Sheikha Jawaher patronises Qatar University graduation ceremony

DOHA: H H Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani, wife of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, yesterday graced the graduation ceremony of Qatar University’s (QU) 41st batch of 2,562 female students in the class of 2018 yesterday at the new Sports and Events Complex at QU.

The ceremony was attended by a number of Their Excellencies Sheikhs and Ministers, along with members of the university’s administration and faculty, students’ parents and guests. The ceremony started with recitation of verses from the Holy Quran recited by Reem Emad Sheikh, College of Shariah student at QU.

A documentary film was screened on QU’s achievements and the development of its faculties, programmes, studies and researches that contributed to meet the community’s needs and aspirations, in addition to a presentation about the students’ local and foreign participation.

H H Sheikha Jawaher honoured 274 outstanding female students and handed over certificates to 2,562 graduate students in various disciplines.

In his opening speech at the graduation ceremony, Dr. Hassan bin Rashid Al Derham, President of QU, said: “We are honoured to graduate today the 41st batch of students. We are not only celebrating today the graduation of our daughters but we are also celebrating and are proud of what our blessed nation has provided to our loyal community in Qatar.”

“As we stand here today in this graduation ceremony, it is proof that women play an important role. Women standing here, is exactly as men are standing. We are proud of what QU has accomplished and continues to accomplish in over 40 years,” Al Derham added.

Dr. Hassan underlined that, the next stage will be better through optimum utilisation of the available resources while maintaining QU’s role as a national university that opens its doors to provide knowledge and education for large sectors of students. The University will also make a qualitative leap in specific areas, taking advantage of its current strengths, he added.

Dr. Darwish Al Emadi, Chief Strategy and Development Officer at QU said on this occasion: “As QU graduates the 41st batch of students, it stresses its critical role in supporting development in the State of Qatar.”

“Development is a cornerstone of QU’s role since it was founded in 1977 and for this reason the University has prepared a new strategy that takes into account four decades of experience, through analytical studies covering achievements, visions, stakeholder needs and trends on both the regional and international level.”

“When we celebrate the graduating class we also celebrate QU’s dedication to activating the role of scientific research in enriching human knowledge and producing scientific research that affects society in different fields,” said Mariam Al Maadeed, the Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies at Qatar University on graduation ceremony.

On the occasion of graduation, female students expressed their feelings. Haya Abdul Hamid Rishi said: “It was a dream which I had since childhood, doing major in media. Today, I graduated with a degree of excellence and a graduation project that won the admiration of the entire department and won the admiration of Qatar’s local newspaper Al Sharq.”

Wiyam Mohamed Amin Al Rawi, another female student of batch 2018 said: “QU was a window opened to me to learn about myself first. I learned to take responsibility and self-reliance and it has refined my personal leadership through workshops and leadership tasks. During my studies, I became head of the chemistry club.” Wiyam joined the student leadership program and passed the four levels.

“My family was inspiration in my life to continue my university studies and I put their confidence in my abilities to achieve what makes them happy and makes me worthy of their trust and pride,” Al Rawi added.

By Amna Pervaiz Rao | The Peninsula

تفضلت سمو الشيخة جواهر بنت حمد بن سحيم آل ثاني حرم سمو الأمير، فشملت برعايتها الكريمة حفل تخريج الدفعة الحادية والأربعين «دفعة 2018» من طالبات جامعة قطر، المقام في مجمع الرياضات والفعاليات الجديد بالجامعة، صباح أمس.

حضر الحفل عدد من أصحاب السعادة الشيوخ والوزراء، وأعضاء الهيئة الإدارية والتدريسية بالجامعة، وأولياء أمور الطالبات، وضيوف الجامعة. استُهلّ الحفل بآيات من الذكر الحكيم من تلاوة الطالبة ريم عماد شيخ من كلية الشريعة، ليتم بعدها عرض فيلم يلخص رؤية الجامعة، وما حققته منذ انطلاقتها، وتخصصاتها العلمية والدراسية، إلى جانب إسهاماتها المعرفية والبحثية ونشاطاتها الأكاديمية، وشراكاتها محلياً وعالمياً، وتضمن الفيلم كذلك جزءاً خاصاً بأبرز الإنجازات الطلابية داخل قطر وخارجها.

وقامت سمو الشيخة جواهر بتكريم الطالبات المتفوقات.;