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) in Istanbul yesterday. During the ceremony, HE Sheikh Thani received from the university administration ‘Al-Fateh Key’, in appreciation of the efforts of Qatar in supporting the education sector at the regional and international levels. HE Sheikh Thani, in the presence of President Erdogan, 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.