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Page 01 May 16.Indd www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS | 21 SPORT | 34 300 Chinese firms to Al Hamad completeses take part in Made in 12-hour endurancee China expo challenge MONDAY 16 MAY 2016 • 9 SHA’BAAN 1437 • Volume 21 • Number 6798 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar OPINION Quality certificate Emir meets Eni CEO must for importing building materials Dr. Khalid Al-Shafi Editor-in-Chief materials entering the country,” said Al QU President... Kuwari, addressing a press conference The Ministry will yesterday. a job well-done soon start issuing “We are monitoring the entry points specification certificates and taking samples from imported con- atar University is the struction materials,” he added. sole national university for gabbro and The Qatar General Organisation for Qto which every Qatari limestone in line with Standardization (QS) at the ministry has (leadership and people) attribute asked producers of gabbro, limestone being great appreciation and respect. the Qatar Construction exported to Qatar to provide their prod- Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi at Al Bahr Palace There is no doubt that the uni- Specifications (QCS). uct profile to check compliance with the yesterday. They reviewed cooperation in the field of energy. versity has faced, during the specifications. recent period a time of admin- Dr Al Kuwari said that at the beginning istrative sluggishness which has of the implementation of QCS, some con- led to delays in effecting impor- By Mohammed Osman sidered it as an obstacle causing delays but Emir’s message to tant decisions which might have The Peninsula now it is being appreciated by everyone. Cashless payment system at favoured it by developing its aca- People are becoming more aware about Croatia President demic standards. The previous the importance of QCS and the technical Paediatrics Emergency Center administration may have had DOHA: No construction material that fails regulations. As a result, complaints and vio- ZAGREB: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim its own philosophy and thought to meet the Qatar Construction Specifica- lations have significantly reduced since the The Peninsula bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a that led to the delays, but the tions (QCS) will be allowed to enter the implementation of the construction code message to President of Croatia situation has made it difficult to country, a senior official of the Ministry of a year ago. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, pertain- continue or ignore the neces- Municipality and Environment said yes- QCS has gained international recog- ing to bilateral relations. Qatar’s sity of substantial change. From terday. nition as a reference for arid and humid DOHA: The Paediatrics Emergency Center (PEC) in Al Sadd, run envoy to Croatia Sheikha Moza bint here comes the importance of The ministry will soon start issuing areas, and the American Society for Test- by the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) yesterday introduced Nasser Al Thani conveyed the mes- the brave decision taken by the specification certificates for gabbro and ing and Materials (ASTM) International put a new cashless payment system for all its services. sage to the President. new President of the University limestone in line with the QCS, said Dr the Qatari construction code at its database Cash payments will no longer be accepted at the PEC, with Dr. Hassan Al Derham, which has Mohammed bin Saif Al Kuwari, Assistant making it accessible to more end users, said implementation of the new system that has been trialed suc- Paraguay leader greeted given a number of Qatari fresh Undersecretary for Laboratories and Spec- Al Kuwari. cessfully for the past three months, HMC said yesterday. faces a chance to play a role in ifications at the Ministry. The specifications also refer to the age Patients visiting PEC Al Sadd will now need to pay by credit, DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim the future of the university. “All construction products need to have of buildings and the quality of construc- debit or e-cash card (a new card available from Qatar National bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable As a member of the teaching specification certificates from accredited tion materials being used, including steel, Bank for QR20, which can be topped up and used to pay for of greetings to President of the staff of the Mass Media Commu- laboratories in the country of origin or ready-mix and other. government services), instead of using cash. Republic of Paraguay Horacio nication Department, I felt since international laboratories. Specification Cartes on the anniversary of his the appointment of the Presi- certificate is the “passport” for primary → Continued on page 5 → Continued on page 4 country’s Independence Day. dent last year, his sincere desire to make major changes and com- prehensive development to put the university in a leading posi- tion, and the best proof of that