St. John’s to host Joint Oversight Board meeting for CNA-Qatar
10/26/2007 3:54:33 PM
Representatives from the State of Qatar will be in St. John’s this week to attend meetings of the Joint Oversight Board (JOB) for College of the North Atlantic’s (CNA) Qatar Project from October 31 – November 2.
His Excellency Adel El Sherbini, Legal Advisor to His Highness the Emir; Dr. Latifa Al-Houty, Project Director, College of Technology Project; and Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Jassim Al-Thani, Director of Administration, Qatar Petroleum are looking forward to experiencing the culture and hospitality that the province’s capital has to offer.
With the annual meeting alternating between Newfoundland and Labrador and the State of Qatar, this marks the third time the delegation will be hosted by the province. Also taking part in the meetings will be members of College of the North Atlantic’s Board of Governors: Mr. Alfred Goss, chair; Ms. Jean Madill, president of CNA; Ms. Andrea Marshall; Board of Governors and Mr. Alan MacKinnon, Board of Governors.
CNA is currently in its sixth year of a 10-year comprehensive agreement with the State of Qatar. Currently, there are over 500 Canadian employees working at CNA-Qatar (over 200 Newfoundlanders and Labradorians) with some 2,200 students studying CNA’s world-class curriculum.
The JOB was established pursuant to the Comprehensive Agreement between the State of Qatar and CNA and it provides oversight and direction to College of the North Atlantic-Qatar (CNA-Q).
Both CNA and the State of Qatar have benefited from a very successful partnership as the college has established itself as the premier technical institute in the state. Currently there are some 40-plus positions available at the CNA-Q campus in a number of professional areas including: instruction, support staff, information technology and management, as the campus continues to expand. For more information on employment opportunities, please contact the CNA-Q Human Resources department in St. John’s at 709.758.7347, via email at qatarjobs@cna.nl.ca or visit their website at www.cna.nl.ca/qatar.
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For more information contact:
Stephen Lee
Manager of Marketing and Communications
College of the North Atlantic
(709) 643-7721
Or
Roger Hulan
Public Information Officer-Qatar Project
College of the North Atlantic
(709) 643-7702
Or
Tanya Alexander
Public Information Officer
College of the North Atlantic
(709) 643-7928