Salim Cheniouni
The First University Media Forum, organised by the Media Center for Youth of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, kicked off in Katara – the Cultural Village on Monday.
The forum highlights the provision of safe space in the field of expression and freedom of opinion through electronic platforms and new media outlets, which enables young people to express themselves and their issues freely. The forum brings together local media institutions and a number of international institutions to introduce to the society in general, and university youth and secondary school students in particular, these institutions and their services and programmes. It also seeks to attract local media institutions for outstanding youth projects, and to exchange experiences, knowledge and to encourage young people to engage in the media field and the new media in its various platforms, as well as to support and develop the media movement in the country.
The Event also featured Falah the Falcon the official mascot for the IAAF world Athletics Championships set to begin on Friday the 27 th of September until the 6th of October.
Qatar will once again make history as they prepare to host the first tournament of its kind in the Middle East.