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Rethinking education and celebrating the Arabic language

Ahmad M. Hasnah • Partner Content

The pandemic has deepened the need to rethink education. In conversation with TED Global Curator Bruno Giussani, Dr. Ahmad M. Hasnah of Qatar Foundation discusses an educational model from Doha, Qatar that informs the global needs of students and shares insight into the newly launched TEDinArabic (بالعربي TED), a global platform for thinkers, researchers, artists and change-makers across the Arabic-speaking world.

The pandemic has deepened the need to rethink education. In conversation with TED Global Curator Bruno Giussani, Dr. Ahmad M. Hasnah of Qatar Foundation discusses an educational model from Doha, Qatar that informs the global needs of students and shares insight into the newly launched TEDinArabic (بالعربي TED), a global platform for thinkers, researchers, artists and change-makers across the Arabic-speaking world.

Commissioned by and created in partnership with Ideas Studio, the branded content arm of TED Partnerships

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Ahmad M. Hasnah

Ahmad M. Hasnah

Dr. Ahmad M. Hasnah is President of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development in Doha, Qatar. Since he joined QF in 2002, Dr. Hasnah has been a key player in the development of Education City into a unique hub for knowledge and education through partnerships with world-class educational and research institutions.

Bruno Giussani

TED Global curator

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Bruno Giussani is the Global Curator of TED and the Lead Curator of TED's climate initiative, Countdown.

Commissioned by and created in partnership with Ideas Studio, the branded content arm of TED Partnerships