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With its roots bound in the soil of this world and its branches reaching upwards

toward perfection, it is a symbol of solidarity and determination; it reminds us that the


goals of this world are not incompatible with the goals of the spirit
The words of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson, Qatar Foundation, that encapsulate the
story of the Sidra tree and its message for a nation . The image below proudly carries this message

QATAR FOUNDATIONS FORTNIGHTLY NEWSPAPER ISSUE 128 THURSDAY 8 JANUARY 2015

MILESTONE A thriving world-class organization whose achievements benefit Qatar and the World

QF celebrating 20 years of
excellence and innovation
THE UNIQUE journey of transition
that Qatar is making toward developing a knowledge-based economy has,
for the past 20 years, been supported
with pride and dedication by Qatar
Foundation for Education, Science
and Research, and Community Development (QF).
In the two decades since QF was
founded by His Highness Sheikh
Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Father Amir, and Her Highness Sheikha
Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of
Qatar Foundation, it has grown from
a vision of the future to a thriving organization, aspiring to and attaining
higher levels of accomplishment in the
service of its country and its people.
As it marks its 20th anniversary
in 2015, QF proudly boasts around
50 centers, all committed to the goal
of unlocking human potential, nurturing Qatars next generation of
leaders, and playing a pivotal role in
ensuring a bright and prosperous future for the nation.
Speaking at the launch of Education City, His Highness Sheikh
Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Father Amir, told of his strong belief in
education being the foundation upon
which to build knowledge-based, progressive nations: The new world educational system recognises that education is a universal right, and hence
enables students, wherever they might
be, to have access to the means of innovation and creativity, the acquisition of knowledge and expertise, and
the practice of responsibility.
The story of QF began with a simple
idea that emerged in 1995 between His
Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa
Al Thani and Her Highness Sheikha
Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of
Qatar Foundation. Their joint belief

education for my children. Education


is a principle rooted in a centuries-old
heritage, with branches extending in all
directions, drinking from the springs
of knowledge, whether Eastern or
Western. As soon as I started thinking
about this, I was struck. I was struck
by the reality that the need for exceptional, quality education was not just
for me and my family but that it is a
universal social issue that needs comprehensive solutions.
From that point, I decided to use
my position as the wife of the then Heir
Apparent to help children everywhere
to achieve their right to an education. I
wanted to be like a mother to all of Qatars children, and to do everything that
I could in order to help them achieve
their dreams and aspirations.

Education is a universal right, and enables students,


wherever they might be, to have access to the means of
innovation and creativity, the acquisition of knowledge
and expertise, and the practice of responsibility
His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Father Amir, at the launch of Education City in 2003
in the power of education, and their
wish to provide their own children
and the children of Qatar, and the
world - with a quality education,

planted the seed that would grow to


become QF. Recalling their early discussions on the subject, Her Highness
Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairper-

son of Qatar Foundation, shared her


inspiration with QFs leadership and
senior members: As a mother, I wanted to provide an exceptional, quality

UNDER the guidance of Her Highness


Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, QF has
evolved into a world-class institution,
with groundbreaking initiatives that
are leading the way in unlocking human potential, achieving scientific
breakthroughs that benefit Qatar, the
region and the world. It is building
multicultural partnerships that are enriching communities, while preserving
Qatars heritage and culture as it builds
a bridge to the future.
As it continues to fulfill the strategic
aims of Qatar National Vision 2030
to create a culturally vibrant, environmentally aware, and economically
prosperous country, with an increasingly important role on the world stage,
QF can be immensely proud of two
decades of achievement. Meeting the
needs of this generation, without compromising the needs of the next, QF
can look forward to many more successes in the decades ahead.

News

QMAs mission
is to develop
promising young
talent from
Qatar and the
region, to be the
next generation
of world-class
musicians
Music laboratory to broaden
students creative horizons

NEWS IN BRIEF
QF PLAYING A
SIGNIFICANT ROLE
IN QATARS MEDIA
n The development of a
vibrant media ecosystem in
Qatar has been celebrated
in an annual report published
by Northwestern University
in Qatar (NU-Q), a Hamad bin
Khalifa University partner
university. Commenting on
the report, Envisioning the
Future: Year in Review 2013-14,
Dr Everette Dennis, Dean and
CEO, NU-Q, said the university
is central to the development
and direction of media in
Qatar. Great strides have
been taken in nurturing a
vibrant media ecosystem
in Qatar and NU-Q is at the
heart of its development and
direction, he said.

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THURSDAY 8 JANUARY 2015

STATE-OF-THE-ART technology will


be music to the ears for students
who are developing their creative talents through Qatar Foundation (QF)
music educational programs.
Qatar Music Academys (QMAs)
new music laboratory - developed with
the support of Occidental Petroleum
of Qatar Ltd (Oxy Qatar), and unveiled at a ceremony on 14 December
2014 - will allow young people to receive industry-standard training and
tuition.
The laboratory at QMA, a member of QF, focuses on the use of music education software and specialist
composition equipment, providing
an extra dimension to the programs
that QMA offers.
Open to anyone over the age of 14,
the laboratory will run a number of
music technology courses designed
to help students manage music software, enabling them to compose music.
Through the use of a range of applications, students will be able to
compose their own musical ideas;
immediately listen to, and print, their
compositions; apply theoretical knowledge to practical assignments; and record samples and performances.
They will also have the opportunity to arrange music that students
can perform in groups or orchestras,
as the laboratory encourages them to
extend their range of knowledge and
their creative capabilities, and helps

The QNL stand at the 25th Doha International Book Fair


QMA showcases its high-tech music technology

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SCIENCE The Department of Pathology at Sidra Medical and Research


Center, a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), hosted an important event
at the Four Seasons Hotel on 7 December to mark a century of progress
in gynecological cytopathology and
to chart the future of this vital field in
Qatar and beyond.
The symposium, called The 1st
Century of Gynecological Cytopathology: The Pap Test Then, Now
and the Future, was the latest in a se-

Qatar National Library shares


open access policy at Book Fair
ENGAGEMENT Community encouraged to discover QNLs extensive online facilities

QMA prepare young people to pursue careers in music.


QMAs mission is to develop
promising new talent from Qatar, and
the region, to be the next generation of
world-class musicians, said Dr Abdul
Ghafour Al Heeti, Principal, QMA.
Guests who attended the opening
of the music laboratory were given
a briefing on its technology and

software by Anne Marie Pignguy,


Head of Western Music, QMA, before watching a demonstration of the
equipment, conducted by Yassine
Ayari, Music Teacher, QMA.
More than 500 students participate in QMAs Academic Music
Programme - which offers students
one-to-one lessons, group theory
classes, and ensemble practice, out-

side normal school hours and its


Music For All Programme, which
provides musical activities for the local community.
Qatar Music Academy provides
an environment that encourages students to achieve their potential and
allows them to pursue a diverse range
of career options relating to the music
industry.

ries of symposia hosted by Sidra to


raise awareness of key health issues
affecting women and children. More
than 150 participants from across the
healthcare sector in Qatar attended.
The symposium showcased the
research that led to the creation and
implementation of The Pap Test, and
emphasized the potential effectiveness of a structured screening program for cervical cancer in Qatar.
Cervical cancer remains a major
burden to womens health worldwide.

Without intervention, it is projected


to increase by 25 perent in the next
10 years.
As a disease that develops over time,
it is also one of the most preventable
types of cancer meaning awareness
can save lives through early detection
and diagnosis.
Cervical cancer remains a preventable disease if identified through
screening. And, with available and
proven vaccines effective against the
virus that causes cervical cancer, the

human papilloma virus (HPV), the


disease can be overcome with a wellmanaged preventive, diagnostic and
therapeutic program, said Nikolaos
Chantziantoniou, Supervisor, Cytopathology, Sidra Medical and Research Center.
He added: Sidra, along with its
partnering institutions, will play a
leading role in developing the needed
foundations upon which to establish a
universal screening program for cervical cancer in Qatar.

Experts share the


latest findings at
conference on
microelectronics

TECHNOLOGY Qatar Music Academy to give students industry-standard training

Sidra symposium highlights important research

Ghada Saade
Head of Translation and Editorial
Email: gsaade@qf.org.qa
Tel: +974 4454 0961

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JANUARY
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Music laboratory to broaden


students creative horizons

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QATAR FOUNDATION
Rima Ismail
Publications Manager
Email: rismail@qf.org.qa
Tel: +974 4454 0960

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QATAR National Library (QNL), a


member of Qatar Foundation (QF),
is making its debut entry at the 25th
Doha International Book Fair, which is
taking place at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) from 7 to 17
January 2015.
During the book fair, QNL is engaging with the community by helping
visitors register for the librarys online
resources, providing essential information about its world-class databases, and involving families through fun
activities including traditional and
interactive childrens storytelling
activities.
They are also offering further infor-

mation about QNLs collections and


information resources, including the recently launched Qatar Digital Library.
This years Doha International Book
Fair is featuring thousands of books
from more than 30 countries, highlighting some of the unique aspects of
Qatars culture and heritage.
By sharing valuable information and
cultivating creativity, QNL continues
to support Qatar Foundations mission
to increase human capital and promote
social development by providing access
to a wealth of resources through its exceptional selection of online databases,
regular training programs, and community engagement initiatives.

Commenting on the librarys outstanding contribution to the development of the nations educational and
research sectors, Dr Claudia Lux, Project Director, QNL, said: The Doha
International Book Fair is a valuable
opportunity for QNL to shed light on
the importance of the unmatched resources we offer to both the local and
international communities.
In support of the nations journey towards becoming a knowledgebased economy, QNL continues to
make unparalleled research and educational resources available to the
people of Qatar.
Saadi Al Said, Associate Director of

Administration and Planning, QNL,


added: QNLs online resources have
been received extremely positively by
the community in Qatar, and we now
have thousands of people, from all
walks of life, accessing our online databases regularly.
The QNL team are at the Book
Fair to provide visitors from the local
and international reading communities
a clear overview of the modern library
facilities on offer at QNL.
QNLs various resources and services are on display at the Librarys
dedicated space at QNCC from 9am
to 1pm and 4pm to 10pm throughout
the duration of the exhibition.

