(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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