Qatar Foundation’s Academic Bridge Program (ABP) recently hosted a reunion for all its alumni. The ‘ABP Alumni Reunion’ was held outside the ABP’s Liberal Arts & Sciences Building in Education City.
ABP Alumni Gathering was a celebration of the former ABP students’ successes & achievements over the past 14 years. The ABP alumni were reunited with their former ABP classmates. They also met with ABP faculty and staff members and enjoyed traditional Qatari hospitality. The celebrations ran from 5pm to 8pm as large numbers of alumni from around the world were welcomed back to the ABP and caught up with each other over karak tea and Arabic coffee which was served under a traditional Qatari tent. Some of the guests were alumni who have completed their university studies and joined the work force to pursue their professional careers, while others were students who are currently studying in universities such as the HBKU partner universities, British universities, and universities in Qatar such as Qatar University.
“I was very happy to see my colleagues from the Class of 2014,” said former ABP student and current freshman at Texas A&M University in Qatar, Lulwa Al Majid. “Our group at the ABP was very special, and visiting here again is like coming home.”
The event was organised by the ABP’s Special Assistant to the Director, Asmaa Al Qaysi in collaboration with the ABP Student Services team.
“It is great to have these reunions. It’s remarkable how even though the ABP is a one year program, our graduates always come back to visit and never forget their days here,” Al Qaysi said. “It makes us very proud to hear about their achievements at university and in the work place.”
“The ABP really gave me the skills and confidence to be successful in the UK,” said Fatma Al Marri, on break from her first year at Cardiff University in England. “I really enjoyed the alumni event. It’s just like the good old days at the ABP. I hope to attend every year.”
“The ABP Alumni Night was a great success,” stated Moza Al Boainain, ABP Assistant Director for Student Services. “During the reception, alumni shared their stories at the ABP and how it helped them to be good university students. Alumni found it fun and exciting to be reconnected to their friends and teachers.”
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