The university honoured Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher who received a master’s degree in business administration from the College of Business and Economics.
During the ceremony for distinguished female students, 374 graduates were honoured from the Class of 2020, representing a full academic year comprised of Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020 and Summer 2020. This year 2455 female students graduated from the university.
Addressing the gathering, Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher called on the graduates to continue on the path of knowledge, education and research, crediting it as the best way to build a conscious and responsible individual capable of contributing effectively to the advancement of the country.
She said, “As a graduate of this prestigious university, I returned to it in 2020 to receive my master’s in business administration after receiving my bachelors in 2003. And although the journey to get here has been challenging, it was also enjoyable and constructive and represents a realistic situation, as it is neither rare nor unique in our society for a woman who has the responsibilities of being a wife and mother to still seek knowledge and to strive to continue learning.”
“We have the duty to elevate our nation, and to use the resources availed to us, as education in our country asks us of only to be competent and exert efforts. The state has provided us all opportunities for continuous learning, for every hardworking person to achieve,” continued Sheikha Jawaher.
Her Highness also noted the position of QU saying, “Through my studies at Qatar University, I have seen the nature of the university’s critical roles in contributing to Qatar National Vision. My brief speech cannot cover the extent of these outcomes. But I would like to point out the university’s efforts in research production and graduating thousands of Qataris who strive to achieve the national vision through various state agencies and institutions in the labour market as well as in civil society organisations. The university also graduates hundreds of residents who participated in Qatar’s development process. Here I would like to pay tribute to the university administration and its staff and commend them for their efforts. They have contributed in making Qatar University an outstanding academic and research institution in the region as witnessed by the Times Higher Education rankings.”
She then addressed the topic of education in the context of the current Covid-19 pandemic saying, “The pandemic, which has affected the whole world, has proven to us the significance of investing in science and scientific research. Achieving sustainable development is possible through quality education and scientific research in our universities and academic institutions. Revolutionising our educational systems has become of utmost importance in the context of increasing global competitiveness.
As His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani stressed, a priority is investing in human capital, which is the direction of Qatar in moving towards achieving sustainable development."
“In my final note, I would like to emphasise the importance of contributing to the service of this dear country. I believe I speak for all of you when I say, we will use the knowledge and skills we have gained to serve our society and nation. We must continue to march with vigor and determination and set an example for future generations,” she added.
President of QU Dr Hassan bin Rashid al-Derham said, “As we celebrate the graduation of the 43rd batch of Qatar University students, we have the right to say: We are not only happy with the graduation of our female students, but we are proud of the Qatari women standing firm and creating the future of this nation.”
On behalf of the outstanding graduates, Al-Anoud al-Kuwari presented a speech, emphasising the value of knowledge, “I stand here with immense joy and pride in addressing you, on behalf of the 43rd class graduates, and I express my gratitude and appreciation to those who allowed me to be a part of this ceremony. The renaissance of education, through which people advance, can only be achieved by meaningful investment in human capital, and this is what the Qatar National Vision 2030 aspires to achieve in the first pillar, which is human development.”
