Lord Mayor City of London, the world's leading international financial centre, forges high-level business skills links with Qatar

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See the website www.cityoflondonlearning.org, developed by the British Council.

Nearly 50 UK groups have already joined the Lord Mayor's global campaign and many will take part in business delegations he leads over the next 12 months to two dozen fast-growing markets around the world. Seminars, workshops and presentation events are part of the Lord Mayor's overseas visits, while inward visits from politicians and business leaders would include discussions on the role of financial education, training and professional qualifications.
The campaign involves City-related UK professional institutes, key university business schools and training providers that offer post-graduate and professional qualifications in financial, maritime and business services, both in the UK and overseas.

A separate listing in the independent Anholt-GMI City Brands Index concluded that London is the best place in the world to go for a valuable educational qualification.

With the support of the City of London Corporation and International Financial Services London Lord Mayor Stuttard has seen and consulted over 40 professional qualifying organisations, business trainers and universities offering business degrees and professional services training. Meetings have also been held with representatives of HM Treasury, UKTI and the British Council.

The Lord Mayor's campaign steering group includes Sir Paul Judge (Chairman), Sir Roderick Floud, Professor David Rhind and representatives of HM Treasury, UKTI, the British Council and IFSL.

Report link: http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/131B4294-698B-4FAF-9758-080CCE86A36C/0/BC_RS_compposition_FR.pdf

For further information regarding the campaign please contact:
Maha Uraidi at the British Council on +974 4251810

About the Lord Mayor and the City of London Corporation:
The Lord Mayor is the annually-elected head of the City of London Corporation which provides local government services for the Square Mile, the financial and commercial heart of the UK, and which is committed to maintaining and enhancing the status of the business City as the world's leading international financial and business centre through its policies and services.

Its responsibilities also extend far beyond the City boundaries and include management of the Barbican Centre, Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey, 10,000 acres of open space including Hampstead Heath and Epping Forest, three wholesale food markets, as well as acting as the London Port Health Authority.

For further information regarding the Lord Mayor and the City of London please contact:
Greg Williams at the City of London Press Office on 020 7332 1455

About Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development
Founded in 1995 by His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, and chaired by Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned, Qatar Foundation is a private, non-profit organization committed to the principle that a nation's greatest natural resource is its people.

The headquarters of Qatar Foundation are located within its flagship project, Education City, an eight million square-meter campus which hosts numerous progressive learning institutions and centers of research, including branch campuses of five of the world's leading universities, the Qatar Science and Technology Park, Doha Debates and RAND-Qatar Policy Institute.

For further information regarding Qatar Foundation please contact:
Melantha Hyde-Smith +974 6553264

About Qatar Financial Centre
The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) is a financial and business centre established by the Government of Qatar and located in Doha. It has been designed to attract international financial services institutions and major multi-national corporations and to encourage participation in the growing market for financial services in Qatar and elsewhere in the region. The QFC will operate to international standards and provide a first class legal and business infrastructure for those operating within the QFC. The QFC was created by Qatar Law No.(7) and has been open for business since 1 May 2005.

For further information regarding Qatar Financial Centre please contact:
Steve Martin +9744967755