Doha, October 30 (QNA) – Qatar University (QU) celebrated the eleventh round of The Empower Generations Consortium, which aims to invest in Qatari competencies in life sciences, health sciences and scientific research, which was established in support of Qatar National Vision 2030.
Qatar University is the headquarters of the Union, which brings together more than 13 partners in the health and education sector, including: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education and the official sponsor of Qatar Genome, Hamad Medical Corporation, the Ministry of Public Health, the Primary Care Center, Sidra Medical and Research Center, the Qatar Al-Qannas Association, the Qatar Falcon Genome Project, the Veterinary Medicine Center, Qatar Biobank and two international partners, namely: Research Center Fractal AI and Africa Key Research Project.
The ceremony was held in the presence of Vice President of Qatar University for Health and Medical Sciences, Director of the Biomedical Research Center Prof. Dr. Asma Al-Thani and several Vice Presidents of Qatar University, deans of faculties of health and medical sciences, representatives from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, and Dr. Said Ismail, Director of Qatar Genome Program and official sponsor The Federation, Ali bin Khatam Al-Mahshadi, President of the Qatari Al-Qannas Association, in addition to representatives from the partners in Hamad Hospital, Sidra, the Primary Care Corporation, male and female students, professors and Qatari parents.
In her statement, Prof. Asma Al-Thani, Vice President of Qatar University for Health and Medical Sciences and Director of the Biomedical Research Center, said: “I am very happy to celebrate today and to host such a large number of Qatari students interested in health and scientific disciplines. The union runs in full accordance with the sustainable development agenda. Qatar National Vision 2030 and Qatar Universitys strategy, which seeks to invest in the new Qatari generation, increase the number of Qatari competencies and present them as a model that we are proud of on the international, regional and global scale.”
The Director of the Qatar Genome Program, the official sponsor of the Federation Dr. Said Ismail said this year holds the program’s sponsorship and its fourth consecutive participation, and the course of genomics and precision medicine has attracted more than 40 students, and from here we are trying to fulfill our duties in preparing the next generation to achieve.
Today, we are pleased to guide students to the various scientific disciplines that qualify them to engage in the broad and intertwined system of precision medicine for different sciences, as it combines preventive and therapeutic genetic counseling with computer science and genomics, every student is able to find What suits his inclinations and stimulates his thinking, he added.
In addition, the event concluded with the awarding of certificates of honor by: Dr. Omar Al-Ansari, Vice President of Qatar University for Academic Affairs, and Dr. Said Ismail, Director of the Qatar Genome Program for the schools that participated in the State of Qatar and the participating students. (QNA)