BQA’s Events
In cooperation with the Supreme Council for
Women, the Education and Training Quality
Authority organised ‘The Role of Academic
Guidance & Orientation in the Sustainability
of Women in the Engineering Sector Forum’ in
conjunction with the Kingdom’s Women›s Day
celebrations.
In their papers, the participants reviewed a
main theme on ‘The reality of engineering
education in the Kingdom of Bahrain in the
light of the results of the BQA’s reviews’. The
participants discussed a number of important
topics during the Forum’s sessions, whereas the
first session was held under the title: ‘The role
of academic guidance and technical support
in the engineering education’ chaired by Dr.
Wafa Al Mansoori, DHR Director. The second
session entitled ‘The role of higher education
institutions in aligning academic programmes
with the future labour market needs’, chaired
by the Dean of the Engineering College at the
University of Bahrain, Dr. Fouad Al-Ansari.
education system in the public and private
sectors. This is through identifying the type
of support provided to them, indicating their
needs and available opportunities for female
engineers to sustain their jobs in this sector.
In addition, the sessions explored the current
situation of the female engineer and their real
percentage in the labour market, as well as the
role of women in the education sector, whether
they are a faculty staff member, a teacher, or a
student.
The BQA Chief Executive, Dr. Jawahar
Shaheen Al Mudhahki, also received Budoor,
Shahla’a and Raheel Al-Marzooqi, who
presented her with a copy of the book ‘Bahrain
and International Cooperation in Crime
Combat’, written by their late father, LT Colonel
Yusuf Abdulla Al-Marzooqi, former Chief of
Liaison Department of the Council of Arab
Interior Ministers and INTERPOL.
The purpose of the Forum is to highlight
the Kingdom›s model in empowering
Bahraini women, their educational career in
the engineering field, and their role in the
Dr. Jawaher Al Mudhahki, BQA Chief Execu-
tive, received Dr. Hilal bin Ali Al-Hadrami, Dean
of International Maritime College of Oman,
and his accompanying delegation. They ex-
changed experiences and the BQA briefed the
delegation on the its role in the field of qual-
ity assurance, qualifications framework and the
development of the education and training
sectors in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The meet-
ing was held at the Authority’s headquarters,
Seef District.
Dr. Jawaher Al Mudhahki, BQA Chief
Executive, received Mrs. Faiza Ahmed Al-
Mannai, Section Chief, GPS, who presented her
a copy of her book entitled ‘Amthal Lawwal’.
The Education and Training Quality Authority
through the Social Committee, organised
an awareness session on «breast cancer» in
conjunction with the Kingdom›s celebration
of the International Breast Cancer Awareness
Day, which falls on 10 October each year. The
session was attended by Dr. Al-Mudhahki and
several officials of the Commission. The event,
which was held under the slogan: ‘Think Pink’»,
aims to provide moral support to patients
with the disease and their families by taking
the pink color as a slogan for the day of the
event. Awareness of the importance of periodic
medical and personal examinations on an
ongoing basis contributes to early detection
and prevention of infection.
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The BQA Toastmasters Club held its annual
meeting in August 2017 in the presence of the
BQA Chief Executive Dr. Jawaher Shaheen
Al-Mudhahki, with the participation of the
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