Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al-Thani, Chairman and Executive Director of Al-Faisal Holding Company, and Professor Sheikha Bint Abdulla Al-Misnad, President of Qatar University, signed a memorandum of agreement to establish Al-Faisal Educational Fund. The fund is intended to enhance socially responsible investment education of Qatar University’s College of Business and Economics students. The signing ceremony was held on Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 12:00 Noon in Central Administration Building of Qatar University. The goal of this fund is to provide applied educational experience that links academic to practices of investment in Qatar Exchange and other GCC stock markets. Students enrolled in Investment and Portfolio Management courses in the Department of Finance and Economics will participate in this innovative experience. Students in these courses will be divided into teams; each team will study the market and recommend investment opportunities that will be reviewed and approved by a committee made of faculty members teaching these courses. Each team will have to justify their investment decisions and will be evaluated based on the soundness of their decision and the performance of their portfolio. Qatar National bank will act as the custodian of the fund and will be intermediary between the Al-Faisal Fund and the students to facilitate and execute investment decisions.
Al-Faisal Fund is consistent with the University Strategic Plan, The College of Business and Economics Strategic Plan and Mission Statement. The College mission statement emphasizes applied business education that links theory to practice which will enrich the learning experience of the college’s students.