(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Qatar University (QU) has signed a large spectrum cooperation agreement with the Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA), which stipulates in one of its clauses that the QU will join the 'SIGA University Network (SUN) that comprises some of the world's leading universities and research institutes.
The SIGA University Network aims to ensure Sport Integrity becomes a key component of the university curriculum, including, by means of example, via the development of integrity-related executive education courses.
SIGA has also announced that QU will host SUN's inaugural meeting on Thursday, July 2, 2020.
QU President Dr. Hassan Rashid Al Derham said Qatar University and the SIGA both share the common belief that sports is a valuable component of society and we are looking forward to working with them to exchange knowledge, promote positive sport values, including sport ethics, integrity and transparency.
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the SIGA and Chairman of the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) Mohammed bin Hanzab expressed his pride that QU was the first academic partner of SIGA in the region to promote the university's well-known position in the field of scientific research and expand in new areas to include sport integrity and fighting corruption in sport.
CEO of SIGA Dr. Emanuel Medeiros also welcomed Qatar University into the fold.
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