ROTA encourages a culture of volunteering


COMMUNITY A spirit of volunterring for the benefit of the community, in alignment with National
Vision 2030, was fostered by
Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) at
an inaugural celebration held
to mark United Nations International Volunteer Day (IVD).
At the ROTA-organized event, held
at the Hamad bin Khalifa Univer-

sity (HBKU) Student Center, 100


Qatar-based ROTA volunteers were
awarded certificates by the ROTA
National Programs Department
to acknowledge their achievements
and support. The celebration was attended by existing and new ROTA
volunteers, sponsors and partners.
During the ceremony, Dr Sheikha
Aisha bint Faleh bin Nasser Al-

Thani, ROTA Board Member, highlighted the vital contribution that ROTA volunteers
make in enhancing communities.
Dr Sheikha Al-Thani said: ROTA
is privileged to have such a rich pool
of volunteers and todays celebration
is for those who have invested significant time and effort to help make a
difference in the lives of many peo-

ple, both locally and internationally.


ROTA has brought together respected volunteers alongside new recruits
to welcome and provide a valuable
moment for knowledge-sharing, as
we continue on ROTAs journey to
creating a brighter future for those
affected by war. This is ROTAs opportunity to honor these incredible
and selfless local heroes.

RESEARCH Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) hosted


the 26th International Conference
on Microelectronics (ICM 2014)
on 14-17 December at the Hilton
Hotel in Doha. The three-day event,
sponsored by industry collaborator
ExxonMobil Qatar, is the premiere
conference on microelectronics in
the region, bringing top international researchers and experts to discuss
and share the latest findings in microelectronics research.
Dr Mark H Weichold, Dean and
CEO of TAMUQ, said the conference illustrated the importance of
industry and academic partnerships
in developing scientific solutions that
directly impact the international research arena.
The conference highlights the
importance of microelectronics research to advance information and
communications technologies and
its importance to fulfilling Qatars
National Research Strategy and
National Vision 2030. As part of its
commitment to Qatar National Vision 2030,Texas A&M University at
Qatar is dedicated to the growth of
human capital and the expansion of
research in Qatar and globally.
The event covered topics such
as electronic circuits and systems,
CAD tools and design, and nanoelectronics.
Mazen Saghir, co-chair of ICM
2014 and Associate Professor in
the Electrical and Computer Engineering Program at TAMUQ, said:
Microelectronics are the foundation of modern information technology (IT) and IT is one of the
pillars of Qatars national research
strategy. IT will play a crucial role in
transforming Qatars carbon-based
economy to an information-based
economy as expressed in Qatars
National Vision 2030.
Alistair Routledge, Vice President
of Production and Joint Interest
Manager, ExxonMobil Qatar, said,
With 18,000 engineers and scientists and 2,000 PhDs at the center
of our operations, ExxonMobil
remains convinced that increasing
proficiency in science, technology,
engineering and math (STEM)
subjects is critical to building an innovative, diversified and competitive
workforce.

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Submissions sought for WISE Awards

n World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) is now accepting


applications for the 2015 WISE Awards. The Awards will celebrate
six innovative educational projects for their excellence and positive
contribution to education, and highlight creative and effective
initiatives in finding solutions to educational challenges. The
submission period is open until 1pm on 15 January 2015.

Tajweed lessons to be held for ladies

n Community Services are organizing Tajweed lessons for the


ladies of the QF Community. Those attending the sessions will be
able to become more proficient in reciting the Holy Quran and
observe the correct pronunciation of every letter with the rulings
and characteristics, which apply to it. The classes will be held from
25 January to 24 February 2015 at the Education City Clubhouse.

QCRI on winning form at BBC contest

Teachers to share knowledge at forum

n The Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI)s Arabic Language


Technologies team won Best in Show at the BBCs News Hack event
in London. Their project translated BBC Arabic video into English,
including subtitles, voice and using Speaker Diarization to change
gender of speech synthesis alongside the changes in the voiceover
gender. The competition had 50 participants from across the world.

n The Second Annual Teaching and Learning Forum, organized


by Qatar Foundations Pre-University Education Division, is to
be held on 9 May 2015. Sir Ken Robinson, an internationally
recognized leader in the development of education, will be
the keynote speaker. The forum will provide opportunities for
teachers to share their knowledge with colleagues in Qatar.

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Views obtained from the QF community, especially parents of QF


school students, were testament to
the fact that QF schools place a great
emphasis on learning literacy skills
and developing a thirst for knowledge
among the children.
A QF Telegraph survey on the topic
echoed this feeling, with an overwhelming majority of respondents
giving a positive impression of QF
schools commitment to developing
young minds through reading. Some
98 percent agreed that QFs academic
framework and approach places an
emphasis on literacy and the various
entities, including schools, have activities and initiatives which are succeeding in ensuring reading becomes part
of a childs life from the outset of their
education. Only 2 percent suggested
that more could be done to ensure
that their child understood the value
of reading.
Every QF school supports and
challenges students to become critical thinkers, and actively contributing
members of society. They understand
that teaching children literary skills
from an early age will equip them to
develop into leaders and visionaries
of tomorrow.
A variety of effective teaching approaches at Qatar Academy (QA)
Doha provides children with a range
of different types of books and media to explore and learn about their
world. QA Doha definitely encourages a love of reading from an early
age. Teachers in our Early Education
Centres, Preschool and lower primary
classrooms use nursery rhyme songs,
big books, puppets, and dress up areas
of the classroom to expose children to
rhyme and stories, said Misti SavageShepherd, Literacy Coordinator and
Mother Tongue Coordinator, QA.
Teachers read to children every day
in the early years, as we believe it is
important since reading is at the heart
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IN THE 25 DECEMBER 2014 EDITION


OF QF TELEGRAPH, WE RAISED THE
QUESTION OF WHETHER QATAR
FOUNDATION (QF) SCHOOLS
ENCOURAGE READING FROM AN
EARLY AGE.

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PINION

RO
Every QF
encourages its students to increase literacy skills
YCOOUschool
S
T
UN
QF is developing
a thirst for reading among children

for teachers to use. At QA Doha, we


have expectations of reading levels that
align with reading standards throughout the world. It is critical that children
have a good understanding and comprehension of the books they read.
QA Sidra encourages parents to
order books for their child through its
Scholastic Book Club that also allows
students to purchase books online.
Our school offers many opportunities
for children and parents to be exposed
to, and to borrow or purchase, quality
literature, said Sharon Loper, ELL
Specialist Teacher, QA Sidra. Our
school library holds book fairs, afterschool book clubs, book weeks (where
parents are encouraged to come and
read to children), author visits and
other initiatives designed to immerse

so that children can keep track of their


own reading journey.
At QA Al Wakra, reading is encouraged from an early age in a variety of
ways. We use our Star Homework
program to encourage students to
read at home every day, said Bedriyah Itani, Principal,QA Al Wakra.
Our Arabic and English librarians
do an excellent job getting students
excited about independent reading.
We also encourage reading through
our Walk to Read program. During
Walk to Read students work in small
groups with a teacher, reading texts
at their level and leaning comprehension strategies. In March 2015,
our Parent and Community Involvement Committee will be organizing a
literacy night.

our students visit our well-equipped


library weekly. Because we know that
the one of the best ways to become a
better reader is to practice, all of our
students are required to read at home
at least four nights a week. Additionally, we are looking forward to planning
our inaugural family literacy event for
this coming spring.
Apart from the schools, QF entities such as Qatar National Library
(QNL) and Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing (BQFP) also organize events and activities to encourage
children to read.
QA Doha and Qatar Leadership
Academy participated in activities
organized by BQFP as part of Qatars
second annual celebration of World
Book Day.

QNL adopts a unique approach


to nurturing Qatars literary culture
by engaging schools and parents to
work together to make reading fun
for children. Carol Mitchell, Head
of Childrens Section, QNL said:
QNL offers Qatars youth a variety
of learning programs and activities
as part of its commitment to facilitating a thriving national reading culture
through knowledge sharing. QNLs
online childrens collection is aimed
at nurturing a love of reading among
children in Qatar.
QNL actively promotes the
joy of reading together as a family through storytelling, puppetry, creative dramatics, and
book extensions at each of our
childrens events.

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2013
2015

Answering the call for


neuroscience leaders
Professor highlights necessity for institutions to
conduct studies into treatment for brain disease
RESEARCH into neuroscience, and

the nurturing and development of


scientists who will take this work into
the future, is being advanced by Qatar
Foundation (QF), according to an
expert in the field.
Professor Pierre Magistretti,
President, International Brain
Research Organization (IBRO),
highlighted the necessity for
foundations, universities, and other
institutions to spearhead studies into
potential new treatments for brain
diseases, while visiting Qatar for a
landmark neuroscience symposium.
Qatar Biomedical Research
Institute (QBRI), a member of
Qatar Foundation whose mission
is to conduct groundbreaking
research that will help to improve
healthcare through innovation,
hosted the QBRI-IBRO-MENA
Neuroscience Conference at Hamad
bin Khalifa University Student
Center from 16-17 December 2014.
The symposium, attended by global
neuroscience experts, signified the
burgeoning partnership between
QBRI and IBRO, and was preceded
by a school where students from
across the world gained a greater
understanding of neurogenetic
principles, designed to encourage
them to pursue academic and research
careers in this area of science.
The IBRO-MENA sub-region,
now based in Doha, was established
in 2011, and Professor Magistretti,
who is also Dean, Biological
and Environmental Science and
Engineering, and Distinguished
Professor, Bioscience, at King
Abdullah University of Science and
Technology in Saudi Arabia, told QF
Telegraph: Collaboration with QBRI is
very important for IBRO, as we must
have a strong partner in this region to
help us develop our initiatives.
In QBRI, we have that strong
partner, due to its strong focus
on neuroscience and its excellent
scientists. This collaboration is
extremely valuable and very close, and
this conference in Doha which we
considered to be a natural path for
the IBRO-MENA sub-region to
take - and the school that we held here
has only enhanced this.
Topics discussed at the symposium
included behavioral and psychiatric
disorders; neurodegenerative
disorders; autism; epilepsy; and stroke.
Professor Magistretti emphasized
that, with the pharmaceutical industry
concentrating less investment in
neuroscience, other institutions
must step into the void, and QF has

Professor Pierre Magistretti, President,


International Brain Research Organization

Support for research not only creates


and fosters knowledge for humanity,
but also represents investment in a
country and its economy
embraced the opportunity and the
challenge.
From what I have learned,
and from what I have personally
experienced, QF is making extremely
laudable efforts to nurture knowledge
and to support research in many
fields, including medicine and
neuroscience, Professor Magistretti
said. Support for basic research not
only creates and fosters knowledge
for humanity, but also represents
investment in a country and its
economy. Any initiative, such as QF,
that provides this support for research
and education is extremely positive for
the world.
Professor Magistretti said Dr
Hilal Lashuel, Executive Director,
QBRI whom he described as an
outstanding neuroscientist - had
been instrumental in the creation of
the IBRO-MENA sub-region, whose
school at the 2014 conference was
built around the fundamental aspects
of neurogenetics, allowing students to
participate in lectures and discussions,
as well as to carry out experiments

and learn techniques in laboratories.


