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[profshaved]

Hi All

My question to you all?

Would any member be kind enough to chat to me about the Qatar Leadership Academy as i have applied for a post there and my interview will be at the end of this month once i have recivied the dates for UK. Its a Cadet Training Post and would be grateful if anyone could give me details of how they work, envioroment discriptions good or bad but what i have seen on the internet it looks what i am looking for. Housing and general shopping facilities areas of intrest to visit.

Many Thanks

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[QatarChic]

Prof,

As far as I know, colleges/academies which are part of the Qatar Foundation
http://www.qf.org.qa/output/Page1.asp offer one of, if not the best packages here in Doha. So from what I hear housing etc is very good (any fellow dohalites care to confirm this?). RE shopping facilities and so forth, these are plentiful here in Doha- but if you have anymore specific Qs regarding this, please ask....[/url]

[Bindair Dundat]

[lollaerd]

Massive departures last year from staff when the head resigned. So far nobody this year is complaining too much. This is part of Qatar Foundation - training future military topdogs, etc.

[lollaerd]

QLA students learn lessons in leadership from RAF pilot
STUDENTS at the Qatar Leadership Academy (QLA) were thrilled to know about the new generation combat aircraft Eurofighter Typhoon, on Thursday. Ex-fighter pilot Craig Penrice took them through the paces of Typhoon. Craig, who was a key member of the team of test pilots who developed Typhoon, one of the world�s most advanced and capable new generation combat aircrafts, told the QLA students about his experience as a fighter pilot in the UK�s Royal Air Force (RAF). He also briefed them about the requirements and design development activities for what has become known as Eurofighter Typhoon...

[wilberforce]

A bit management and staff shift the summer I left Qatar. Most of the foreign teachers quit when the head quit. They were fed up teaching there - a lot of spoiled boys. The parents think this is West Point but it's not (at least not at the moment). Maybe the new manager has been able to instill a sense of order and respect. The teachers were being bullied by the students. One lady teacher I knew who worked there almost had a breakdown. She quit along with all the others.

[paperback]

They seem to be picking up. The students are being turned into model little cadets. There is hope for them yet.

[lollaerd]

I miss that happy go lucky Ukrainian teacher who worked there. She was a laugh, always good for a good time.