Beijing: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani donated a grant of $10m to set up Qatar Chair for Middle East Studies at Peking University, China.
This was announced during a meeting between Dr Sheikha Abdullah Al Misnad, President, Qatar University (QU), with Enge Wang, President, Peking University.
The QU delegation included Dr Iman mustafawi, Dean, Faculty of Arts, Dr Fatima Al Suwaidi, Assistance Dean, Faculty of Arts, and Abdullah Ba’aboud, Head of Gulf Studies Centre.
The chair will focus on language, literature, culture, religion, history, politics, economy and international relations and regional issues.
The chair, under the supervision of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at QU, aims to promote joint research between international research centres on Middle East studies. It will also support research in specialised literature.
The meeting also discussed cooperation and exchange of experiences in the fields of higher education.
QNA