IBRO is committed to facilitating the
development of the next generation
of neuroscientists, by expanding its
work into areas where the field of
neuroscience is in the process of being
established, he added.
The work of the IBRO-MENA
sub-region is providing opportunities
for training, and the enhancement
of knowledge, expertise, and the
human potential of the students who
participate. The school brings together
students and faculty from across
the world, and provides theoretical
elements and practical components.
In addition to education and
training, there must be global
advocacy for neuroscience. From both
a human and economic perspective,
brain disorders are extremely
costly, and the development of new
treatments and measures cannot
progress without research. That is
why collaboration with partners
of the caliber of QBRI is such an
important aspect of IBROs work and
its mission.

OPINION
Basem Ahmed El Mallawani

Importance of after school


activities in learning
DID you know that the most
prominent academic institutions
throughout the world including
Harvard,Yale, Stanford, Cambridge
and Oxford all host extracurricular
programs in sport intramurals,
music, literature and the performing
arts? Why is that? Does it provide
a worthwhile impact on their
students or is it just more appealing
for their reputation? Would it even
be beneficial for our young ones
to participate in these types of
activities?
Heres some food for thought;
a study conducted by the Harvard
Family Research Project (HFRP) of
Harvard University looked into the
potential of high quality afterschool
programs. They gathered empirical
data over the course of ten years.
Their findings... Children and
youth who participate in after school
programs reap a host of positive
benefits in a number of interrelated
outcome areas such as academic,
social/emotional, prevention, and
health and wellness (Wimer &
Weiss, 2008). Furthermore, this
study concluded that students in
elementary and middle-schools
who frequently participated in
extracurricular activities scored
higher on test scores in math and
reading than their counterparts who
did not. Amazing!
As an educator and sports
performance coach, I witness
this type of phenomenon
happening all the time. Students
attend extracurricular activities
where they are taught new and
challenging skillsets and because
they are willingly doing so they
are eager to learn, regardless of
the consequences. This certainly
carries over into the classroom
and improves their scores. I
believe these types of scenarios
produce breeding grounds for
success in many other areas as well,
especially when they are facilitated
by effective teachers. At Qatar
Academy Msheireb, we offer a
variety of these types of activities
every Monday and Tuesday after
school. Needless to say, every week,
students attend eager to learn and
participate.You have students in
Kindergarten mixed with first and
second graders and this allows
for co-curricular activities to take
place.You see it happening right in
front of your eyes where they are

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making new friends and learning


positive social behaviours that arent
taught in their traditional classroom
settings. Theyre learning how to
play a sport together, perform in
a musical play, take pictures for a
student newspaper, etc. I enjoy this
part of my job because this is where
I get to foster an active culture
where students form a bonding
community amongst one another.

Extracurricular
activities instill
valuable attributes
such as improved
self-confidence,
self-esteem,
discipline,
responsibility and
commitment
It instills valuable attributes such as
improved self-confidence, selfesteem, discipline, responsibility and
commitment. It exposes youth to
unique concepts such as leadership,
teamwork and sportsmanship.
Lastly, through these activities,
children acquire a sense of selfidentity which is a concept we dont
always pay particular attention to.
In closing, prestigious schools
embed extracurricular activities
into their education system because
they understand that by affording
youth opportunities to learn and
practice new skills through handson experiential learning, they are
inadvertently improving their
chances at academic achievement.
It yields a stronger well-rounded
performing student. The science
supports this but more importantly
it cultivates a culture of success. If we
are to capitalize on this success, we
need to invest in this vision today. I
now pass this vision on to you.

COLUMNIST
Coach Basem Ahmed El Mallawani
M.Ed Exercise Science & Sports Studies
Qatar Academy Msheireb

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FACILITIES Local community encouraged to experience new QF recreational facilities

West Green Spine sports arena


a boost for health and fitness

n What is the Qatar Digital


Library (QDL)?

Qatar Digital Library


has been developed by
Qatar National Library,
a member of Qatar
Foundation (QF), in
partnership with The
British Library. It is
making a vast archive
featuring the cultural
and historical heritage
of the Gulf and wider
region freely available
online for the first time.
Included are archives,
maps, manuscripts, sound
recordings, photographs
and much more, complete
with contextualized
explanatory notes and
links, in both English and
Arabic.

Quality healthcare
is at the core of a
thriving society

THE enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the


fundamental rights of every human
being. These are the words of the
World Health Organization constitution; and helping to achieve this aim
is the goal of the Qatar Foundation
(QF) initiative, the World Innovation
Summit for Health (WISH).
Global healthcare is facing a
perfect storm of the threat posed by
non-communicable diseases cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease,
cancer, diabetes and the increasing costs of treating them, at a time
when many countries face significant
financial challenges. Chronic conditions are becoming more prevalent;
costs are increasing; and traditional
healthcare models are failing. The
only way to emerge from this storm is
through innovation. This is the cause
that WISH is committed to.

Engineer Jassim Telefat, Group Executive Director,


Capital Projects and Facilities Management, and
Mohammed Al Naimi, Director, Community Affairs,
Support Services Directorate, inspect the West Green
Spine facilities during the opening ceremony

Content currently
available on the QDL was
developed during the first
phase of the partnership,
reaching a total of 500,000
images by the end of 2014.
n How do I access the
resources?

Do you have a question you


want answered? Email us at:
qft@qf.org.qa and we will do
our best to help you

THURSDAY 87 MARCH
JANUARY
2013
2015

Egbert Schillings, CEO, World Innovation


Summit for Health, explains how a global
community created by the QF initiative
is committed to creating a better world
through collaboration and fresh thinking

n What can I find on QDL?

The aim is to make a


world-class resource freely
available for everyone
from those with a general
interest in the history of
the Gulf to the academic
researchers undertaking
groundbreaking research.
The QDL will transform
the study of Gulf history,
improving understanding
of the Islamic world,
Arabic cultural heritage
and the modern history of
the Gulf. You can directly
access the resources by
visiting www.qdl.com.
There is no registration
required.

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FORUM TOPICS
PRESENTED AT

WISH 2013
MEMBERS of the Qatar Foundation
(QF) community can make use of a new
recreation space thanks to the opening
of Education Citys new West Green
Spine sport and recreation arena on 14
December 2014.
The area, which encourages healthy
exercise, is now open for students, QF
staff, their families, and the general
public to enjoy.
Managed by Awsaj Recreation, the
West Green Spine can be used for basketball, volleyball, and football, and an
area is provided for relaxation, fitness,
and family enjoyment.
Its unveiling comes as QFs Open
Campus initiative, designed to enable
easier access to Education City and to
allow more people to experience QF, is
implemented.
Engineer Jassim Telefat, Group Executive Director, Capital Projects and
Facilities Management, and Mohammed Al Naimi, Director, Community
Affairs, Support Services Directorate,
attended the West Green Spine opening ceremony.
Engineer Telefat said: The West
Green Spine is a great open space that
we are very keen for the community to
experience and enjoy.

Recreation Services is committed


to promoting sport and healthy
lifestyles among the QF community
through the provision of high
quality facilities, and the West
Green Spine is the newest of these
Indeed, at QF, we are committed
to the Open Campus initiative, so we
are extending an invitation to the wider
community of Qatar to visit and utilize
the West Green Spine. It offers many
fantastic opportunities for recreation
and entertainment, and we hope that it
will also attract many families.
Engineer Telefat told QF Telegraph
that QF was seeking to increase the
number of open spaces available
for sport at Education City, saying:
This strategy is not only focused
around National Sport Day, which
takes place on the second Tuesday of
February every year - this year on 10
February 2015 - but also seeks to encourage people to find time for sport,

so that they can lead a fit and healthy


lifestyle.
Fahad Al Ansari, Manager, Recreation Services, Support Services Directorate, QF, said: Recreation Services
is committed to promoting sport and
healthy lifestyles among the QF community through the provision of highquality facilities, and the West Green
Spine is the newest of these. We hope
that its facilities will encourage people
to maintain and enhance their fitness,
as the greatest wealth that we have in
our lives is our health.
The unique facilities at West Green
Spine have been designed with a special focus on children of all ages, and
its features encourage development

and education through creative and


sensory play. At the northern end, a
large plaza provides adequate space
for small events and activities, while
towards the southern end of the park
the facilities provide for a range of age
groups and sports interests, including
basketball, volleyball, five-a-side football and a custom designed skate park.
The new facility showcases QFs
commitment to promoting and providing comprehensive sports and recreation services by promoting a healthy life
style among the Education City community in a fun and safe environment,
through the provision of high quality facilities and the implementation of
effective social programs, classes, events
and activities.
The official opening also featured
a football competition for QF community members under the age of 12,
in addition to basketball and volleyball
competitions. As well as taking part in
the many sporting activities offered, excited youngsters were also able to view
the Italian Super Cup Trophy, which
was brought to the West Green Spine
for visitors to see ahead of the competitions final between Juventus and
Napoli in Doha on 22 December 2014.

