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West Bay, Al Waab, Bin Omran and Mansoura: first days, packed classrooms, sportsfests and graduation nights in Doha.

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Growing to Qatar

First day at FI Qatar

From Dubai we opened in Doha: new learners, new trainers, and a lot of nervous smiles, with full tables and a red FI shirt at the front of the room.

Filipino Institute learners on the first day of class at an FI Qatar campus, with a trainer in a red FI shirt — Day one at FI Qatar

New Filipino Institute learners sitting together on their first day at an FI Qatar campus — New learners on day one

Growing

West Bay Campus, Batch 1

The first batch at West Bay set the tone: black FI shirts, long tables, laptops open and everyone learning together.

A full classroom of Batch 1 learners in black FI shirts at the Filipino Institute West Bay campus in Doha — A full house at West Bay

West Bay Batch 1 learners in black FI shirts smiling at their classroom table — Batch 1 in class

A group of West Bay Batch 1 learners standing together for a photo at the Filipino Institute campus — Batch 1, together

Growing

West Bay Campus, Batches 5 and 6

Class photos in FI shirts: by Batches 5 and 6, West Bay was filling whole halls.

A hotel hall full of FI West Bay Batch 5 learners and guests — Batch 5, a full hall

FI West Bay Batch 6 learners posing for a class photo — Batch 6 class photo

FI West Bay Batch 6 learners standing together in their classroom — Batch 6, together

A milestone

Our first commencement in Qatar

The day our first Qatar graduates walked across the stage. Families, guests and the whole FI team dressed up to celebrate.

A banquet hall with white-covered tables and chairs set up for Filipino Institute's first commencement — The hall, ready for our first graduates

Guests and FI team in formal wear at Filipino Institute's first commencement exercise in Qatar — Guests and team on the big day

Filipino Institute team members dressed up for the first commencement exercise — The FI team

First graduations

Our first graduations in Doha

Flower garlands, certificates and long dinner tables: the first graduations of our West Bay and Al Waab campuses.

A West Bay graduate wearing a flower garland receiving a certificate at the 1st Graduation Ceremony — West Bay, 1st Graduation Ceremony

West Bay graduates in garlands on stage with an FI trainer at the 1st Graduation Ceremony — West Bay graduates on stage

FI team and guests seated at a dinner table at the first graduation of the FI Qatar Al Waab branch — Al Waab branch, first graduation

FI team members in red and black standing together at the first Al Waab graduation — The FI team on the night

Commencement

Al Waab Batches 2 and 4

Graduation nights and class days at Al Waab, from Batch 2A to Batch 4.

FI Al Waab Batch 2A graduates smiling at their graduation dinner table — Batch 2A graduation dinner

FI Al Waab Batch 2A graduates seated along a long banquet table on graduation night — Batch 2A graduation night

FI Al Waab Batch 4 graduates standing in a row holding their certificates — Batch 4 with certificates

FI Al Waab Batch 4 graduates with guests and trainers on stage holding a certificate — Batch 4 with guests

FI Al Waab Batch 4 trainers and students in FI shirts posing together — Batch 4 trainers and students

FI Al Waab Batch 4 learners in black FI shirts smiling together — Batch 4 learners

Commencement

West Bay commencements, Batches 4 and 7

Our 4th Commencement Exercises filled a hotel ballroom in Doha with graduates, families and friends, and every West Bay batch after it got its own big night.

Guests at round tables in a hotel ballroom for FI Doha's 4th Commencement Exercises — The 4th Commencement Exercises

The program on screen during FI West Bay Batch 4 commencement — The programme begins

Commencement

Al Waab Batch 5 graduation

Certificates, handshakes and a group photo to remember the day.

FI Al Waab Batch 5 graduates on stage holding their certificates — Certificates on stage

Group photo of FI Al Waab Batch 5 graduates and guests — Al Waab Batch 5 graduates

Campus life

Sportsfest at Al Waab

FI was never only about classrooms. Our sportsfest brought every batch into one hall for basketball, cheering and team spirit.

Filipino Institute learners in team colours gathered in a sports hall for the Al Waab campus sportsfest — Every team in one hall

Filipino Institute learners playing basketball during the Al Waab campus sportsfest — Game on

Smiling Filipino Institute learners cheering with pom-poms at the sportsfest — Cheering for our team

A team of Filipino Institute learners in white shirts smiling and holding flags and pom-poms in the sports hall — Team spirit

Campus life

Al Waab Campus, Batch 9

Black FI shirts, one big class photo and a lot of smiles.

FI Al Waab Batch 9 learners seated together for a class photo — Batch 9 class photo

FI Al Waab Batch 9 learners smiling together in their classroom — Batch 9, together

Campus life

Christmas at Al Waab

Every December, our campuses celebrated Christmas together.

FI Al Waab learners and staff gathered at the campus Christmas party — The Al Waab Christmas party

FI Al Waab learners in matching jackets posing together at Christmas — Christmas together

More campuses

Bin Omran Campus

As FI grew, so did our family of campuses in Doha: Al Waab, West Bay, Bin Omran and later Mansoura.

Bin Omran campus learners and trainers smiling together in a group photo — Learners and trainers

Smiling group selfie at the FI Bin Omran Campus Christmas party — Christmas party at Bin Omran

FI learners and staff celebrating Christmas together at Bin Omran Campus — Merry Christmas from Bin Omran

FI Bin Omran Batch 9 learners in black FI shirts in a big class photo — Bin Omran, Batch 9

FI Bin Omran Batch 11 graduates and guests on stage holding certificates — Batch 11 graduation

2022

Graduation at Mansoura Campus

Caps, gowns and proud families. Every graduation march was a reminder of why we do this.

Filipino Institute graduates in gowns and caps walking in the graduation march at the Mansoura campus ceremony — The graduation march

Two Filipino Institute graduates in black and blue gowns and caps at the Mansoura campus graduation — Proud graduates

Guests of honour wearing sashes at the Filipino Institute Mansoura campus graduation ceremony in Doha — Our guests of honour

Two FI Mansoura Batch 5 graduates in black and blue gowns walking in the graduation march — Batch 5 graduation march

21 October 2022

Giving back: Bayanihan Qatar Sports Fest

FI joined the Filipino community in Qatar as a partner of the Bayanihan Qatar Sports Fest ’22, running a health and medical mission booth for the day.

The Filipino Institute team in white uniforms and red FI shirts posing at the Bayanihan Qatar Sports Fest 2022 — The FI team at the Sports Fest

Filipino Institute staff in red FI shirts at the FI health and medical mission booth during the Bayanihan Qatar Sports Fest 2022 — Our health booth

An FI staff member in a red FI shirt holding a certificate of appreciation in front of the Bayanihan Qatar Sports Fest 2022 banner, which lists Filipino Institute as a partner — A certificate of appreciation for FI

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