The World Students Day 2020, celebrated on October 15 annually, provides an opportunity for many residents and visitors to take part in a number of activities, competition, and courses organised by Qatar Museums (QM) and its partners.
In an email to Culture Pass members, QM said the event is a perfect occasion to honour students across the globe as it commemorates around 1,200 students from the University of Prague, who lost their lives in World War 2.
“Students all over the globe are working hard to reach their career goals and make a difference wherever possible. On this day we would like to applaud them and their thirst for knowledge. Students are our future and the main ones who will take us forward,” QM said.
The event, according to QM, also allows universities globally to recognise “their international students and the benefits they bring to the local community.”
Using common tools at home such cups, food dye, vinegar and eggs, the Qatar National Library (QNL) held a live online activity on its Instagram page (@QNL_engage) between 1pm and 2pm yesterday as part of its Science experiment programme.
“Science and scientific experiments can surprise us by showing us things we didn't expect,” QNL said




On October 19, middle and high school students in the country will have the chance to ask questions about QNL resources and services, among others, via an online session (Microsoft Teams) in English with one of its young adult librarians from 4pm to 5pm.
On November 30, Msheireb Museums is launching a competition for designers aimed at creating unique gift item designs that will be retailed at its gift shop. It is open to designers, innovators, students, and the public who are residents of Qatar and has an interest in the development of new unique gift items. Deadline is on November 30.
Participants will be required to design a unique souvenir product that represents Msheireb Museums and/or Msheireb Downtown Doha.
Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) is also offering students an opportunity to participate in its Fall (October 18 to 21) and Winter (January 3 to 7) media programmes.
According to NU-Q, this one-week Fall media programme “will shed light on the most important elements of storytelling and character development. Students will learn and create their own stories to share with the world.”
“Today’s world provides an opportunity where everyone can share or create a story. Understand the power of storytelling and how it echoes through the world and through generations,” NU-Q said.
Meanwhile, NU-Q noted that its Winter media course, dubbed as Under the Lens: Literature & Film from Imagined Communities, “will introduce the idea of ‘Imagined Communities’ as defined by Benedict Anderson and draw the connection between cultures, struggles, and communities through literature and film.”
“Literature plays a crucial in preserving cultures, identities and traditions. Status of refugees is arguably the most relevant conflict currently, clearly intractable, it is evident through recent literature and news headlines,” NU-Q said.
QM’s INQ gift shop at the National Museum of Qatar also offers an array of products for students of all ages such as notebooks and stationeries, colourful headphones for online studies, and accessories, among others.
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