Obesity
Mental health
Accountable care
End-of-life
Road traffic injury
Patient engagement
Antimicrobial resistance
Big data & healthcare

Healthcare is one of the great


success stories of the last 100 years,
with more people globally living
longer, healthier, and more productive lives. Much of this success is
due to innovation in public health,
medicine, hygiene, nutrition, and
technology. Healthcare innovation
involves a range of activities around
the development, uptake, and adoption of new approaches that generate
value in terms of quality administrative efficiency, the patient experience,
and patient outcomes. Often, when
people think of innovation in healthcare, there is a tendency to focus on
medicines and devices. The reality is
that these alone will not bring about
the fundamental change in healthcare
that we need. The greatest unrealized
potential for global healthcare can

often be found in how services are


financed, organized, and delivered,
rather than gadgets and drugs. It is in
the realm of healthcare policy where
partnerships across multiple sectors
need to be forged in order to advance
the agenda of human health. WISH
is the first, and the foremost, global
community of people dedicated to
bringing together both technology
and policy under the banner
of innovation.
More than 1,000 members of
our global community will come
together from 17-18 February 2015
to attend our second Summit, at
Qatar National Convention Centre.
However, WISH is not a conference.
The Summit itself is simply the most
visible manifestation of what WISH
does during the remaining 363 days
of the year: working with the greatest
minds in global healthcare, to identify, codify, and spread the best ideas
from around the world, translating
them into policies that will make a
genuine and lasting difference.
We are a community of the
impatient; impatient with the slow
pace of progress, but excited by the
opportunities for meaningful global
collaboration in healthcare. Where
WISH is unique is that no other
forum unites stakeholders from as
many different countries and diverse
sectors policymakers, healthcare
providers, researchers, academics,
and industry leaders.
To be successful, though, WISH
needs to create genuine impact and
must be relevant, at a local, regional,
and global level. One of my most
satisfying experiences so far has
been our work with local healthcare
leaders, the providers, academic
researchers, and the Supreme
Council of Health (SCH). We are
absolutely delighted with their
enthusiastic support and desire to
use WISH as a resource to provide

WISH Forums are a key part of an ongoing global mission all year round to inspire

INNOVATION
the best care for the population they
serve here in Qatar.
The commitment of WISH to delivering tangible benefits for the people
of Qatar, and to contributing to the
vision and mission of QF, is demonstrated in many forms. Our Young Innovators platform champions the next
generation who will lead healthcare
into the future; a Qatari stakeholder
is embedded in the research team for
each of WISH 2015s seven research
forums, shaping the content from a
local perspective and ensuring that
Qatar benefits first from the insights
and recommendations coming out
of the research. We have collaborated
with SCH to promote the Qatar Mental Health Strategy, and to support
the upcoming Qatar Week for Patient
Safety. The creation of the WISH
Implementation Taskforce allows
healthcare providers, policymakers,
and partners to review WISHs innovations and policy recommendations,
ensuring they are translated to Qatars
population in the most relevant and

We are a community of the


impatient; impatient with the slow
pace of progress, but excited by the
opportunities for meaningful global
collaboration in healthcare

PUBLIC
HEALTH

HYGIENE

effective way. And WISHs commitment to relevance at a local level is the


reason why WISH 2015 will host a
panel on Islamic Bioethics and Genetics, making the Summit a showcase
for an issue of huge importance to
Qatar, from which the benefit will
spread beyond the country and
the region.
Access to quality healthcare, and
quality education, are at the core of
any thriving society. The brilliance of
the vision of Her Highness Sheikha
Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson
of Qatar Foundation and Founder
of WISH, is to make a difference
in these two pivotal, but complex,
areas. WISH is an enterprise that has
no equal anywhere in the world, and
I believe that only an initiative of QF
could attain that status.
Our goal is to be able to say that
global healthcare improved because
WISH exists; that WISH brought
about change that would otherwise
not have happened; that a policy innovation was adopted because those
who embraced it learned about it
through our research. If we can say
this, and if someone, somewhere, is

NUTRITION

MEDICINE

TECHNOLOGY

making a difference in healthcare because of WISH, then we can say that


we have succeeded in our goals. But,
as one very famous innovator put it
so well: Vision without execution is
hallucination. The WISH team, and
its community of collaborators, are
committed to making the vision of
better global and local health a reality. We look forward to many more
joining us in this endeavor.
FORUM TOPICS WILL
BE PRESENTED AT

WISH 2015
Communicating complex
health messages
Delivering affordable
cancer care
Dementia
Diabetes
Patient safety
Mental health and
wellbeing in children and
young people
Universal healthcare
coverage

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2013
2015

CMU-Q students create


digital platform for festival

The program
was very
educational
and interactive
and is one of the
best practical
activities that
GU-Q provides
for its students

TECHNOLOGY IT innovators partner with THIMUN Qatar

NEWS IN BRIEF

n Carnegie Mellon
University in Qatar
(CMU-Q), a partner
University of Hamad bin
Khalifa University, has
successfully completed
its seventh Language
Bridges program. Since
it began in 2010, more
than 700 participants
have graduated from the
student-led program. In
collaboration with QFs
Reach Out To Asia (ROTA),
CMU-Q students and staff
volunteered to teach basic
English to QF service staff
as part of the program. The
eight-week course was
successfully completed by
55 participants.

CAMPUS LIFE
Wafa Suwaileh

Conserving heritage for


the good of the country

Workshop hones diplomacy


skills when resolving a crisis

55 STUDENTS
COMPLETE
CARNEGIE
MELLONS
LANGUAGE
BRIDGES
PROGRAM

CMU-Q students with THIMUN Qatar officials

GU-Q students take part in the workshop

DIPLOMACY GU-Q students practice their negotiation skills in simulation exercise

Workshop hones diplomacy


skills when resolving a crisis
THIRTY students from Georgetown
University in Qatar (GU-Q), a
partner university of Hamad bin
Khalifa University, were recently
given an opportunity to develop,
practice, and test their negotiation
and strategic decision-making skills
in a simulation exercise about a
fictional maritime claim conflict
in the South China Sea. GU-Qs
flagship diplomacy training event,
the International Negotiation and
Crisis Simulation Exercise, was held
in conjunction with Georgetowns
Institute for the Study of
Diplomacy in Washington DC.
The annual crisis simulation deals
with a hypothetical situation that

reflects real-world trends or events.


Dr Christine Schiwietz, Assistant
Dean for Academic Affairs, GU-Q
and program organizer, said: The
crisis simulation is a tremendous
learning opportunity for our students
studying international affairs here
at GU-Q. They have to know not
only what their own interests are,
but also the interests of everyone else
involved, and then they have to use
critical thinking skills and diplomatic
negotiation tactics to try and find a
resolution that everyone can agree
upon. These are vital skills that will
empower our students in both a
personal and professional capacity
whatever career path they choose, not

The program allowed


students to learn to
manoeuver around various
crisis situations to emerge
with a peaceful solution

only for those going into the Foreign


Service.
The students also participated
in a negotiation workshop open
to all GU-Q students in order to
hone their diplomacy skills, where
participants were introduced to
the fundamental principles of
interest-based negotiation found
in the famous book, Getting to Yes:
How to Negotiate Agreements Without
Giving In. In the weeks before the
crisis simulation, participants read
a background paper and received
the mock scenario with a file that
describes their assigned countrys
position and interests.
The workshop concluded with
a special presentation by Dr Jim
Seevers, Director of Studies at
the Institute for the Study of
Diplomacy, Georgetown University,
Washington DC, who discussed
basic diplomatic functions such as
dialogue, advocacy, and negotiation,
and also fielded questions from the
students taking part.
The crisis simulation was very
engaging and it made us look at

how a crisis would be dealt with


according to the United Nations
standard. It felt very real and made
us think deeply about the topic,
said Jyostna Subramaniam, student,
GU-Q, who was participating in
the exercise for the second time.
She explained that the simulation
exercise and the workshops prior
to that helped develop various skills
including the art of negotiation and
debating.
For Sheba George, student,
GU-Q, it was an opportunity that
allowed aspiring diplomats to
practice diplomacy in a controlled
environment. The materials
provided covered a wide range of
issues and policies that a country
would have to adhere to when faced
with an international crisis and the
program allowed students to learn
to manoeuver around various crisis
situations to emerge with a peaceful
solution despite the crisis at hand.
The program was very educational
and interactive and is one of the
best practical activities that GU-Q
provides for its students.

INFORMATION systems students


from Carnegie Mellon University in
Qatar (CMU-Q), partner of Hamad
bin Khalifa University, recently partnered with The Hague International
Model United Nations (THIMUN)
Qatar Northwestern University Film
Festival, to develop an online platform to ease the submission process
for participating student filmmakers.
CMU-Q senior information systems students, Sakib Mahmoud,
Abdulrahman Takiddin and Prince
Abraham developed the online submission system as part of their capstone project, under the supervision
of THIMUN Qatars IT Coordinator, and CMU-Q alumni, Abhay
Valiyaveettil. The students were
mentored by Divakaran Liginlal,
Associate Teaching Professor of Information Systems, CMU-Q. Takid-

din said, At our initial meeting with


THIMUN Qatar we discussed the
challenges around their film festival
submissions process and the solution was clear - we needed to digitize
the entire process by creating online
forms and integrating a file upload
system.
WITH the support of our faculty
mentor, we created a variety of prototypes that went through multiple
phases, functionality and usability
tests. After 13 weeks of work, we
managed to deliver a fully functional
solution along with the necessary
documentation to ensure future improvement.
Prior to the creation of this digital system, film festival participants
submitted hard copies of their entries
through CDs and USB drives. Regis-

tration forms were also handwritten


and manually converted to a digital
format for processing. The newly
designed platform by the CMU-Q
students simplifies this entire process
and streamlines all the administrative
and processing elements of the THIMUN Qatar Northwestern University Film Festival submissions.
The new platform is extremely
important to the film festival since it
allows easy access and a very convenient solution for the submissions
that come to us from all around the
world, said Mohammed Al-Malek,
Head of the THIMUN Qatar Northwestern Film Festival. The new
platform makes it easier for the filmmakers to submit their movies, also
takes the whole film festival to a new
level in terms of how we appear to
the public, he added.

