HE Sheikh Abdullah witnessing the signing of the agreement between the Ministry of Interior and University of Central Lancashire.

The Ministry of Interior (MoI), represented by the General Directorate of Civil Defence, has signed an agreement with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), UK, in order to provide a diploma in firefighting management at Ras Laffan Emergency & Safety College (RLESC).
The agreement will come into effect in January next year.
HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani witnessed the signing on the sidelines of the opening of the Civil Defence Exhibition in Doha.
On behalf of the MoI, Civil Defence director-general Brigadier Abdullah Mohamed al-Suwaidi signed the agreement, while UCLan was represented by Dr Gary Bond, professor of materials chemistry and associate head of school, School of Forensic and Applied Sciences.  
Brigadier al-Suwaidi said the agreement is the outcome of co-ordination between the MoI, Qatar Petroleum and the university and adds further
academic value to RLESC.
The new diploma course will be provided for operations officers and help raise their professional and academic level. He added that the diploma, which requires two years of study, is the first of its kind in the region.