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ExxonMobil Announces Launch of Signature Polymers

A new portfolio brand focused on delivering best-in-class service and partnership in the polymers industry

SPRING, Texas, Oct. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  ExxonMobil today announces the introduction of Signature Polymers, a new approach to service and partnership with customers and the broader value chain. The stated brand ambition of Signature Polymers is to become the industry’s most valued global partner through improved service and partnership. ExxonMobil will introduce new programs that inspire and inform the way it positions products and provides support to help customers innovate, strategize, and grow. This approach will enable customers to be more confident in meeting the value chain’s complex challenges by removing complexity and inspiring enhanced collaboration.

Key Points:

  • Polyolefin products are now combined under a single portfolio brand, Signature Polymers.
  • Several new initiatives and strengthened programs to demonstrate this commitment to customers, some examples include:
    • Established customer commitments to underpin the enhanced approach to serving customers and the broader value chain.
    • New “PolyView” events to facilitate industry dialogue through sharing market insights and bring together the broader value chain.
    • Signature polymers product architecture standardization and naming simplified to improve portfolio navigation and product selection.
    • A new Signature Polymers Academy focused on delivering training and workshops for our customers in key markets.

“We are proud of the long history we have with our customers in markets around the world,” said Juhan Robberts, Senior Vice President, ExxonMobil. “As our industry faces increasing challenges, we believe our position as a leading global polyolefins supplier puts us in a unique position to deliver a new level of service and partnership to our customers. We are elevating our customer experience and launching our new brand structure as a commitment to this promise to deliver enhanced service and partnership.”

To better equip team members to serve as partners, all Signature Polymers employees are enrolled in comprehensive training to recognize methods and opportunities to listen, learn, and collaborate to ultimately meet customer needs and enhance customer experience.

The Signature Polymers group is providing platforms to facilitate collaboration and exchange of ideas. New, exclusive PolyView industry events are designed to increase dialogue between industry leaders and bring together experts from across the value chain to address the challenges and opportunities in the plastics industry.

As a result of industry feedback, the ExxonMobil polyolefins portfolio is now organized according to a benefit-led customer mindset.

“Our products are now positioned under a single brand, Signature Polymers,” said Alechia Crown, Global Brand Manager, ExxonMobil. “Over the next year we will transition some of our brands and grade names to better reflect the attributes and benefits they provide. We’ll have fewer, more significant brands. Our high-quality polymers aren’t changing, just the names.”

A new Signature Polymers Academy aims to provide training and workshop opportunities for customers and their employees. These forums are intended to serve as enablers for partners to build key relationships and capabilities to further their business.

For more information about ExxonMobil’s Signature Polymers brand program, go to exxonmobilchemical.com/sp.  To register for one of their eight upcoming worldwide webinars, visit here.

About ExxonMobil Signature Polymers

To learn more about how ExxonMobil Signature Polymers can partner with you, please visit exxonmobilchemical.com/sp or follow us on LinkedIn.

Adam Brett
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Adam.brett@modop.com

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Zoom Appoints Michelle Chang as Chief Financial Officer

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM), today announced that Michelle Chang has been appointed as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective October 7, 2024. Chang brings more than 25 years of experience in financial leadership roles, most recently serving as Corporate Vice President and CFO of Microsoft’s Commercial Sales & Partner Organization.

Reporting directly to Zoom’s founder and CEO Eric S. Yuan, Chang will be responsible for overseeing Zoom’s financial strategy, and will lead the global finance organization, including investor relations, tax, accounting and FP&A. Chang will succeed Kelly Steckelberg, who as previously announced, will continue to serve in an advisory capacity until the announcement of financial results for Zoom’s third fiscal quarter ending October 31, 2024.

“We are thrilled to welcome Michelle to Zoom as we continue to drive innovation, growth and value creation across our platform, especially as we advance our Zoom 2.0 vision and AI-first work platform strategy,” said Yuan. “Michelle is a results and values-driven leader with a strong track record of overseeing and implementing growth initiatives while developing and engaging talent across functions.”

“I’m excited to join Zoom as the company executes on its mission to deliver customer happiness by providing an innovative platform that enables the future of workplace communications and collaboration,” said Chang. “I look forward to rolling up my sleeves and working with the entire Zoom team to help support customers, as well as drive long-term growth and shareholder value.”