Students are inspired by Oscar-winner


CREATIVITY Students and faculty members of Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar
(VCUQatar), a partner of Hamad
bin Khalifa University, participated
in A Conversation with Joan Gratz.
The lecture by the Academy Awardwinning animator was organized in
collaboration with Doha Film institute and Qatar Animation Center.
During the lecture students were
given an insight into various techniques of animation, and heard

how Gratz herself started out as


a painter and how exciting it was
when she made her first moving images using photographs.
Gratz, who won her Oscar for her
film animation Mona Lisa Descending a Staircse in 1992, explained
her unique animation style to the
students, who watched some of the
films she directed, and discussed
the techniques she used while developing them. Following each
film, Gratz answered questions

from the members of the audience.


Gratz told the QF Telegraph: Animation is a field that requires immense patience and tolerance for
tedium. But it is also very rewarding
and I hope some of these students
will find inspiration in the work they
will see today.
She told the students that passion
and creativity combined with skill
and fortitude was the route to creating their own identity in the animation industry.

I CHOSE to do my Masters in
Conservation Studies at UCL
Qatar, a partner university of
Hamad bin Khalifa University, due to my strong interest
in studying the conservation
of Qatars culture and heritage,
and also because not many people are specialized in this field.
As the first student from the
Qatar Science Leadership Program to take up this course at
UCL Qatar, my goal is to complete my Masters degree, and
then to go on to achieve a PhD.
The knowledge and experiences
I will gain will help me to achieve
Qatar National Vision 2030.
It is important to preserve and
conserve our culture and heritage in Qatar, especially since Qatar is growing at such a fast pace.
What I am studying is a part of
my history, culture, and identity.
As UCL Qatar students, we have
learned how to assess the historical value of our surroundings,
and not take it for granted.
During the first few months
of my course, the benefits of the
course enhanced my research
skills in this specialization as
I learned conservation techniques by working in the lab
for many hours.

I strongly
believe that
if you dont
have a past
you dont
have a future
Studying the principles of
conservation of specific objects,
and learning about their care
and management, and how to
monitor their environment, has
been a learning curve for me.
One of my treasured experiences on the course was participating in a conservation project
at Sheikh Faisal Museum. We

conserved archaeological objects in order to reduce their


deterioration and improve their
appearance so that they could
be put on display at the museum.
What I love about my course
is that classes are taken not only
within the four walls of the classroom, but outside as well, where
we can have a practical experience of what we are learning.
This way, we get to interact with
the local community, and network with other organizations
with respect to this field.
I also had the opportunity
to participate in a project at
Msheireb Arts Centre where
we learned how to bring order
amongst disorganized objects
in a room. Due to the training
we had received, we could give
suggestions on how to conserve
and maintain the antique collections in order for them to be
passed from one generation to
the next, as I strongly believe
that if you dont have a past,
you dont have a future.
Im proud to study here at
UCL Qatar, as this is my authenticity and identity, to discover and preserve my roots,
to lead and do my best in helping to achieve Qatar National
Vision 2030, and take it upon
myself to educate the future
generation about their history. UCL Qatar faculty and
staff are extremely supportive
and helpful, and are known to
follow an open door policy,
where we are encouraged to approach them at any time for any
support or advice. Personal tutors make it easier to exchange
experiences and share knowledge, and in doing so, further
enhance our conservation experience.
For all those whose heart lies
in conservation studies, this
course is for you, and in the
near future, I would love to initiate a conservators community where we can work together
and achieve our dreams as one.

Wafa Suwaileh, MSc Conservation Studies, UCL Qatar.

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Photography provides
exciting perspectives

NEWS IN BRIEF

CREATIVITY
AND
ELEGANCE
ON DISPLAY
n Hundreds of Qatar
Foundation (QF)
community members
flocked to QF Community
Services Arts and Craft
Fair 2014, which took
place at the Community
and Recreation Center
on 20 December 2014.
The exhibit mainly had
handmade art and crafts
items on sale that included
wall decorations, bags,
brooches, cards, ceramic
lamps, accessories, home
dcor, jewelry, clothing,
gifts and more. The fair
also had an exclusive
half-hour craft workshop
for children aged between
8 and 12 years, where
they learned creative and
innovative techniques
to make their very own
handmade crafts.

What do you think is the secret of


personal success?
In my opinion, the secret of personal
success is holding information.
Information is power and by
possessing valuable information a
person becomes educated. Without
knowledge and information, there is
no room for development and future
improvement.

Do you indulge in any sports
activity?
Squash is one of my oldest hobbies
and I used to play with the Qatar
youth team in the Qatar Squash
Federation. I still practice with my
friends from time to time.
What is your favorite place to visit
in Qatar?
Most young Qatari people would
have the same answer: Sealine is one
of my favorite places to spend my
time away from busy city life.

about working in finance


positions.
What is your greatest ambition?
My greatest ambition is to become an
effective leader and a role model who
inspires others, and represent my
country internationally on different
occasions. I also aspire to affect many
peoples lives positively, and make an
optimistic difference whenever and
wherever I can.
What is the last QF-related event
you attended?
I recently visited QFs tent at Darb
Al Saai during the Qatar National
Day celebrations. The tent was very
carefully planned and organized,
and it provided a wonderful
opportunity for many thousands of
visitors to come and discover QF
for themselves, and to find out more
information about it.
Who is your role model?
My role model is His Highness
Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al
Thani, Amir of Qatar, who
at a young age accepted a
challenge given to him by His
HighnessSheikh Hamad Bin
Khalifa Al Thani, the Father Amir,
to lead the state of Qatar to achieve
its strategic objectives.

Name a memorable moment which


has happened to you while you
have been working here at QF?
The biggest highlight of my journey
with QF was when my management
nominated me to represent the QF
Finance Department in a jobshadowing project with Bedaya
center. This was aimed at providing
awareness to younger graduates

What is the best piece of advice you


have received so far in your life?
I constantly familiarize myself with
quotes from successful people, as
I believe they are valuable as they
are based on real life experience.
Opportunities dont happen.You
create them, is a quote from Chris
Grosser, a successful photographer.
Thats my favorite right now.

Photography provides exciting perspectives


Qatar given an insight into contemporary Middle Eastern images at exhibition
RESIDENTS and citizens of
Qatar were given an insight
into contemporary Middle Eastern photography at a
recent exhibition organized by
Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar (VCUQatar). Confluence: Photographic-based Work from the
Contemporary Middle East, brought
together the work of Atfal Ahdath,
George Awde, who is Assistant Professor of Photography at VCUQatar, and
Ali Cherri for the first time in Qatar.
The exhibition held at the Gallery in
VCUQatar concluded on 24 December 2014. It also featured a panel discussion with the artists.
The exhibition of contemporary
photography and video installation
from across the Middle East demonstrated how the photograph is part of

Culture
Review

One of the installations at the VCUQatar exhibition

everyday life around the world and is


used as a medium to preserve fleeting
moments of the mundane, the personal, and the intimate, as well as the monumental, the global and the public. It

also explored the medium itself the


richness of possibilities, directions and
journeys that are open to the artist who
uses photography in its broadest sense
as a starting point or confluence in his/

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Spreading the inspirational message far and wide

Finance Business Partner, QF Finance Directorate, talks


about his role models, achievements and ambitions

What made you want to be a part of


Qatar Foundation?
I decided to join Qatar Foundation
(QF) as a graduate trainee not only
to enhance my own knowledge
and skills, but also to play a role in
helping to transform the countrys
hydrocarbon-based economy to a
knowledge economy, in fulfillment of
Qatar National Vision 2030.

THURSDAY 87 MARCH
JANUARY
2013
2015

Visitors learn all about QFs mission

Abdulla Kano
Its an exciting
time for
photography
in Doha - and
across the
region

Behind
the the
Scenes
From
Top

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her work. Caitlin Doherty, Exhibitions


and Speaker Curator, VCUQatar said:
Confluence has been a hugely exciting show to curate. Each of the artists
uses their medium in new and dynamic ways, and explores themes that are
relevant to them personally but also to
society in a broader sense. In this way
they invite us to participate in conversations, and prompt us to challenge
previously held notions of what photography is and what it can be.
Awde added: Its an exciting time
for photography in Doha - and across
the region. This exhibition is a great
opportunity to challenge notions of
the medium here at VCUQatar. Its
also about bringing the broader community into this conversation of the
possibilities of photo-based practices
across disciplines.

