QU joins top group for higher education, research

QU joins top group for higher education, research

Qatar University (QU) has joined the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), which is a worldwide association for institutions of higher education and research.

The announcement was made at a press conference on Wednesday in the presence of Dr Hassan al-Derham, QU president; Jean-Baptiste Faivre, French ambassador; Dr Jean-Noel Baleo, regional director of the AUF; Prof Lara Karam Boustany, president of the Univesite La Sagesse in Lebanon and president of the Conference of Rectors and Presidents of the Middle East Region; Cesar Wazen, director of International Affairs Office, QU, as well as a number of vice presidents and officials from QU.

Dr al-Derham said: “We are very pleased to have joined the AUF, due to its significance, which will open wide horizons for the university to have co-operation with prestigious French universities, as well as in Canada and important French-speaking African and Arab countries. Qatar University, in its role as the national university, seeks to take advantage of the distinguished relations between Qatar and France, in all fields, and to expand this co-operation to include educational aspects. The inclusion of Qatar University to the AUF will open the opportunity for us to work together with French universities in the