About Michelle Chang

Michelle Chang brings over 25 years of extensive leadership and finance experience to Zoom. Most recently, she was Corporate Vice President and CFO of Microsoft Commercial Sales & Partner Organization. Prior to that, she served in numerous leadership positions at Microsoft, including Corporate Vice President and CFO of Modern Workplace (including Office and Teams) & Cyber Security, among others. Her prior experience creating strong teams and collaborative partnerships across engineering and go-to-market illustrates the critical strategic value creation she will bring to Zoom. Chang started her career as an Audit & Consulting Senior at Arthur Andersen. She has a B.A. in Accounting from The University of Washington and is a Board Member of Kindering.

About Zoom

Zoom’s mission is to provide one platform that delivers limitless human connection. Reimagine teamwork with Zoom Workplace — Zoom’s open collaboration platform with AI Companion that empowers teams to be more productive. Together with Zoom Workplace, Zoom’s Business Services for sales, marketing, and customer care teams, including Zoom Contact Center, strengthen customer relationships throughout the customer lifecycle. Founded in 2011, Zoom is publicly traded (NASDAQ:ZM) and headquartered in San Jose, California. Get more information at zoom.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains express and implied “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding expectations of Zoom’s continued growth and the expected benefits of Zoom 2.0 and Zoom’s AI-first work platform strategy. By their nature, these statements are subject to numerous uncertainties and risks, including factors beyond Zoom’s control, that could cause actual results, performance or achievement to differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the statements, including declines in new customers, renewals or upgrades, or decline in demand for Zoom’s platform, inability to respond to rapid technological changes, extend Zoom’s platform or develop new features, as well as those additional risks and uncertainties described under the caption “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in Zoom’s most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the second fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2024. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made and are based on information available to Zoom at the time those statements are made and/or management’s good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events. Zoom assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, except as required by law.

Contacts

Public Relations
Colleen Rodriguez
Head of Global PR for Zoom
press@zoom.us

Investor Relations
Charles Eveslage
Head of Investor Relations for Zoom
investors@zoom.us


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Curium Announces Strategic Partnership with PeptiDream for Prostate Cancer Theranostics in Japan

  • Collaboration to include the clinical development, regulatory filing, and commercialization in Japan of 177Lu-PSMA-I&T and 64Cu-PSMA-I&T
  • Builds on long-standing relationship between the two companies
  • In Japan around 90,000 new cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed each year

PARIS, Oct. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Curium, a world leader in nuclear medicine, announced today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with PDRadiopharma Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PeptiDream, for the clinical development, regulatory filing, and commercialization in Japan of 177Lu-PSMA-I&T and 64Cu-PSMA-I&T. The two agents 177Lu-PSMA-I&T and 64Cu-PSMA-I&T target prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) expressed on prostate cancer cells and are being investigated for prostate cancer treatment and diagnostics. Both target tumors with high levels of PSMA expression and thus potentially forming a theranostic (therapeutic & diagnostic) pair.

Under the terms of the partnership, Curium and PDRadiopharma will jointly collaborate on clinical development activities of 177Lu-PSMA-I&T and 64Cu-PSMA-I&T in Japan, with PDRadiopharma leading regulatory filing, manufacturing, commercialization, and distribution activities in Japan. Curium will continue to lead global development of the two agents and support PDRadiopharma through technology transfer to support the set-up of manufacturing lines in Japan – including a high throughput Copper 64 manufacturing line based on Curium’s proprietary technology.

Patrick C. Reid, President & CEO of PeptiDream commented: “Targeted radiopharmaceuticals are rapidly revolutionizing how we both diagnose and treat cancer. At PeptiDream and PDRadiopharma we are focused on expanding our pipeline of these powerful targeted therapies, and we are thrilled to be able to accelerate those efforts by partnering with Curium to bring their highly promising prostate cancer targeting radiopharmaceuticals to patients in Japan.”

Masato Murakami, President of PDRadiopharma & CMO of PeptiDream commented: “We are excited to partner with Curium in the development of 177Lu-PSMA-I&T and 64Cu-PSMA-I&T, highly promising products for both the diagnosis and treatment of PSMA-expressing prostate cancer. We look forward to working with Curium to deliver these much-needed agents to prostate cancer patients in Japan as quickly as possible.”