AS QATAR Foundation (QF) reaches


its 20th anniversary milestone, its
continuing mission to unlock and
develop human potential is proving
inspirational to visitors from around
the world.
Over the past four years more than
2,000 guests have been received at the
QF Visitor Center, where they have
been given an insight into the work
carried out by QF as it seeks to nurture the future leaders of Qatar.
Meticulous planning and detailed
organization goes into each visit, with
preparations taking between five days
and two weeks, depending on the
availability of all parties.
According to Fahad Al Hajjaji,
Head of Protocol and Visitors Relations, Communication Directorate,
there is a growing interest in the work
of QF from across the world and
these visits play a key role in highlighting QFs objectives, motivations
and achievements.
Over the last two decades, QF has
made a notable contribution towards
empowering Qatar and the region,
through its work in education, science
and research, and community development and this mission is conveyed
to the guests. QF promotes a culture
of excellence in Qatar and furthers
its role in supporting an innovative
and open society that aspires to develop sustainable human capacity,
social, and economic prosperity for a
knowledge-based economy.
He said: We welcome an array of
prestigious visitors and we place great
value on having the opportunity to
share with them the vision and mission of QF. During the visits, dignitaries meet with senior QF management,
who share the QF story with them. As
QF enters into its third decade of operation, it is of utmost importance that
we share the values, achievements and
goals of QF with a wider audience, including Very Very Important Persons
(VVIPS) and influential figures on the
global stage, who visit QF.
The dignitaries are taken first to
the Visitor Center, currently located
at Qatar Academy. QF Speakers Bureau ambassadors do a presentation
for the visitors shedding light on the
different pillars of QF: education, science and research, and community
development.
The Visitor Center also has a three
dimensional model of the Education
City master plan, and it gives the
guests a better understanding of QFs
infrastructure.
During these visits, QF management members and the visiting guests
share ideas and discuss opportunities
for collaboration, said Al Hajjaji.
Senior management members
also explain QFs role in achieving the

His Excellency Mr Blaise Compaore,


President of Burkina Faso

Martin Quinn, Political and Economic Counselor to the


Ambassador of the United States of America in Qatar

Her Excellency Marime Faye


Sall, the First Lady of Senegal

His Excellency Dr
Yukiya Amato,
Director General
of the
International
Atomic Energy
Association.

CL Max Nikias, President of the


University of Southern California

objectives of Qatar National Vision


2030 to achieve a knowledge-based
economy. Direct partnerships have
been forged with leading organizations to help carry QFs messages to
new audiences and these visits lead to
increased awareness and collaboration with the foundation throughout
the world.
He added: These visits are usually the first step in building long lasting collaborations and relationships
between QF and other entities from
around the world.
Often, these visits open doors for
sharing of knowledge and resources
which prove beneficial not just to QF,
but to the visiting entity as well.
The visitors are also requested to
sign the Visitor Book, where they can
share their impressions of what they
think about QF. The comments are
valuable in providing feedback about
the experience that visitors have had.
The list of visitors to QF over the last
20 years reads like a WhosWho of the
most influential people in the world.

Due to the increasing number of


visitors, and continuous expansion of
QF, a new Visitor Center is set to open
in 2015. Eid Al Sayed, Events Manager, Communication Directorate,
said: With the continuous expansion
of QF, there is increasing interest from
external entities, including governments, ministries, research and development organizations and businesses.
To showcase the best of what QF has
to offer, we will be moving into a bigger location in the near future.
The Protocol Department is the
front window to all guests visiting
QF. The departments task is one of
constant high profile, professionalism
and continuously demonstrating the
highest level of organizational skills.
Prior to the visitors arriving at Education City, the Protocol and Visitor
Relations team spends a considerable amount of time planning and
organizing the visit.
Ali Muhannadi, Visitors Relations
Specialist, Communication Directorate, said: Each visit is organized dif-

We place great value on having


the opportunity to share with an
array of prestigious visitors the
vision and mission of QF

First Lady Ms Andri Moustakoudi,


wife of His Excellency Mr Nicos
Anastasiades, President of the
Republic of Cyprus

ferently, depending on who the guest


is and what the purpose of their visit
to QF is.
Once we receive a visit request via
telephone calls, emails, and fax, we
request the sender to fill in an application form to describe the purpose
of the visit. In the application form,
potential visitors can also indicate
what they would like to see at QF,
and request for tours or meetings
with specific individual departments,
universities or members of QF.
Al Hajjaji and his team are required
to consider a number of factors while
organizing a visit. For instance, they
need to ensure that the Visitor Center
will be available, and also that a QF
Speakers Bureau member can be on

His Excellency Fernando Lorenzo,


Uruguays Minister of Economics
and Finance

hand to facilitate a presentation at the


required time. They must also ensure
that all security precautions have been
considered.
The protocol team also liaises internally with individual heads of all
the QF communications channels,
to ensure that appropriate coverage
is given to each visit. As a result, articles may appear in QF publications
such as the QF Telegraph or in The
Foundation magazine, or on the QF
internal portal Maktabi. For some
visits, the QF press office will provide all media outlets across Qatar
with a press release to ensure coverage within the wider community, and
there may also be coverage of a visit
on QF Radio.

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Winter Fun camp engages


children of QF community

Healthy activities organized for youngsters

Tafida Younes
Deans Office
Office Manager
Islamic Studies
Qatar Faculty of

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We have top
class facilities
where we
can promote
a healthy
lifestyle to the
community
Top teams from Qatars
cricketing circuit battle it out

What does your job role


include?
I am responsible for
organizing and co-ordinating
the Deans office operations
and procedures and liaising
with different parts of Qatar
Foundation (QF). I am the
QF Procurement focal point
for Qatar Faculty of Islamic
Studies (QFIS), and as
such, I am responsible for all
purchases and co-ordination
between the end users in
QFIS, QF Procurement and
suppliers. I am also the board
secretary of the Advisory
Board in QFIS, and I collect
details on all activities done
throughout the year to be
presented to the board. The
organization of meetings
between board members, both
in Qatar and abroad, is also
part of my remit.
How does your work help
QF in its mission to fulfill
Qatar National Vision 2030?
The nation is now developing
at an unprecedented rate
and it is the duty of all
corporations and ministries
to effectively contribute
toward the achievement of
Qatar National Vision 2030.
Within QF, my job allows
me to contribute towards the
education and development
of human capital, which is
one of the four pillars of
Qatar National Vision 2030,
in line with the vision of Her
Highness Sheikha Moza bint
Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar
Foundation.

What does working in Qatar


Foundation mean to you?
Working in QF is an experience
incomparable to any around
the world. QF, by its nature, is
a non-profit organization with
the sole goal of developing
the nations capacity to
achieve. QF allows the local
workforce to collaborate with
international expertise in
achieving a common goal with
no commercial interests. This is
amazing in all aspects.
What would you consider to
be the highlights of your job?
The highlights of my job lie
in the interaction I have with
other people. I am privileged
to be able to interact with
people from all walks of life
with the goal of collaboration.
Although one may find
this in other corporations
within Qatar, QF allows this
collaboration to happen on an
international level without any
business/commercial interests.
This is a rarity globally.
What are the main
challenges that you face?
Challenges within my work
are welcome. I strive to attain
the feeling of achievement
on a constant basis, and this
does not come without the
overcoming of challenges.
Usually my challenges revolve
around putting puzzle pieces
together in order to achieve
a common goal. It is truly
an honor to be able to do so
in such an encouraging and
productive work environment.

DID YOU KNOW?


QFIS offers six Masters programs and three Diploma
programs for its students

SPORT IN BRIEF

GAINING
HEALTH, ONE
CHALLENGE
AT A TIME
Children participate in various activities

LAUGHTER and excitement filled the


air as Qatar Foundation (QF) community children aged between 9 and 12
made the most of their winter break at
the Education City Winter Fun Camp
2014.
The camp, held at QF Community
and Recreation Center, was held in
two separate sessions in order to accommodate the high level of demand.
They took place from 21 to 25 December 2014, and again between 28
December 2014 to 1 January 2015.
Fatima Al Ansari, Supervisor,
Community Services, spoke of the
camps importance and significance
to the children. The second annual
winter camp was organized to deliver
an energetic and motivating atmosphere that would provide children
with a wholesome experience, learning opportunities, and recreational
activities that would help nurture

Houra Hussain Haji, participant


The camp was so much fun, and
overall an interesting experience.
I learned how to play tennis, and
create different kinds of artwork.
Above all, I enjoyed making new
friends, and I cant wait
to show my family
all what I learnt
here at the Winter
Fun camp.

their intellectual, social, emotional,


and physical well-being.
The young campers had their
hands full as they actively participated
in a variety of fun activities like pizza
making, building block construction,
ceramic painting, and bowling along
with other interactive workshops and
a selection of sporting events that included football, tennis, table tennis,
and swimming.
We enjoyed accommodating and
providing a healthy atmosphere for
all those who participated in the camp
during their winter break. These
camps are a great opportunity to
keep the children active and healthy
rather than have them stay at home!
Our instructors coached them and
got them to play all kinds of sports,
and they really had a good time, said
Simon Jones, Supervisor, Recreation
Services.

Aisha Ayoub, participant


I loved meeting the other participants
in the camp, and we all got along so
well. I enjoyed all the activities and the
staff were so friendly and nice to us.
The swimming instructor especially
made it a fun experience for
us, and I learned how to
make a bag in the art
workshop.

Qatar National Library hosted a


storytelling session illustrated with
origami, charades and a puppet show
that enthralled the young participants
and captured their attention, as they
became part of the interactive session.
They also learned different arts and
crafts at the art workshop where they
learned how to creatively make pencil
holders, bookmarks, envelope cases
and finger puppets.
Al Ansari added: This camp
proved to be not only a unique culmination of education, fun, art and
sporting events, but was also an excellent platform for QF community
parents and children from different
backgrounds to network and interact with each other, bringing the QF
community closer together. Face
painting, jumping castles and games
were the highlights of the camps finale at Education City Clubhouse.

Fajer Al Shamari, participant


I enjoyed the swimming activity, the
storytelling and puppet show the
most in this camp. I made a lot of new
friends and I cant wait to attend this
camp again next year.

n Support Services
Directorate conducted a
two-month Lose Weight
Challenge to encourage
Qatar Foundation (QF)
staff, faculty, students
and community
members to gain
healthier habits when it
comes to maintaining a
balanced lifestyle. Under
their banner of Lose
Weight, Stay Fit and Live
Strong, the challenge
ended on 29 December
2014 at the Fitness
Center, Awsaj Recreation,
with the participants
vowing to make positive
lifestyle changes for
a healthier and fuller
life. Participants were
also entitled to have
dietary consultations
with food nutritionists
from the Food Services
department.

