LNG Japan Corporation (LNG Japan) recently signed an agreement with Qatar University (QU) to provide financial support until 2016 for the Training Centre for Early Childhood Teachers (TCECT) project at the institution’s Early Childhood Centre (ECC).

The ECC was established in 2007 to promote best practices and international standards in teaching and learning, using new technologies to support and enrich early learning, train early childhood educators and professionals to meet international standards, as well as to initiate research projects in the field.

HE the Minister of Energy and Industry Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada was joined by LNG Japan president and CEO Yasunori Takagi and QU president Prof Sheikha Abdulla al-Misnad in signing the agreement at the RasGas headquarters in Doha in the presence of senior representatives from QU, LNG Japan, RasGas as well as the education and energy sectors.

“This significant commitment to the long-term development of Qatar is another milestone in our relationship with LNG Japan, which has consistently supported the Social and Human Development pillars of Qatar National Vision 2030, announced by HH the Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani,” said Dr al-Sada. 

“We welcome LNG Japan’s generous contribution to advance the initiatives of the centre, which will have a lasting impact on teachers and young children. We are pleased to be partners in this agreement that highlights a far-reaching example of corporate responsibility to advance early childhood education in Qatar,” said Prof al-Misnad.

LNG Japan has had a long-term relationship with Qatar, primarily in the oil and gas industry. In 1997, the corporation acquired a 3% equity interest in Qatar’s Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company Limited (RL). RasGas acts as the operating company for and on behalf of RL.

“Over the past couple of decades of doing business with energy companies in Qatar, we have witnessed the country’s steady growth and emphasis on building a knowledge-based society. We believe that our contribution to this training centre will deliver further prosperity for Qatar and strengthen bonds between the citizens of Qatar and Japan,” said Takagi.

 

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