Commissioned by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in response to the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, HE Sheikh Thani bin Hamad al-Thani attended the official opening ceremony of Ibn Haldun University (IHU), held on Monday in Istanbul. During the ceremony, HE Sheikh Thani received from the university administration 'Al-Fateh Key', in appreciation of the efforts of the State of Qatar in supporting the education sector at the regional and international level. HE Sheikh Thani bin Hamad al-Thani, in the presence of the Turkish president, witnessed the signing of an agreement between Qatar University and Ibn Haldun University regarding the granting of a joint PhD in many academic programmes offered by the two universities. The opening was attended by a number of ministers and senior Turkish officials, in addition to members of the university's administrative and teaching staff and guests of the ceremony.