Major al-Dosari and Dr Okour shake hands after signing the MoU yesterday
A memorandum of understanding signed yesterday between Qatar University’s College of Law and the Ministry of Interior’s Department of Human Rights will foster closer relations between the two partners.
College dean Dr Hassan Okour and the MoI department’s head of research and development Major Saad Salem al-Dosari (on behalf of the director Abdulla al-Mohannadi) signed the one-year renewable agreement.
The two parties will collaborate closely on a number of activities including workshops and seminars on human rights, training for QU students, organising conferences on human rights issues and continuing education programmes by QU for staff at the MoI department.
Additionally, several College of Law students will be given the opportunity to embark on semester-long externship placements within the department.
Dr Okour said the key part of the initiative is the training of students. There will be collaboration on research projects undertaken by faculty members and staff at the Human Rights Department.
There will also be continuing education programmes for lawyers and presentations for students about human rights in Qatar and the rules and regulations that govern this subject.
Major al-Dosari stated that the MoU is motivated by the initiatives on human development within the Qatar National Vision for 2030 and the National Development Strategy 2011-16.