The Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA) will tomorrow host an inaugural ladies breakfast event, under the theme “Empowering Women in Business”.
The event, open through exclusive invitations only, has been organised in partnership with Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, which is internationally recognised and celebrated globally every year on November 10.
Global ambassadors and educational institutions from around the world represent the day by hosting events and conferences worldwide in the lead up to the day, with the QFC also taking part, a QFC spokesman said.
A panel, consisting of top female business minds in Qatar, would present thought-leading discussions surrounding business matters, including how to be an entrepreneur and the importance of reputation management.
Speakers at the event include Sheikha Alanoud bint Hamad al-Thani, Managing Director, Business Development, QFCA; Dr Hessa al-Jaber, former minister of information and communications technology and current chairperson, Trio Investment; Aysha al-Mudahka, chief executive, Qatar Business Incubation Centre and Fatma al-Nuaimi, Communications Director, Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy.
“The QFC continues to support the growing role of women in the workplace as an avenue for corporate excellence and diversity. We are proud to be hosting and leading our own event in recognition of Women’s Entrepreneurship Day and I look forward to hearing the discussions by our panel and guests on the day,” Sheikha Alanoud said.

Community College
to be reorganised
QNA
Doha

His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday issued Emiri Decision No 19 of 2017 on reorganising the Community College of Qatar (CCQ). 
The Emiri Decision aims to bring the CCQ on par with the other higher educational institutions in the country. The CCQ will grant bachelor’s degree and introduce new specialties that serve the labour market.
The Emiri Decision introduced the CCQ, with its headquarters in Doha, as an independent academic institution for university, academic, technical and applied education, and as a legal entity with a budget annexed to the general budget of the State.
Other branches of the college may be established with a decision from the board of trustees and based on a recommendation from the college’s president.
The CCQ aims to prepare technically specialised personnel that are academically and scientifically trained in specialties that meet the society and the labour market’s needs.
The college also aims to prepare its graduates with associate diploma degrees to be qualified to undertake bachelor’s degree at the college or at different universities, as well as prepare graduates with bachelor’s degrees to enter the labour market.
The college also aims to introduce continuing education programmes and applied programmes depending on the needs of the public and private sectors.
A board of trustees will manage the college. It will comprise of a head, a deputy head who shall replace the head in his absence or in case of a vacancy, not less than five or more than seven members.
A decision by the Prime Minister shall be issued upon the proposal of the Minister of Education and Higher Education for assigning the members and their salaries.
The college will have a president, board of academic staff members, an academic council headed by the dean of the college, assistant deans, members, heads of departments and programmes of the faculty and a number of professors, as well as student representatives chosen according to the rules of the college.


Port market planned
Ruwais Port, which acts as Qatar’s northern trade gateway, has been witnessing a lot of
activity and ship movements, Qatar Ports Management Company (Mwani Qatar) has said. Early this month, Mwani Qatar had announced that a ‘port market’ would be opened at Ruwais Port. The market will serve as a facility from where one can buy a “wide range of international products from commercial ships calling on the port”. Picture courtesy of Mwani Qatar Twitter page.