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VCUQatar Announces Regency Group as Design Contest Sponsor (19.6.2008)

For: Immediate Release

VCUQatar Design Competition to be Sponsored by Regency

Doha, Qatar. VCUQatar announced the Regency Group as the 2009 sponsor for the VCUQatar Design Competition. Regency Group Holding is not only a group of well-known companies excelling in the fields of properties development and real estate marketing, facilities management, tourism, travel and hospitality, it is also an ensemble of high caliber professional and technical experts committed to quality services and well grounded work regulations, ensuring the long-term trust and confidence of all clients. It is above all founded on a set of values and principles which give priority to community servicing and development and aim at securing its continuous progress in line with the State of Qatar's policies and in compliance with the vision of His Highness the Emir of Qatar in the development of community and economy.

Regency Group was founded by Mr. Ibrahim Hassan Al-Asmakh, a faithful son of Qatar, who graduated from the University of Arizona, USA, in 1987 majoring in Finance. Full of hope in the future and loyalty to the heritage and history of his ancestors, he returned home and built a national enterprise at the highest international standards, in tune with the honorable present of Qatar and the aspirations for a prosperous future. The Enterprise evolved and achieved multiple successes until it encompassed eighteen companies.

Regency Group is sponsoring the prizes for the high school seniors from Qatar and a dozen countries in the Middle East that submit the best designs based on the 2009 VCUQatar Design Competition theme. The signing ceremony was attended by Mr. Ibrahim Al Asmakh, President of Regency Group and Ms. Allyson Vanstone, Dean of VCUQatar. Ms. Vanstone noted, "We are excited about the generous 2009 sponsorship by Regency Group and the potential to sponsor the design competition for the next four years. It is wonderful to see Qatari business leaders such as Mr. Al-Asmakh support the Emir and Her Highness' vision of education excellence in Qatar."

During the meeting Mr. Al Asmakh emphasized the urgent need for great designers to help all the burgeoning industries in Qatar and lauded VCUQatar's efforts to provide high quality designers. Also in attendance at the ceremony were Mr. Ehab Selim from Regency Group and Mr. Moamer Qazafi from VCUQatar.

VCUQatar offers specialized programs in various design professions. Students have the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphic, fashion or interior design. A team of highly qualified professors provide rigorous curricula that prepare students to assume leadership roles in the professional field of their choice. VCUQatar regularly organizes and hosts exhibitions, gallery events, world-class design conferences, and holds an annual fashion show. VCUQatar is supported and funded by the Qatar Foundation.

For more information please visit www.qatar.vcu.edu or call +974 492-7238.

Qatar Foundation
Founded in 1995 by His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, and chaired by Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned, Qatar Foundation is a private, non-profit organization committed to the principle that a nation's greatest natural resource is the potential of its people. The headquarters of Qatar Foundation are located within its flagship project, Education City. A 14-million square-meter campus, Education City is home to numerous progressive learning institutions and centers of research, including branch campuses of six of the world's leading universities, plus a cutting-edge research and development center. Qatar Foundation also works to enhance the quality of life in Qatar by investing in community health and development.

For more information, please visit: www.qf.org.qa

VCUQatar Design Competition Press Release as pdf-File 175 KB

VCUQatar Design Competition Press Release as pdf-File 132 KB in Arabic language

Contact:
Moamer Qazafi
+974 492 7277
+974 551 0239
Email: mqazafi@qatar.vcu.edu

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Regency President Mr. Ibrahim Al-Asmakh and VCUQatar Dean Ms. Allyson Vanstone.