Qatar University College of Arts and Sciences (QU-CAS) and Qatar’s Al Sulaiteen Agriculture Research, Studies and Training Centre (SARSTC) have signed a five-year agreement to stimulate scientific research and training in the field of agriculture in the region.
The agreement was signed by QU President Prof Sheikha Abdulla al-Misnad and SARSTC chairman Abdullah Salem al-Sulaiteen. CAS dean Dr Eiman Mustafawi, associate dean of Research and Graduate Affairs Dr Mohamed Ahmedna, associate dean of Planning and Quality Assurance Dr Steven Wright, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences head Dr Fatima al-Naemi, and SARSTC executive director Dr Ahmed T Moustafa, as well as several CAS faculty and SARSTC members were present.
The agreement will support scientific research and development in many areas such as agriculture, water, renewable energy, food security, agricultural production systems, management, marketing opportunities, nutritional security and diet diversification. It will also provide students with opportunities to get training and gain hands-on experience in the field of agriculture, and contribute to developing joint proposals for research grants between the two institutions.
Both institutions will co-operate in many areas such as scientific research, capacity building, exchange of staff and scientific information, joint publications and intellectual property rights, as well as project outlines and work plan. They will also collaborate on establishing postgraduate fellowship projects.
Prof al-Misnad praised the Centre’s efforts to support the country’s agricultural sector. “We are delighted to sign this agreement which will enhance the experience of our biological and environmental sciences students and prepare them to contribute actively to the needs and aspirations
of our society,” she said.
Al-Sulaiteen observed it is an honour to collaborate with such a prestigious institution as Qatar University. “This MoU is the culmination of a series of agreements that SARSTC signed with a number of institutions both within and outside Qatar.”
Prof Sheikha Abdulla al-Misnad and Abdullah Salem al-Sulaiteen shaking hands after signing the MoU.
