Doha: An agreement was signed yesterday between Qatar University (QU) and Qatar Petrochemical Company (Qapco) to establish a Professorial Chair in Mathematics that will be housed at the College of Education (CED). The Chair will also be managed in conjunction with a specialist team of academics and practitioners from Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan.
The agreement was signed by QU President Prof Sheikha Abdulla Al Misnad and Qapco Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dr Mohammed Yousef Al Mulla, in front of an audience that comprised Japanese Ambassador Shingo Tsuda, QU Vice President and Chief Academic Officer Dr Mazen Hasna, CED Dean Hissa Mohamed Sadiq, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Dr Yahya Al Nakeeb, Qapco Learning and Development Manager Eng Abdullah Ahmed Naji, Public Affairs and Communication Manager Ahmed Al Hamadi, and Head of Qatarisation Mejali Al Kuwari, as well as several officials from QU and Qapco.
Funded jointly by QU and Qapco, the three-year agreement covers a seven-year project that aims to improve teaching and learning of primary and preparatory school mathematics and to motivate more students to pursue higher-level mathematics at secondary schools.
In the terms of the agreement, QU will fund a startup and an internal grant for the project, as well as deliver training programs at the College of Education for school teachers. The organization will also provide supervision and support for the Chair’s duties and responsibilities while QAPCO will contribute to the Chair’s performance assessment and evaluation. In collaboration with the CED team, the Chair will implement a program to support teachers, and a follow-up research studies on its effectiveness.The Peninsula