Top teams from Qatars cricketing circuit battle it out


Outstanding sportsmanship and healthy
competition was at the core of this years Qatar
Foundation (QF) Champions Trophy Twenty/20
tournament, the finale of which took place on 13
December 2014, at the QF Cricket Ground. The
event featured 12 top teams from around Qatars
cricketing circuit, and had a total of 240 players
participating in the league.
On this occasion, Amal Al-Thani, Executive

Director, Health, Safety, Security & Environment


(HSSE) Directorate, said: I express my gratitude
to all the participating teams, in particular QF
Recreation Services and QFCC Committee members
for successfully organizing this tournament under
the Healthy Living Program shaped by our team
that they care about most health, fitness and
life balance. She added that QF is dedicated to
promoting health and fitness nationwide to help

Qataris adopt a lifestyle that improves their overall


wellbeing and active longevity.
Mohammed Al Naimi, Director Community
Affairs, said: We are focusing on QFs community
development pillar by organizing tournaments
like this. We are fortunate enough to have top class
facilities where we can promote a healthy lifestyle
to QF and the local community. We are looking
forward to next year and another successful event.

PRIVILEGE PROGRAM

QF members are entitled to discounts and special rates at a variety of outlets and amenities upon showing their QF ID.
ONGOING OFFERS
Doha Bus
15%
Titanium 20-30%
Al Malaki Mens Requirements
25%
Qatar Airways (Up to 12% for
sectors outside GCC, up to 5%
for sectors inside
the GCC, subject to conditions)
AXA (home, travel, and vehicle
insurance)
10%
Momtaz Education Centre
10%
The Little Engineer
30%
Lollipops 20%
Mosafer 15%
Samsonite 15%
Inglot 10%
(Discount after minimum
purchase
of QR150)
Naturalizer 10%

Levis 15%
Roots 20%
Guess 15%
Morgan 15%
Lab 20%
Karisma 10%
Aldo 10%
Dune 10%
Bench 10%
Garage 10%
Arts & Gems WLL
25-40%
Al Muftah Center
10-35%
TGI Fridays
10%
DHL Express
30%
Aramex
(QF staff free shop and ship
registration, QF students 50%
discount)
Nissan-Saleh Al Hamad Al Mana
(Special price list on QF Portal)

Qatar International Beauty


Academy-Tajmeel 
Nasser Bin Khaled & Sons Co
(10% on labor charges and 30% on spare parts)
Relax Spa
Ezmiralda Beauty Center
Piano Beauty Lounge
Parrot Palace (offer on parrots and birds)
Al Muftah Jewellery
Mouawad Jewellery
Linas Paris
Photo Zone
Gulf Furniture
Blossom Flower Shop
Kiddy Zone

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savings on hotel
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Sunday to Thursday

6.30am

Speed limit is all about safety

Speed limit is all about


safety

QURANIC BOTANIC
GARDEN

Botanical terms
Arabic: Najm
English: the plant without
stem/ herb
Term Definition
The term Najm is
botanically limited to
acaulescent plants (plants
without a stem) or plants
without an erect stem,
while the lexical item
shajarah is specific to plants
with stem, stalk, or trunk.
The term Najm refers to
acaulous members of plant
life (stemless, or without
a visible stem) that have
emerged from the soil and
reclined flat. Also Najm
refers to the stars in the sky.
The botanical term in the
Holy Quran and Hadith
In the Holy Quran, Najm
and its derivatives appear
in seven places. But it only
appears once with botanical
implications.
Allah the Most Sublime
says:
And the herbs and the
trees - both (alike) bow in
adoration.
Surat Ar-Rahman, verse 6
Ahmed El Gharib
Assistant Researcher

To find out more about


the Quranic Botanic Garden,
email: qg@qf.org.qa

Education City imposes new speeding restriction to protect community


AT A TIME when road safety is of
the utmost importance due to
constant expansion and development in Qatar, Qatar Foundations (QFs) Health, Safety,
Security, & Environment (HSSE)
Department is adopting special
measures to ensure the safety and security of all those who travel within Education City. Besides the introduction
of road patrols, a speed limit of 40kph
has now been introduced for everyone
to follow.
Amal Al Thani, Executive Director,
HSSE explained why it is so important
for everybody to adhere to the speed
limit when travelling around Education City. She said: It is a matter of
safety and security. The Education
City campus is now open to the public, which means many vehicles are
coming in from outside and crossing
the campus. Since we encourage the
use of bicycles and walking along the
pedestrian routes, many people of all
ages are crossing the roads. So if the
vehicles speed was not controlled,
then Education City would not be a
safe place to enter and enjoy.
Al Moataz Ahmed, Land Light
Driver, Facilities Management, shared
his thoughts on the speed limit. As a
driver who drives and co-ordinates
the shuttle services around Education City, it is essential to abide by the
speed limit, he said. This is to ensure
that students, faculty, and QF community members who take the shuttle buses are safe, which is my main

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LEARNING
{RE}IMAGINED

A new speed limit of 40kph has been introduced

priority apart from transporting them.


At times while driving it feels a bit slow,
but its better to be slow than be sorry,
as reduced speed limits can save lives.
HSSE directorate conducts orientation for new joiners, and also conducts
various campaigns on road and behavior safety likesmart and safe tips
for the road for QF drivers.Zain K
Abdulla, Driver, said: Before a spe-

cific speed limit was implemented, I


would get honked at or even overtaken
if I didnt drive fast enough toward my
destination.
The introduction of the recent
speed limit of 40kph around Education City has ensured a heightened
sense of discipline on the roads, making it safer for QF community members to drive around QF in ease, and

also for pedestrians to safely cross


these roads.
Al Thani added: An assessment
of the roads, and the times of the day
that we believe drivers might exceed
the speed limit have been identified.
Radars and radar signs are placed on
these roads, and almost all the lanes
in Education City are set at 40kph to
make it easier for the public to follow.

A good source for vitamins and fiber which aid digestion


ries are very good for your health and
make an excellent breakfast or dessert
when added to yogurt.
All berries help to keep you hydrated, as they have a high water content,
and they also aid digestion because
they contain a great deal of fiber. Berries such as redcurrants, strawberries,
raspberries, and blackberries are rich
in antioxidants, are thought to help
prevent and manage arthritis, keep
blood pressure under control, help
to lower cholesterol and also have a
beneficial effect on the heart.
Berries are a good source of vitamin C, which is needed to maintain
healthy collagen in the body. This
keeps the connective tissues of the

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body in good condition and maintains cartilage, which aids joint flexibility.
Berries contain significant amounts
of folic acid, which helps to maintain
healthy red blood cells and is also a
very important part of a pregnant
womans diet because it helps to reduce the risk of central nervous system defects such as spina bifida in
unborn babies.
Raspberries are a particularly good
source of vitamins B1, B2 and B3,
which help to keep nerves and muscles healthy, aid the release of energy
from food, and promote the health of
the skin and the digestive system.
Fresh berries provide the most
health benefits, but dried berries are
also very good for you. Drinking
juices made from fresh berries is also
a great way to enjoy the many health
benefits they provide.

Tuesday
Sunday to Thursday

2pm
3.30pm

Research Matters

Tuesday
5pm
Reseach and development in Qatar Foundation
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learning. Written by Graham Brown-Martin, Founder of Education Design Labs,
Wednesday
5pm
Science, technology, and the environment
and illustrated with images by award-winning photographer Newsha Tavakolian,
this third WISE Book explores how the digitally connected society is transforming
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learning.
Sunday
7pm
Students from Education City discuss key topics
The book offers unique perspectives from around the world on the most inInside Music
novative ways to approach todays pressing educational challenges at all levels and
Wednesday
8pm
Classical music from around the world
in diverse environments, and it aims to help spread some of the latest thinking and
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1. Research into which field was the topic of discussion at
the recently held conference hosted by Qatar Biomedical
Research Institute?
2. What lessons are being organized for the ladies of the QF
Community at the Education City Clubhouse?
3. Students of Georgetown University in Qatar
demonstrated what type of skill at the International Crisis
simulation event?
4. Who manages the newly opened West Green Spine
recreation area?
5. Name the exhibition organized by VCUQatar which
showcased photographic based work from the
Contemporary Middle East?
6. For how many years now has Qatar Foundation served
the people of Qatar?
7. Which team sport was played at QFs Champions Trophy
event?
8. Which language technology team of QCRI won Best in
Show at the BBCs News Hack?
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THURSDAY 8 JANUARY 2015

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EVENTS

Ongoing Exhibition:
Permanent Collection,
First Floor Galleries, Mathaf:
Arab Museum of Modern Art,
All Day

THE COLOR
RUN

JANUARY FEBRUARY 2015

24 January 2015,
Qatar National Convention
Centre (QNCC)

8 Ball Billiard Tournament

Shirin Neshat: Afterwards

9 January 2015,
Games Room, Education City
Clubhouse,
3pm

Until 15 February 2014,


Ground Floor Galleries,
Mathaf: Arab Museum of
Modern Art
For information, visit mathaf.
org.qa/en/exhibitions-list/231shirin-neshat-afterwards

The Color Run Qatar


is presented by Sahtak
Awalan:Your Health First,
an initiative from Weill
Cornell Medical College
in Qatar (WCMC-Q)
in association with the
Supreme Council of Health
and the campaigns strategic
partners, Qatar Foundation,
Supreme Education
Council, Qatar Petroleum,
Occidental Petroleum
Qatar, ExxonMobil, and
Qatar Olympic Committee.
The Color Run is a
five-kilometer run where
participants can run, jog,
walk under a shower of
colored powder.

