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Doha Institute holds orientation meeting

Published: 18 Sep 2017 - 08:07 am | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 06:46 am
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The Doha Institute for Postgraduate Studies yesterday organised orientation meeting for 66 professors faculty members for the academic year 2017-2018, in the presence of Acting President of the Institute, Dr Yasser Sulaiman Maali, and Dr Hind Al Miftah, Vice-President for Administrative and Financial Affairs.

The meeting aimed to introduce academic staff the important information about the Institute, whether those related to the rules, regulations and policies in force or the administrative and technical affairs and other issues of the Institute.

This year, the Institute has received 20 new university professors. The total number of professors in the institute is 66 professors, divided into 15 master’s programs, all of them from backgrounds, academic, research and professional experience. They graduated and worked in the most prestigious Arab and international universities.

The meeting was addressed by the Acting President of the Institute, Dr Yasser Sulaiman Maali, who the professors about the Institute which established to fill a clear lack of interest in the disciplines of social and human sciences in particular in Arab countries and societies, especially in the Gulf region at the postgraduate level. Dr. Yasser called on the professors to engage in all its activities, conferences and symposia, and contribute to publishing in its scientific journals. 

Dr Hind Al Miftah, Vice-President of the Institute for Administrative and Financial Affairs, welcomed the faculty. “We hope that your choice to join the Doha Institute will lead to an academic and research commitment to contribute to the development of a new generation of intellectually enlightened young people.