01 July 2019

Students from AFG College with the University of Aberdeen in Doha joined the students of the main campus in Aberdeen, Scotland to receive their degrees at the University of Aberdeen graduation ceremony.

The AFG College students graduating at the ceremony were part of the first undergraduate business management cohort of the 2017 inaugural intake. Having previously undertaken study at institutes such as College of the North Atlantic Qatar (CNAQ) and Community College Qatar, the graduates were able to complete the remaining two years of their degree programme in Doha and graduate at the bachelor’s level from the University of Aberdeen.

Bashayer Al Kaabi, one of the students graduating in Aberdeen said “ As a student from Qatar, I am very proud to be here in Scotland celebrating the culmination of all my hard work over the past two years. I feel blessed and lucky to have experienced quality international education from Scotland, in the comfort of my supporting home in Doha. I’m very pleased to see my efforts come to fruition on this very special day. I am proud and honored to be gathered here with my fellow classmates from all across the globe coming together in celebration, here in Aberdeen.”

The successful students were joined in Aberdeen by AFG College Principal, Brian Buckley who said “Witnessing our first graduates receiving their degrees was an important milestone in the continued success of our partnership campus. I was thrilled to be present at this momentous occasion and look forward to our future graduates following in the footsteps of these students.”

Professor Richard Wells, Vice Principal of the University of Aberdeen commented “Seeing our first students from out Qatar campus graduating here in Aberdeen gives me a great sense of pride and satisfaction. I am confident that these graduating students will go to be great ambassadors for the University of Aberdeen and moreover, be ready to contribute to Qatar’s national strategic vision.”

AFG College with the University of Aberdeen will be holding their own graduation ceremony in Doha this November, for graduates who did not attend the ceremony in Scotland.