Chaitanya Tatineni, Curium’s CEO International Markets commented: “As a global innovator in the field of radiopharmaceuticals with a promising late-stage oncology pipeline, Curium is delighted to partner with PDRadiopharma which has more than four decades of experience in Japan. Curium and PDRadiopharma plan to leverage their complementary strengths to accelerate the development of innovative products for the benefit of prostate cancer patients in Japan.”

Prostate cancer continues to be widely prevalent in Japan. Annually, there are approximately 90,000 – 100,000 new cases, with patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer having an overall survival rate of approximately three years in clinical trial settings, and even shorter in the real-world, and there remains a significant unmet medical need for therapies.

177Lu-PSMA-I&T, a PSMA inhibitor conjugated with the radioisotope Lutetium 177, is currently being tested by Curium in a global pivotal Phase 3 ECLIPSE trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier; NCT05204927). ECLIPSE is a multi-center, open-label, randomized clinical trial comparing the safety and efficacy of 177Lu-PSMA-I&T versus hormone therapy in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. The ECLIPSE trial enrolled over 400 patients, across 51 trial sites in the United States and Europe.

64Cu-PSMA-I&T PET is currently being investigated in 2 multicenter Phase 3 trials; SOLAR RECUR testing the diagnostic performance in men with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT06235099) and SOLAR STAGE testing the diagnostic performance in men with newly diagnosed unfavorable intermediate- to high-risk prostate cancer (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier; NCT06235151). The first in human Phase 1/2 SOLAR trial met the co-primary endpoints of region-level correct localization rate and patient-level correct detection rate in patients with histologically-proven metastatic prostate cancer. PSMA-targeted PET/CT imaging is increasingly emerging as a highly sensitive method for detection of locally recurrent or metastatic lesions in the context of biochemical recurrence and for localization of primary prostate cancer.

Curium and PDRadiopharma have a long-standing relationship in the radiopharmaceutical field.

For more information:

PeptiDream Inc.
Yuko Okimoto, IR & Public Affairs
info@peptidream.com

PDRadiopharma Inc.
Noriko Tanaka, General Affairs
s-info-hq@pdradiopharma.com

Curium
Ross Bethell
VP, Head of Global Communications
communications@curiumpharma.com

About PeptiDream Inc.
PeptiDream Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market 4587) is leading the translation of macrocyclic peptides into a whole new class of innovative medicines to address unmet medical needs and improve the quality of life of patients worldwide. In its radiopharmaceutical business, through its wholly-owned subsidiary PDRadiopharma, PeptiDream markets and sells a number of approved radiopharmaceuticals and radiodiagnostics in Japan, as well as leveraging its proprietary Peptide Discovery Platform System (PDPS) technology to discover and develop a deep pipeline of innovative targeted radiotherapeutics and radiodiagnostics, spanning both wholly-owned internal programs and globally partnered programs. In its non-radiopharmaceutical business, PeptiDream is similarly leveraging PDPS to discover and develop a broad and diverse pipeline of investigational peptide therapeutics, peptide drug conjugates (PDC) and multi-functional peptide conjugates (MPC) across an extensive global network of discovery and development partners.   PeptiDream is headquartered in Kawasaki, Japan. For more information about our company, science and pipeline, please visit www.peptidream.com/en

About PDRadiopharma
PDRadiopharma, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PeptiDream since 2022, has been providing high-quality radiopharmaceuticals through the research and development, manufacturing, regulatory and sales as a forerunner in the field in radiopharmaceuticals, since it started its business in 1968. PDRadiopharma currently markets 21 radiodiagnostic products (spanning both SPECT and PET products) and 8 radiotherapeutic products (3 product categories) in Japan. Additionally, PDRadiopharma and PeptiDream are developing a broad pipeline of radiotherapeutics and radiodiagnostics for both the Japan and global markets. For more information about PDRadiopharma, please visit www.pdradiopharma.com/en

About Curium
Curium is a world leader in nuclear medicine. We develop, manufacture, and distribute world-class radiopharmaceutical products to help patients around the globe. Our proven heritage combined with a pioneering approach are the hallmarks to deliver innovation, excellence, and unparalleled service. With manufacturing facilities across Europe and the United States, Curium delivers SPECT, PET and therapeutic radiopharmaceutical solutions for life-threatening diseases to over 14 million patients annually. The name ‘Curium’ honors the legacy of pioneering radioactive materials researchers Marie and Pierre Curie, after whom the radioactive element curium was named and emphasizes our focus on nuclear medicine. To learn more, visit www.curiumpharma.com  

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Decode OR achievement for building up over 22-years journey of Café Amazon in fame: Coffee bean from the top of hill to the world’s favorite coffee cup, enhancing the entire value chain along the way.

BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 1 October 2024 – Being a part of the non-oil business unit of PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc. (OR), Café Amazon has developed its fame at a small corner of PTT Station for a meeting place to those who are fascinated with coffee flavors. Over two decades, it has grown up to the brand that successfully builds up a sustainable ecosystem by elevating a quality of livelihood for hill tribe farmers who carefully plant the premium coffee bean. Its success is guaranteed by a sales volume of 370 million cups of coffee served per year. Café Amazon is currently the world’s 6th largest by number of outlets with over 4,600 branches worldwide.

Thailand’s most popular coffee chains.

Established in 2002, Café Amazon, Thai brand flagship coffee house chain of PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc. (OR), has developed its business at the PTT Station under a concept of green café for travelers, which was inspired by a coffee story in Amazon forest in Brazil. Over 22 years, it has become the Brand Love among Thai customers, proved by the number of over one million cups sold per day, or 370 million cups per year. The number is projected to grow up by 5-10% per year.

OR Ecosystem: From strong upstream, through a secured midstream, to a sustainable downstream, all interconnects with Café Amazon’s value chain.

Café Amazon has preserved its premium quality production and service in all stages for serving high standard beverages to customers. This aligns with OR’s unique interpretation of the SDG framework’s core principles for achieving sustainability. SMALL (S) means creating opportunity for communities, DIVERSIFIED (D) for creating opportunities for diversified growth and finally GREEN (G) for creating sustainable opportunities

Its initiative project of sustainable coffee plantation development is Café Amazon’s green flagship policy for moving ahead to low carbon society and net zero emission by enhancing “upstream” development. The pilot project was introduced in Chiang Mai’s Mae Chaem district, Nan’s Pua district and others area in northern Thailand where farming was closely associated with single crop plantations such as maize, rice, pumpkin and red onion. The unfriendly environmental practices such as slash and burn agriculture, heavy chemical and pesticide use are regarded as the major causes for the forest deterioration and PM 2.5 haze pollution as a result of man-made forest fire.

OR team has met with the local farmers to propose an idea of Smart Coffee Farm, inviting them to produce high quality coffee plantation under the Good Agriculture Practices (GAP), which is the standard for ensuring food safety to consumers and environment. The coffee farmers have finally agreed to plant the best premium coffee along with a practice for conserving and preserving the forest ecological system by planting coffee under the forest trees. Importantly, the company has offered a fair price to coffee farmers, which is the appreciated pathway to provide better livelihood and sustainable growth to the communities. The project has continued its long journey for over a decade.

For the midstream, OR has invested in the technology of renewable energy for the Café Amazon’s coffee roaster plants by setting up a solar rooftop to produce clean energy from the sunshine, which is friendly to the environment in a sustainable way. The facility is also capable of producing sufficient coffee beans to meet consumer demand.

The plant has successfully achieved energy-saving since the beginning of coffee bean selection, dust eradication and heavy metal detection to the roasting procedure. Quality check is made in between the middle and the end of production, before sending the roasted coffee bean to Café Amazon branches nationwide, high-quality beans are carefully selected and purchased to ensure excellent roasting standards, which are then used to create beverages served to customers.

At the end of downstream, OR has translated its green policy into an action by upcycling by-products or waste materials to new products preserved to be a greater quality. Moreover, it has expanded the concept of Café Amazon Circular Economy to distribute upcycling items to Business to Customer (B2C) and Business to Business (B2B) customers such as furniture, uniforms and aprons Besides, Café Amazon has selected degradable material for containers such as carrying bags, bioplastics straw, Bio Cup and more.

