Doha: The Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani patronised the graduation ceremony of the 46th batch (class of 2023) of Qatar University students, held at the University’s Sports and Events Complex yesterday. Speaker of the Shura Council H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim, Their Excellencies Sheikhs, Ministers, members of the University’s Board of Trustees, University’s Vice-Presidents, and Students’ parents attended the ceremony.
During the ceremony, the Amir honoured the 107 outstanding graduate students, while President of Qatar University (QU) Dr. Hassan bin Rashid Al Derham handed certificates to the 767 graduate students in various disciplines. A film about students’ academic journey was displayed, in addition to the achievements of Qatar University during the academic year 2022-2023, its most prominent activities, programmes, and research innovations in various fields.
The ceremony included a speech by Dr. Al Derham, and a speech by student Abdullah Abdulaziz Al Ansari, on behalf of the graduates.
This year 3,913 students graduate with the following academic degrees: bachelor’s, diploma, master’s, doctorate, and doctor of pharmacy. The ceremony included graduates of the following semesters: Summer 2022, Fall 2022, and Winter 2023, and those expected to graduate in Spring 2023.
As QU graduates its 46th cohort of graduates, the university continues to chronicle a long history spanning decades in which it contributes heavily to Qatar’s development and prosperity, through boosting the labour market with qualified graduates.
Dr. Al Derham said, “Today, we celebrate the 46th batch of Qatar University graduates who joined a new group of 3,913 male and female graduates to join the ranks of the over 64,000 graduates of the university since its establishment.”
He added, “The concerted efforts of Qatar University’s sectors and its staff have yielded success in achieving most of the desired goals of the previous strategic plan. Furthermore, we are on the verge of approving the university’s strategic plan for the next phase, in line with the Third National Development Strategy (2023-2030). At Qatar University, we are working towards achieving and sustaining three integrated goals: quality in the educational process, excellence in scientific research, and advancement in institutional work and administrative efficiency … One of the fruits of these efforts was the university’s achievement this year of the highest level of institutional accreditation, WSCUC, Senior College, and University Commission, one of the world’s leading academic accreditation institutions.”
Dr. Al Derham disclosed that this coming fall, the university will host the General Conference of the International Association of Universities, which was founded in 1950 and includes more than 600 universities from over 120 countries.
The university will also host the International Conference on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (IPECP), All Together Better Health (ATBH). Both of these conferences will be held for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Dr. Al Derham lauded the graduating students for always remembering their responsibilities towards Allah Almighty, the beloved country, and H H the Amir of the country. Dr. Al Derham urged students to work hard for the prosperity of Qatar.
“Now is the time for dedication and giving. Be a shining example by serving your country, being faithful to your leadership, and being loyal to your families, and rest assured that your university doors will always remain open for you.
“I extend my sincere congratulations and deepest gratitude to your esteemed parents for their unwavering support and dedication towards your academic journey,” he concluded.
Representing the 46th graduating class, Al Ansari said, “On a podium where 45 representatives of the graduates have stood before me, they have been honoured to recall the heroic achievements and glorious history of Qatar before the leaders who made it possible. Qatar’s star shone brightly in the sky of achievement, unparalleled by any of its contemporaries.”
Dr. Khalid Al Hashimi, QU Professor from the College of Business and Economics and host of the ceremony, said, “Qatar University, this towering academic institution, has been and will continue to be, by the grace of Allah, a shelter for knowledge, a fuel for innovation, and a hub for scientific research. Since its establishment in the late 1970s, tens of thousands of graduates, both male and female, have graduated from it. Each graduate has his or her own unique story and narrative they have written with their minds and hands.”