Qatar sets record with Largest Key is the new ranking of QU as the best Arab university which has made us all proud. Since his appointment, Dr Al Derham has adhered to sig- nificant administrative principles, including the “open door” pol- icy which may have been lacking before. Thanks to Dr Al Derham whose policy has paved the way for listening and discussing all con- cerns and opinions, regardless of whether he agrees with them or not. This has helped to establish a vision for how to address prob- lems and deficiencies. Qatar set a new Guinness World Record last night for the “Largest The appointments of a Key”, dedicated to all refugees around the world. The gigantic key number of Qatari young academ- which symoblises the refugees’ right to return home was unveiled ics will inject new blood into the in a spectacular show at the Katara Amphitheatre featuring university administration and improve the quality of education. Palestinian Arab Idol winner Mohammed Assaf. Pic: Abdul B /The Peninsula → Report on page 5 Moreover, among his thoughtful initiatives was Dr Hassan’s invitation to the Editors- in-Chief of the Qatar newspapers, for a business dinner to exchange opinions and listen to their views. He was so eloquent during the Repatriation service for meeting, and carefully listened to every suggestion that could help bodies free of charge him in developing the university. Furthermore, he formed a number of committees including a By Sanaullah Ataullah from other ministries and government committee to review the policy of The Peninsula departments concerned and repre- students’ dismissal conditions and sentatives of various embassies and relevant arbitrary decisions taken in expatriate communities. The office has the past. The review of this policy been set up by the Ministry of Interior has reduced the number of dis- DOHA: A new office opened yester- in coordination with Ministry of Pub- missed students and established a day at the Hamad General Hospital lic Health, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, follow up system to address poor (HGH) premises offers all services Hamad Medical Corporation, General achievement problems. related to repatriation of dead bod- Authority of Customs, Qatar Airways, I would like to reiterate that ies or their burial inside the country, Public Prosecution and other author- the recent decisions were the under one roof, free of charge. ities concerned. outcomes of several discussions The Humanitarian Services The facility is located exactly and meetings. Thanks again to Office is expected to cut the lengthy behind the Mortuary of Hamad the President for his thoughtful procedures for repatriating bodies of General Hospital and close to HR initiatives, and I wish him suc- people dying in Qatar into few hours. Department of the HMC and Ritaj cess in his work and his forthright Director General of Public Secu- Hotel and will remain open seven strategic vision in developing our rity H E Staff Maj Gen Saad bin days a week from 7am to 9pm. national university. Jassim Al Khulaifi opened the office in the presence of senior officials → Continued on page 4 02 MONDAY 16 MAY 2016 HOME Greetings sent to President of HBKU marks 10th anniversary of ‘LeaderShape’ Paraguay The one-week The Peninsula & QNA residential leadership programme, a long- standing tradition in DOHA: Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani Education City, was yesterday sent a cable of congrat- open to students from ulations to Paraguay’s President HBKU and its partner Horacio Cartes on his country’s Independence Day. universities. Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani sent a similar congratulatory cable to The Peninsula President Horacio Cartes. FM receives DOHA: Hamad Bin Khalifa Univer- sity (HBKU), of Qatar Foundation, message celebrated the 10th anniversary of ‘LeaderShape’ programme in Edu- from Thailand cation City’. The one-week residential lead- DOHA: Foreign Minister H E ership programme was organised Participants at the 10th anniversary of ‘LeaderShape’ programme in Education City. Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrah- by HBKU and open to students from man Al Thani received a message HBKU and its partner universities in from his Thai counterpart Don Education City. seeks to empower future leaders of in Education City and it is inspira- Leadershape is a programme Qatar University (GU-Q) who par- Pramudwinai on relations between A group of 40 students were the country. tional to see this group of 40 young that was originally founded in the ticipated in the programme, said, the two countries and ways of accepted into the programme after Taking learning outside a tradi- leaders learning to lead with integ- US and is now delivered to campuses “I appreciate HBKU opening the enhancing them. a rigorous selection process. tional classroom setting, students rity as they pursue their personal across the world. LeaderShape programme to stu- The message was received by They spent the week in HBKU’s were taught life skills such as time visions.
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