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What’s On Sunday, February 10, 2019

Kuwait Towers offers a flavorful experience of genuine Kuwaiti at Horizon Restaurant

n celebration of ’s rich heritage, the Touristic Making its debut ahead of Kuwait’s Independence Commenting on the new initiative, the General international customers with a first-of-its-kind fine din- Enterprises Company announces the launch of an and Liberation Day festivities, the restaurant will cele- Manager of Kuwait Towers, Jarrah Al Omani said: “We ing destination, while ensuring an exceptional experi- Iexclusive Kuwaiti buffet at Horizon Restaurant at the brate the country’s local culture, reflected in its dishes, are delighted to launch our national themed buffets as ence from 82 meters above sea level.” A delectable Kuwait Towers. Offering a menu of authentic traditional decor and service. Complete with an and the country prepares to welcome the joyous occasion infusion of flavors, Horizon restaurant will serve tradi- cuisine, the special and dinner buffets will be dates station, customers can indulge in the original of National and Liberation days. This new concept tional sumptuous Kuwaiti dishes such as, Machbous, available to diners every Monday starting from 11 taste of local culinary delights and breathtaking views seeks to celebrate the Kuwaiti culinary traditions Jireesh and Quzi cooked in the traditional Kuwaiti style, February 2019 (tomorrow). of . beyond the national holidays and provide our local and every Monday from 1:00pm to 11:30pm. GUST to host philosophy conference with 23 international scholars

ulf University for Science and Technology (GUST) GUST Associate Professor in the Humanities & Social is set to host a two day philosophy conference on Sciences Department and Event Organizer, Dr Thorsten Gits campus on the 7th, 8th and 9th of February, Botz-Bornstein, said, “We have to understand that certain organized by the Department of Humanities and Social ideas and concepts are fluid, and need to be revisited Sciences. The conference will bring together over 20 periodically in order to gain a more thorough and well- leading figures from the realm of philosophy, such as Prof rounded understanding of them. By bringing together Elizabeth Susanne Kassab from the Doha institute for such notable minds, we continue to realize GUST’s vision Graduate Studies, and Professor Michal J Sauter, from of becoming a true knowledge-hub.” CIDE in Mexico, under one roof to discuss and deliberate Presenting findings on behalf of GUST will be various topics which fall under the conference theme: “The Thorsten Botz-Bornstein, with his seminar on “The Concept of ‘unity’ between East and West.” Return of Organic Unity in Contemporary Philosophy”, The conference, the first of which to be hosted by Mohammed Habib, with his discussion on “Hegel and GUST will reflect upon and debate how the idea of “unity” the Divine Unity in Islam”, Dr Gavin Wilson who will or “totality” has a natural link to smaller related ideas. The lead a seminar on “Immediacy and (dis)unity out of the conference will also shed light on how starting in the 20th later life of Abduh: The shifting focus of the filmic century, these innate links were wholly neglected, even in ECU”, and finally Dr. Martha Tryzna, who will discuss fields such as biology, which made distinct separations “Language as a Tool for Totalitarian Control: A between macro and micro biology. Sociolinguistic Perspective”. Another modern concept that will be discussed at the The philosophy conference at GUST is the second to conference is “cosmopolitanism”, which references how an take place at the university, with the previous one having individual citizen lives in accordance with the law of the taken place in 2012, and follows the footsteps of other ACK students hosted for internship at city as a whole, but the individual also helps creating the leading conferences recently hosted by the university, whole. Starting this century, scientists have revisited these such as the International Federation for Information links, and a new slant is now beginning to form, and this is Processing Conference which assembled approximately Think Tank Management Consulting what the conference aims to shed light on through a series 75 scholars from around the globe to present their of seminars and panel discussions over the two days. research findings. our Australian College of Kuwait outside the box, which helped them (ACK) students were hosted for an refine their skill-sets and learn more Finternship by Think Tank effectively during their internship. Management Consulting and Dr Manal Al- The comradely between the company’s Hasawi at their company’s premise. During employees also left a positive impact on the internship the students were tasked the interns, who appreciated the good with the planning and hosting of different relationship between the employees and events at Think Tank Management their managers. “Overall I really liked Consulting. working there, the workplace is like a fami- The experience provided valuable ly between the employees and managers,” insight for the trainees in event planning said Abdullah Al Shammari, one of the and management. According to the interns. ACK strives to increase opportuni- interns, the value of the experience was ties for students to take part in vocational further strengthened by the positive training in order to better develop their work environment at Think Tank professional skills. It offers many opportu- Management Consulting. The interns nities for students in different majors to get remarked that the work environment hands-on practice in their field before they enabled flexibility and the art of thinking graduate.

International day celebrated at KNES

tudents in Secondary celebrated tries represented included Italy, International Day on the 4th of Ireland, Spain, Mexico, India, Japan, SFebruary 2019. The event organ- France, Kuwait and the USA. ized by the student council aimed to Competitions were held for the best create intercultural understanding. The costume, best performance and the event turned out to be a splendid one best display. The winners were with students and staff all involved. Best costume: 11 A (India) Every form class from years 7 to 12 Best Display/Stall: 7 C (USA) represented a country and had colorful Best Performance: 11 B (Japan) and attractive stalls displaying impor- The highlight of the day was a taek- tant facts about the countries. wondo performance by Pouya Masjedi, Students were dressed in traditional Soaud Al Kashthi and Mohammed costumes of the countries they were Hashem of 11 B which entertained the representing. A wide variety of culi- audience and impressed the judges. nary delights from all over the world Trophies and medals were then given were also on offer. Some of the coun- out to the winners.