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VCUQatar Participates in QCF 2009 (16.4.2009)

Immediate release: VCUQatar participates in Qatar Career Fair 2009

Doha, Qatar – Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar is participating in Qatar Career Fair 2009, the official career fair of the State of Qatar, from 12 to 16 April 2009 at the Doha Exhibition Center.

Through its participation in QCF 2009, VCUQatar is educating Qatari students about the various opportunities in design and how design in Qatar today is facilitating the innovation process be it in business, fashion, architecture or advertising and other media. Ahmed Zagmout, Recruitment Officer at VCUQatar, will make a presentation to Qatari students on 16 April at 9:00 AM and 11:30 AM at QCF elaborating on the impact of design. Those interested in learning about the many prospects design has to offer are invited to attend the presentation.

The aim of QCF 2009 is not just to provide job opportunities to Qataris but also make them aware of the other opportunities available in the market in training and development in the different business sectors. VCUQatar continues playing a central role in the contemporary business and cultural life of Qataris and Middle Easterners in the realm of design. VCUQatar graduates work in various positions in the government and ministries in Qatar and in the private sector and many have also gone on to successfully establish their own businesses.

VCUQatar has participated in QCF since its inception and the response its participation has garnered has been immense. The university continues to support the design community in Qatar through the many gallery exhibitions, international conferences, lecture series, field studies, world-class fashion shows and workshops with visiting delegates presented each year, and hopes to carry on playing a key role in supporting the development of Qatar.

Qatar Career Fair 2009, organized under the aegis of Qatar Foundation, takes place between 12 and 16 April and has a series of educational workshops and activities being conducted during the event. The event also acts as a platform for professional establishments and businesses to present their expertise to the youth of Qatar. For more information on VCUQatar’s presentation on 16 April, please visit booth number EHSB 07.

About Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar:
Established in the US in 1838 and in Qatar in 1998 Virginia Commonwealth University offers students from all over the world the opportunity to earn Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in fashion, graphic and interior design. A team of highly skilled professors provide rigorous curricula that prepare students to assume leadership roles in the professional design field of their choice. VCUQatar regularly organizes and hosts exhibitions, gallery events, world-class 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 7245.

About Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development
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 its people. The headquarters of Qatar Foundation are located within its flagship project, Education City, a fourteen million square-meter campus which hosts 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 participates in Qatar Career Fair 2009 Press Release as pdf-File

VCUQatar participates in Qatar Career Fair 2009 Press Release as pdf-File in Arabic language

Images:
Monaa Mohammad Balidaei, Admissions Advisor at VCUQatar interacting with a visitor to the booth.

Archana Kumar from HR and Carmen Innocenti from Students Affairs at VCUQatar speaking to visitors at the booth.

Archana Kumar from HR and Carmen Innocenti from Students Affairs at VCUQatar speaking to visitors at the booth.

Eman Yehia from HR and Carmen Innocenti from Students Affairs at VCUQatar speaking to visitors at the booth.

Ahmed Zagmout, Recruitment Officer at VCUQatar will make a presentation to Qatari students on 16 April at 9:00 AM and 11:30 AM