Qatar University (QU) organized its annual convocation for the academic year 2021. This annual meeting included a welcoming speech by Dr. Hassan Al-Derham, President of the University, in addition to distributing a number of awards to distinguished students in the academic, administrative and community service fields.
In his speech on the occasion, Dr. Hassan Al-Derham said: “I greet you with the most beautiful and exquisite welcome, one that is full of pleasure and admiration for you and what you have accomplished, as well as tremendous gratitude for your earnest efforts and contributions in supporting Qatar University's targeted aims. We renew our pledge to move forward and achieve further accomplishments and progress at this annual meeting, which has become an important university event in which we meet with you and a group of distinguished people from Qatar University, who shine in the university from every aspect, we renew our commitment to move forward and achieve further progress.”
At the conclusion of his speech, the President of the University said: “On this good and happy occasion, I am pleased to congratulate the winners for their victory and distinction, and to extend to them my best wishes for continued excellence, success, payment and brilliance. I am also pleased to offer my warmest greetings and sincerest invitations to every one of the students of this university for a new academic year filled with reasons of success, and supported by determinations for excellence, brilliance in performance and achievement.”
The annual convocation included honoring the distinguished faculty, staff and alumni. The President of the University, with the assistance of Dr. Omar Al-Ansari, Vice President for Academic Affairs, presented the University Awards for Academic Excellence, which are:
Academic Excellence Award: won by Prof. Ahmed Abdel-Fattah Mohamed El-Zahry, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Teaching Excellence Award: won by Dr. Yasser Yassin Sayed Ahmed Fadl, Associate Professor of Management at the College of Business and Economics
Excellence in Community Service Award: won by Prof. Abdul Majeed Salem Muhammad Hammouda, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs at the College of Engineering
The President of the University, with the participation of Dr. Khaled Al-Khater, Vice President for Administrative and Financial Affairs, presented the prizes for the winners of the annual Distinguished Administrative Employee Award:
Supervisory category: Abdullah Hamad Al-Nuaimi, Aisha Mubarak Al-Qahtani, Basil Yahya Mismar, Nada Asad Al-Emadi, Manal Abdul-Salam Qassem.
Technical Administrative Category: Basma Muhammad Misbah, Sheikha Ali Rafan,
Supporting Administrative Category: Adel Muhammad Mahmoud, Reem Mohsen Al-Athba, Idris Lal Al-Maliki, Ohoud Taher Alawi, Raja Mahmoud Al-Jazaery, Nizar Ahmed Safi
Academic Support Category: Maryam Abdullah Al Thani, Zadjeeh Zahi
Distinguished Worker Category: Muawiyah Ahmed, Faisal Kalari Connell
The University President presented the Distinguished Graduate Award with the participation of Professor Muhammad Al-Mohannadi, Director of the Department of Development and Partnerships, which was won by the graduate, Faisal Muhammad Al-Kooheji.
Kamam Al-Maadeed, Director of Communication and Public Relations, presented the winner of the Distinguished Media Contribution Award, which was won by Dr. Ali Bakir from the Ibn Khaldun Center for Social and Human Sciences.
Source: Qatar University