Parent and Child Music Class

12 January 18 March
2015,
Dukhan Hall, Education City
Clubhouse,
Every Monday: 4-5pm,
Wednesday: 10-11am
*for children aged 6 months
to 5 years

Chamber Music at Museum


of Islamic Art: Telemann and
Mozart

8 January 2015,
Atrium, Museum of Islamic
Art (MIA),
6pm

Quran Lesson

25 January 24 February
2015,
Al Khor Room, Education
City Clubhouse,
Every Sunday and Tuesday,
4-5.30pm

Mixed Level Yoga

5-26 January 2015,


Raslaffan Room, Education
City Clubhouse,
Every Monday, 5-6.15pm
Ashtanga Yoga

Mathaf Collection:
Summary, Part 1

7-28 January 2015,


Raslaffan Room, Education

City Clubhouse,
Every Wednesday, 6-7.15pm

21 January 2015,
VCUQatar Atrium

Buchbinder Plays Brahms

Canvas Painting Class

10 January 2015,
Opera House, Katara
Cultural Village Building 16,
7.30pm

17, 24, and 31 January 2015,


Qurm Hall, Community and
Recreation Center,
10-11.30am

IGLP Workshop 2015

Music Lessons:

2-11 January 2015,


Hamad Bin Khalifa
University (HBKU) Student
Center

Guitar, Piano,Violin,Voice,
Clarinet, Flute and
Saxophone
3 January 20 June 2015,
Second Floor, Community
and Recreation Center
For registration, please email
recreationcentre@qf.org.qa

Arab Qatari Farm Trip

17 January 2015,
Assembly at Education City
Clubhouse,
9am-12pm

25 January - 24 February
2015,
Al Khor Room, Education
City Clubhouse,
Every Sunday and Tuesday,
6-7.30pm
Facial Treat

7 and 14 January 2015,


Assembly at Education City
Clubhouse,
8-10am
Mother and Daughter
Beauty Day

22 January 2015,
Second Floor, Community
and Recreation Center,
5-8pm

Doha Youth Forum:

Orientation Session
14 January 2015,
HBKU Student Center,
Education City

Art for Education

Tajweed Lesson for Ladies

11 - 15 January 2015,
AaQool Atrium Hall & Ain
AlQot Theater, Community
& Recreation Center,
Sunday, 6.30pm - Opening
of exhibition and silent
auction,
Monday Thursday,
10am9pm
*Exhibition open
to public

10am-4pm

Sun, 4-4:45pm, Fitness Studio

Taekwondo Class (6-12 years)


2-3pm, Tues and Thurs at Awsaj Studio

Taebo Aero Class (Mixed)


Thur, 6-7pm
HEALTHCARE
Primary Health Care Center
SunThurs: 7.30am8.30pm
Sat: 12-8pm

Zumba Class
Tues, 6-7pm

Swimming
Otters: 5-6pm and 3.45-4.45pm, Sun
and Tues; Turtles: 4-5pm, Sun and
Thurs; Dolphins: 4-5pm and 5-6pm,
Mon and Thurs; Guppies: 5-5.45pm
and 4-4.45pm, Mon and Sat; Sharks:
6-7pm and 5-6pm, Mon and Sat

Spinning Class
Fri, 10.30-11.30am
Contact Education City Clubhouse.

HEALTH AND FITNESS


Insanity Workout
5-5.45pm, Mon and Sat

DINING
Lebaina Restaurant
Sun-Wed: 7am9.30pm
ThursSat: 7am10.30pm
Breakfast served daily 711am

Circuit Training
5-5.45pm, Sun and Tues

The Grill
Sun-Wed: 59pm
Thurs-Sat: 510pm

Breathing Technique
5-6pm, Wed

Design and Social Change


Exhibition

12 January 19 February
2015,
VCUQatar Gallery &
Atrium,
All Day
Crossing Boundaries
Lecture Series: Random
International

Carnegie Mellon University


in Qatar Football Match

15 January 2015,
Pitch 3, Qatar Foundation,
6-7pm

All activities below are for QF members and students only.

RECREATION
CENTER
COMMUNITY AND RECREATION
MOVIES
Tues, Thurs, and Sat. Times: 4-6pm.
Open to all QF staff and family
members.
Ain AlQot Theater, 2nd Floor
Recreation Center. For information
email: communitysupport@qf.org.qa
HEALTHCARE
The Medical Center
SunThurs: 7am4pm and Sat: 8am
noon. Tel: 4454 1342
Nutrition Services
Sat, 10am6pm, Sun, 8am4pm, Mon,
10am-6pm, Tues 10am6pm and Wed
8am4pm, Thu, 8am-4pm.
To schedule an appointment with a
nutritionist email nutritionclinic@
qf.org.qa
SPORT AND FITNESS
Swimming
Public swimming (Olympic pool early
laps only): SunThurs: 5.308am
School swimming time: 7am2.30pm,
SunThurs. Public swimming:
2.303.30pm (Olympic pool, laps
only); 3.309.45pm (all three pools).
Exceptions apply. Fri and Sat
public swimming, 8am9.45pm.
Childrens swimming courses QR250.
Call 4454 0801 for details.
Jacuzzi, Spa and Sauna
Fai Club (women) and Al Wahaa (men)
run SatThurs, 19.45pm. Closed Fri
Faculty and staff soccer
Pitch 1, 68pm, Sun
Volleyball Social
Green floor gym, 4.306pm, Mon
Basketball Social
Green floor gym, 79pm, Tues
Floorball Social
Wooden floor gym, 79pm, Tues and
10am12noon, Sat
Badminton Social
Wooden floor gym, 69pm, Wed
Green floor gym, 10am1pm, Fri
Squash Social
Squash court, 57pm, Thurs

Ladies only: Squash court, 45pm, Sat


Heath and Fitness classes
Circuit Training (free)
Mixed - Mon and Thurs, 44.45pm
Ladies only - Mon, 44.45pm and
Thurs, 4.305.15pm
Spinning
Sun, 6-6.30am and Wed, 3.30-4.30pm
Fitness Evaluation
A new program to help members
develop a suitable exercise regime.
Contact any Community Recreation
Center fitness instructor for details.
SunThurs, 5.3010pm
Ladies Aerobics
Sun, 5.306.30pm, Wed, 45pm. Free.
Kids Activities
Kids Squash, Artyistic Class, Smash
Tennis, Swimming Classes at all
levels, Gymnastics, Taekwondo,
Football. For days and timings please
email Community Recreation Center
at recreationcentre@qf.org.qa or call
4454 0772, 4454 0801

EDUCATION CITY
CLUBHOUSE
SPORT AND FITNESS
Jacuzzi, Spa and Sauna
Male and female spas open from
110pm every day except Tuesday.
Circuit Training (Mixed)
Wed, Sat 55.45pm. Free.

Cross Training
Tues, 9.15-10am and 5-5.45pm
Mats Pilates
Wed, 5-5.45pm
Additional Ladies only Class
Mixed Level Yoga
Mon, 5-5.45pm

Meseika Snack Bar


Sun-Wed: 69.45pm
ThursSat: 610.45pm
CLUBHOUSE MOVIES
Tuesdays (7-9pm - over 18s only),
Thursdays (7-9pm), Fridays (3-5pm)
and Saturdays (3-5pm). Open to all
QF staff and family members. EC
Clubhouse. For information email
clubhousecommunity@qf.org.qa
COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES
SunWed: 8am10pm
ThursSat: 8am11pm

AWSAJ
RECREATION CENTER

Tennis Lessons
QR120 for a group lesson (4 weeks) for
one hour. Payment by credit card only.
Contact Education City Clubhouse
for details.

OPENING HOURS
7am-10pm

Squash Lesson
QR500 for adult individual lesson
every Thur, 1-4.30pm and 8-10pm
Kids group class (5-12 years old) every
Thur, 5-7pm.

Swimming pool
Sun-Thurs: 7am-3pm Schools only;
Sun-Sat: 3-6pm Public swimming; Tues
9am-noon, 5-8pm women only; Fri:
7am-6pm Public swimming

Aqua Fitness Class


Mon, 9-10am

RECREATION ACTIVITIES
Kids activities
Football Class (6-8 years), 4-5pm, Sun
Football Class (4-5 years), 9-10am, Sat
Basketball class
Tues, 4-7pm, Fri, 9am-3pm, and Sat

LADIES AEROBICS
Aero Step Class
Sun, 5-5.45pm

Adult Swimming Class


4-5pm and 6-7pm, Wed (Beginners)

Ladies Learn to Swim 2


9-10am, Sat
Ladies Aqua Fitness Class
5-6pm and 6-7pm, Tues
Ladies Lap Swimming Class
8-9am, Sat
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Badminton Social
5-7pm, Sun
Ladies Football Social
7-8pm, Sun
FACILITIES
Multipurpose hall (basketball,
badminton, football, climbing wall, and
volleyball courts); Outdoor football
court with running track (Pitch 4);
25-meter swimming pool; Awsaj
Recreation Mixed Fitness Center;
Ladies fitness room; Studio.
For more information please contact
awsajrecreation@qf.org.qa or call
4454 2549

STUDENT CENTER
OPENING HOURS
Sat-Wed: 7am-10pm; Thurs: 7amMidnight; Fri: 1pm-Midnight.
HEALTH AND FITNESS ACTIVITIES
Circuit Class

SHOPPING
iSpot
Sat-Thurs: 10am-6pm
Sidra
Sat-Wed: 7am-10pm. Thurs: 7am-12am.
Friday: 1pm-12am
Tribe Bookstore
SatThurs: 8am9pm
Xerox
Sat-Thurs: 9am-7pm
Kulud Pharmacy
Sat-Thurs: 10am-8pm
DINING
Continental Co
Sat-Thurs: Breakfast 7-10.30am. Lunch
11am-3pm/Dinner 5-8pm. Friday:
Lunch 1-3pm/Dinner 5-8pm
Papa Johns
Sat-Thur: 10am-10pm.
Friday: 1-10pm
Gloria Jeans Coffees
Sun-Wed: 8am-10pm. Thurs: 8am11pm. Friday: 3-11pm
Tel: 4480 0448

AL SHAQAB

THE CLUB
Chefs Garden Restaurant
Daily: 11am-9pm

SHOPPING
LuLu Express
Daily: 7am11.30pm
For venue details call Recreation
Center, Tel: 4454 0801; Education
City Clubhouse, Tel: 4454 0834;
Student Center, Tel: 4454 0288; or
Awsaj Recreation Center, Tel: 4454
2549; or find Qatar Foundation
Recreation Services on Facebook

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