Café Amazon-Thai coffee brand ranking the world’s 6th largest by number of outlets

Due to durable marketing thoughts and abrupt expansion of branch technique, Café Amazon is the Thai coffee brand that successfully gains the world’s 6th largest by number of outlets, with 4,200 branches in the domestic market and 400 branches in oversea such as Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Oman, and Saudi Arabia. It is also the number one brand in Cambodia, and additional 100 branches are expected to open in Laos by this year.

Celebrate “International Coffee Day” in October 1, 2024

In an occasion of “International Coffee Day”, Café Amazon- the number one Coffee brand among Thai people- would like to deeply praise and celebrate all coffee farmers who plant all kind of coffee beans worldwide due to their strong ambitiousness and efforts to produce high quality of coffee for coffee enthusiasts to enjoy coffee taste every day.

 

About PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company Limited (OR)

PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company Limited (OR) is a leader in the energy and retail sectors in Thailand, operating in 11 countries with a focus on innovation, sustainability, and improving quality of life. Our network includes PTT Station, Café Amazon, EV Station PluZ, and PTT Lubricants, demonstrating our commitment to growth that benefits all. As the entity behind Café Amazon, a prominent global coffee chain with over 4,600 branches, OR prioritizes sustainable practices throughout its supply chain, including fair trade and environmentally friendly farming methods for hill tribe farmers, as well as renewable energy integration in production. Café Amazon ranks as the 6th largest coffee chain by number of outlets, emphasizing sustainability, accessibility, and an enhanced customer experience.

 

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UBiqube Strengthens Board with Cloud and Security Veterans to Drive AgileOps Vision and Global Expansion

DUBLIN, Sept. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — UBiqube, a leader in hybrid cloud and security infrastructure automation, today announced the appointment of two seasoned executives, Jean-David Lehmann-Charley and Ahmed Guetari, to its Board of Directors. Both leaders bring extensive expertise in network, security, and cloud technologies, with proven track records in driving innovation and growth in the service provider industry.

Their addition comes at a pivotal time for UBiqube as it embarks on its Agile Ops journey, implementing scalable, automated solutions for CloudOps, NetOps, and SecOps practices. They will join our distinguished directors from NTT and Fujitsu and complete the board with relevant skills to drive the adoption of UBiqube’s innovation.

Jean-David Lehmann-Charley is Regional Sales VP, Cortex ecosystem EMEA and Latam for Palo Alto Networks. He brings over 20 years of experience in complex sales, direct and indirect, in the network & security market across EMEA and Latam at Palo Alto and before that at Juniper. Jean-David is an entrepreneurial sales leader; his field expertise and acumen will be essential to UBiqube’s governance. “I welcome the opportunity to contribute to UBiqube’s growth and reputation as a Hybrid cloud automation solution provider,” said Jean-David. “In an industry notoriously plagued with complexity and tools inflation, it is encouraging to see UBiqube’s focus on solutions simplifying Cloud and Security operations through automation. It is an essential endeavor to ensure the IT infrastructure is ready to weather the upcoming ‘AI Tsunami.’

Ahmed Guetari is GM and VP of products for Service Providers at F5. He brings over 20 years of industry experience with Juniper and now F5. Ahmed is an industry-wide recognized strategic thinker with a passion for delivering technology with purpose. He is a hands-on product head, and his leadership is deeply rooted in his understanding of the operational reality of his customers. He is the field technologist the UBiqube board needs. “The convergence of Cloud and network paradigms, the emergence of the edge as a cloud proxy and the exponential growth in datacenters all aimed at addressing the monumental AI processing needs. These transformational trends call for solutions focused on scaling operations through simplification and process automation. UBiqube is at the forefront of this innovation field and has demonstrated this to various customers and use cases,’ said Ahmed. “I am enthusiastic about joining UBiqube’s board and helping the team open the next chapter of their growth.”

Nabil Souli, CEO of UBiqube, welcomed the new board members: “I am humbled and proud of the endorsement of the addition of Jean-David and Ahmed to our board represents. Their experience and industry knowledge will be invaluable as we scale our operations and continue to expand into global markets. Their guidance will strengthen our partnerships with system integrators and enable us to drive operational agility adoption for an IT infrastructure rising to the AI challenge.”

About UBiqube:

Based in Dublin, Ireland, UBiqube is a leading provider of infrastructure automation aimed at dramatically simplifying Cloud ops, Netops and Secops. We partner with leading system integrators worldwide to design and deliver tailored solutions that address the complexity of an ever-changing IT infrastructure landscape. Learn more at www.ubiqube.com.

