and “Defending freedom of expression and a free out all the gains it had made since the start of press conference held at a and the marine environment, the Working Group on Enforced press and ensuring the protection of journalists the year. All 15 sectors in the market were in the Ministry building to announce which indicates the citizen’s Disappearance to undertake a are key priorities for Germany, the United red while almost all listed shares dropped. the camping season yesterday. awareness and cooperation joint field visit to Saudi Arabia to Kingdom and France,” the ministers said in a In just two sessions the Saudi bourse has shed “The camping season will with the ministry and their reveal the situation of the Qatari statement issued by the Foreign Office in London. almost $50bn of its capitalisation, which now begin on November 1, 2018 understanding of about the pre- nationals detained there.