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Qatar, 05 March 2014
Her Excellency Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani launched yesterday Teach For Qatar (TFQ), a non-governmental organization that seeks to reinvest Qatar’s brightest graduates into the public education system. The launch was attended by senior officials, including Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser...
Qatar, 10 December 2013
Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, launched the inaugural World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), a two-day conference from December 10-11, in which world leaders and policy makers gathered to discuss...
Qatar, 24 November 2013
Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, inaugurated the Annual Research Conference at Qatar National Convention Centre today, stressing the nation’s long-standing support to develop scientific research in Qatar, and...
Qatar, 30 October 2013
Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser presented the WISE 2013 awards at the gala dinner of the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) in Doha.
The WISE awards went to six groundbreaking projects, which are:
Medersat.com; Casablanca, Morocco
PEAS (Promoting Equality in African Schools);...
Qatar, 30 October 2013
Educate A Child (EAC) and its partners are on track to bring more than two million out of school children into education programmes a year on from its launch, and plan to reach ten million more by the end of the 2015 school year. EAC is a program of the Education Above All foundation (EAA).
The...
United States of America, 20 September 2013
Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, last night spoke of the blessings and creativity of the Qatari people, as she accepted the George Bush Award for Excellence in Public Service at the University of New England.
President Bush and Mrs. Barbara Bush presented the...
Brazil, 16 September 2013
Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Founder and Chairperson of the Education Above All Foundation (the Foundation), today visited two schools in the Rocinha district of Rio de Janeiro, which is the largest favela - or shantytown - in Brazil.
Her Highness first spoke with teachers and pupils at...
Brazil, 14 September 2013
On a site visit to the CENPES oil research centre today, Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser discussed partnership opportunities between the centre and Qatar Foundation.
Accompanied by three Qatari youth advocates and Dr Thomas Zacharia, Executive Vice President of Research and Development for...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 12 September 2013
Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, met with the Mayor of London Mr Boris Johnson and Minister of Culture, Mr. Ed Vaizey in City Hall in London today to discuss Qatar and the UK’s mutual interest in developing...