Media Contacts:
Colin Fernandes, Head of Marketing
Email: cfe@ubiqube.com

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Mild Conditions in Highlands and Plains, Rain Anticipated in Northern and Central Regions


A moist air mass from the eastern Mediterranean is bringing cooler, mild conditions to Jordan on Tuesday, with temperatures forecast to drop 4-5 C below the seasonal norm.

The weather will remain pleasant in the highlands and plains, with moderate conditions in other areas. Low clouds are expected across various regions, with scattered light rain likely in the northern and central parts of the kingdom. Winds will be northwesterly, moderate to brisk, stirring dust, especially in desert areas.

The Meteorological Department has issued warnings for reduced visibility in the early morning due to fog over high mountain areas, slippery roads in regions experiencing rainfall, and dust-related visibility issues in desert areas due to active winds.

On Wednesday, the weather will continue to be mild and autumn-like in the highlands and plains, with moderate conditions elsewhere. Low clouds will persist, and winds will remain moderate from the northwest.

By Thursday, temperatures are expected to rise slightly, bringi
ng mild autumn weather to most regions. Relatively hot conditions are expected in the desert areas, the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, and Aqaba, where low clouds will continue to appear. Winds will be light and northwesterly.

A further slight temperature increase is anticipated on Friday, bringing temperatures closer to the seasonal average. Mild conditions will prevail across most regions, while desert areas, the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, and Aqaba will experience relatively hot weather. Winds will shift between northeasterly and northwesterly, remaining light.

Today’s temperatures in East Amman will range from 25 C to 17 C, while West Amman will see temperatures between 23 C and 15 C. The northern highlands will experience temperatures of 22 C to 13 C, the Sharah mountains 21 C to 12 C, the Dead Sea 33 C to 24 C, and Aqaba 35 C to 22 C.

Source: Jordan News Agency

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EU embassy, NCCAL organizes seminar marking Int’l Translation Day

The European Union (EU) embassy in the State of Kuwait, in collaboration with the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL), organized a special seminar on Monday, marking the September 30th day of the International Day of Translation.

The lecturer, Majdi Al-Musaeed, a Media Officer at the EU Delegation, stated that translation between languages contributes to cultural exchange.

He emphasized that translation, whether literary, scientific, or legal, requires a diligent and well-informed reader who understands the context before translating.

During the seminar, Al-Musaeed emphasized that translators should avoid literal translation to ensure the text retains its intended meaning. Translators should master typing skills in both Arabic and English to enhance their efficiency, he added.

Regarding news translation, Al-Musaeed explained that it differs from translating speeches, documentaries, or diplomatic texts for embassies, where the translator is closely tied to the original text. He added th
at translators should also be capable of developing creative content, as most embassies manage social media accounts.

Al-Musaeed emphasized that press release translators need strong confidence on camera and a solid understanding of the subject matter.

Source: Kuwait News Agency

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Ministry of Education Announces Start of Electronic Submission for 18th Session of Scientific Excellence Award

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has announced the start of electronic submission for the Scientific Excellence Award in its 18th session 2025, to continue until Oct. 31, calling on all those wishing to run for the award in this session to expedite their early submission and attach all required documents.

The announcement of the start of submission came after the conclusion of a series of introductory meetings, which witnessed remarkable participation from those wishing to run for the award from various categories.

The meetings for the nine award categories, which were attended by CEO of the Scientific Excellence Award Maryam Abdullah Al Mohannadi, and in which the heads of the arbitration committees spoke with the participation of all committee members, aimed to raise awareness of the award, including explaining its nature, vision, mission, categories, conditions, evaluation criteria for each category, and its evidence, in addition to reviewing the documents and papers required for submission
, explaining how to prepare the excellence file, providing practical models of evaluation criteria and how to document them, monitoring the elements required for school visits, personal interview questions, and answering the questions and inquiries of participants, in addition to explaining the electronic system of the award.

The participants in the meetings stressed the importance of the information provided to them, especially with regard to the vision, goals and criteria of the award, so that they become keen to participate more than ever, especially after learning about its electronic system, which facilitates the process of uploading files and communicating with all parties.

Source: Qatar News Agency