Three Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) alumni received the Education Excellence Award from His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani at a recent ceremony. Omar al-Emadi received the platinum award, while Noor al-Mana and Alanood al-Muftah received the gold award.
“It is a deep honour that three of our recent graduates were recognised with this award,” CMU-Q dean Michael Trick said. “At Carnegie Mellon, we strive to educate global citizens who will make a difference in their own, unique ways. Omar, Noor and Alanood are very deserving of the award and I wish them every success in their careers.”
All three graduated from CMU-Q in 2017. Al-Emadi, a business administration graduate is now a strategy and investment analyst at beIN Media Group. Al-Mana, also a business major, is a marketing finance analyst at Qatar Shell, and al-Muftah, an information systems graduate, is an information systems analyst at Qatar Central Bank.
The Education Excellence Award is presented by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, and given to students who have demonstrated achievement in the classroom and pass a rigorous interview process. Winners are also judged on their community involvement, extracurricular activities and leadership roles.

Canadian delegation ends Doha visit
A visiting Canadian parliamentary delegation concluded its visit to Doha, after conducting field trips through which they learnt about the aspects of co-operation between Qatar and Canada and ways to bolster and develop them.
The delegation was made up of Borys Wrzesnewskyj, Fayçal El-Khoury, Michael Cooper, Colin Fraser, Kelly McCauley and Ali Ehsassi.
During the visit, HE the Speaker of the Advisory Council Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mahmoud met the delegation led by Wrzesnewskyj, member of the Canadian House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.
The meeting discussed parliamentary relations between Qatar and Canada as well as ways to develop them. The two sides also discussed the unjust siege imposed on Qatar. The Advisory Council Speaker explained how the siege violated the international law and principles of good-neighbourliness.
The Canadian delegation conveyed its rejection of the siege and its full understanding of Qatar’s stance and called for dialogue to resolve the conflict.

Confident Group promotes real estate projects
Confident Group, a leading housing brand of Kerala, is coming to Qatar to promote their new projects with ‘amazing prices and attractive offers.’
Confident Group representatives will be available from March 16 to 18 at MovenPick Hotel, Corniche road, Doha, from 10am to 8pm.  Customers can book villas and apartments at premium locations of Kerala.
“The projects available at Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Kottayam are of international quality. The luxury villa projects in Kochi, Thrissur and Thiruvananthapuram are available from Rs79 lakhs and apartment projects from Rs33 lakhs,” according to a statement.
“First time home buyers can now avail a subsidy up to Rs 2.7 lakhs through Pradhanmanthri Awas Yojna Scheme. Three customers can win a fully furnished apartment in Kochi by buying a Confident group apartment or villa anywhere in Kerala,” the statement added.
Confident Group representatives can be contacted at 30647607 and 70632011 while they are in Doha.