Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar) has announced the appointment of Dr Donald Baker to the position of executive dean.
Dr Baker has extensive executive leadership experience in higher education, having served as a consultant to the president of Qatar University, and as dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences and then vice-provost for Undergraduate Education at the United Arab Emirates University, according to a press statement from VCUarts Qatar.
He has also served as principal of INTAAL, an international network of veteran consultants that serves as a resource to assists governments, governing boards and senior administrations in colleges and universities around the world.
In his more than four decades in higher education, in Canada, Dr Baker has been president of Mount Royal College (now University), vice-president Academic of Wilfrid Laurier University and executive director for the Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board.
He has held full-time faculty appointments at Stanford University, Michigan State University, the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University. He holds master’s and doctoral degrees in history from Stanford and a bachelor’s degree in history and international studies from the University of British Columbia.
Huge response to Ooredoo’s Fibre Home Entertainment plans
Ooredoo has announced that since the launch of its new Fibre Home Entertainment plans, more customers are able to enjoy faster Internet speeds and the company’s award-winning Ooredoo tv service.
The Fibre Home Entertainment plans, which were launched in November 2017, have seen a huge positive response from customers, and over 12,000 households switched to the new options in just a few months.
One of the reasons for the growing popularity of the new Fibre Home Entertainment plans is the 50% increase on speed on the starter plan (15Mbps), compared to the old Ooredoo Fibre bundles (7.5Mbps), as well as inclusive TV content.
To cater to the growing demand of seamless home entertainment, all new Ooredoo “Fibre Home” plans will include the Starz Play on demand service, which offers more than 6,500 hours of content, at no extra cost.
Ooredoo Fibre Home Entertainment customers choosing the 30Mbps or above plan can also enjoy an inclusive beIN Full Package subscription which covers live and exclusive sports channels, as well as kids, lifestyle and factual programmes, the latest movies, music and more.
Manar Khalifa al-Muraikhi, director, PR and corporate communications, Ooredoo Qatar, said: “The new fibre plans were designed to cater to the increasing bandwidth speed and entertainment needs of our customers and we’re delighted that they have seen such a positive response. Our aim is to make our services affordable for all, so that everyone in Qatar can enjoy the Internet and take advantage of the many benefits of our home entertainment service.”
New and existing Ooredoo customers can benefit from the new Fibre Home Entertainment plans, which start at 15Mbps and goes all the way to 10Gbps. Existing customers on Home Broadband can upgrade to the new Fibre Home Entertainment plans by visiting an Ooredoo Shop or calling 111.
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