PM witnesses convocation ceremony of 9th cohort of DI students
Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Saturday witnessed the convocation ceremony of the 9th cohort of master's students at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (DI), attended by ministers, along with Chair of the DI Board of Trustees Dr Azmi Bishara and several members of the governing board. Held at the Qatar National Convention Centre, the event witnessed the graduation of 220 students, including 150 from the School of Social Sciences and Humanities and 70 from the School of Economics, Administration, and Public Policy, representing 28 nationalities. Among them were 95 graduates supported by the Qatar Fund for Development as part of the State of Qatar's International Scholarships Programme, with the number of Qatari graduates standing at 71. (QNA)page 2
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