College of the North Atlantic-Qatar (CNA-Q) held several days of activities in celebration of International Education Week from November 12-15.
In keeping with CNA-Q’s 10 Year Anniversary programme, the week’s theme ‘Celebrating the Past and Looking to the Future through Global Citizenship’, was launched with a parade of flags ceremony representing the 47 nationalities on campus.
“I think we capture the essence of International Education Week every day on campus,” said Dr Ken MacLeod, President of CNA-Q.
“We gain great personal growth by being aware and accepting of the diverse range of cultures present at our college. On the professional side, we have the incredible opportunity to speak and learn in multiple languages in this environment.”
“Last year for our Global Village we had a group of students from a CNA campus in Canada,” Dr MacLeod said, “and one of the students later spoke about how just one week here changed his life… we often don’t realize that these experiences truly do change our world.”
Special guest speaker Dr Firouz Darroudi, Professor of Radiation Genetics & Chemical Mutagenesis in the Department of Toxicogenetics at Leiden University Medical Center, spoke to students and staff about the importance of global citizenship and of post-secondary education – particularly the value of career colleges such as CNA-Q.
“Getting a good job today is harder than is has been for decades,” shared Dr Darroudi. “Research is the new paradigm in education, and it is the link between education and research that can lead to a successful career.”
CNA-Q’s Dr. Mike Long, Chair of Applied Research, provided information to students on applied research opportunities, and featured guest speaker George Tavola spoke of Reach Out to Asia’s volunteer programme.The Peninsula
