Edu confab 2015 kicks off in Qatar

Event attracts galaxy of experts

DOHA, May 2, (KUNA): The first International Conference on Education 2015 was inaugurated here on Saturday under the theme of “Partners in Excellence”.

A number of academics and educational experts from the GCC member states and Arab countries as well as representatives of regional and international organizations specialized in the fields of education and researches are taking part in the event.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Mohammed Abdul Wahed Al-Hammadi said that such conferences are fundamental pillars for development and dissemination of knowledge and an opportunity for sharing expertise and experiences among different segments of education.

Al-Hammadi, also Secretary General of the Supreme Education, added that theme of the conference affirms the belief that education is a social responsibility that everyone shares.

He pointed out that the nministry seeks excellence by building a system that encourages and stimulates creativity in the teaching and learning process and showing quality of educational practices and working to disseminate it through partnerships with various institutions supporting creativity.

The Minister said the conference is a plat- form to share experiences and practices in various areas of educational work through meeting with an elite group of educators to discuss experiences and innovative practices of recent global trends in the education field and to brief the world on the educational renaissance and achievements in Qatar.

For her part, Qatar University President Dr Sheikha Abdullah Al-Misnad said that the event attracts a galaxy of experts and researchers interested in education and its issues at regional and international levels.

She added that countries are exerting efforts to address challenges facing education.

The two-day conference, inaugurated by Prime Minister, Interior Minister and Chairman of the Supreme Education Council (SEC) Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani, discusses a number of topics like education reform and educational leadership between theory and practice.

Also leadership and policies of education and learning, development of education, research and evaluation as well as contemporary issues of education, curricula, different growth stages and contemplative practices are on the conference’s agenda.

The event organized by the SEC is held at Qatar National Convention Centre in collaboration with Qatar University’s College of Education.