Qatar Leadership Conference from Oct 19

(MENAFN- Gulf Times) The 2017 Qatar Leadership Conference (QLC), organised by THIMUN Qatar and Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q), will be held from October 19-21, at the Qatar National Convention Centre. Now in its sixth year, the annual event aims to provide individuals with training prior to the annual Model United Nations (MUN) conferences, as well as develop student leaders within schools.
This year, nearly 690 students and teachers from around the world will participate in a range of interactive workshops and conference activities.
Lisa Martin, head of THIMUN Qatar, said: 'The Qatar Leadership Conference is one of the biggest professional development conferences in the Middle East. Every year we have a waiting list for this event and this year is no different.Additionally, as part of this year's conference, a youth and social media survey will be conducted by Dr Rebecca Nee, a QLC presenter and media professor from San Diego State University. The research aims to look at how young people use both social media and mass media to get news and information.
The THIMUN Qatar regional office was created as a joint partnership between Qatar Academy, a Qatar Foundation (QF) school, and the THIMUN Foundation. The office, under QF's Pre-University Education, supports efforts around the region to develop programmes and events for young people to seek solutions to global challenges through discussion, negotiation, debate, and personal action.

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