On the afternoon of May 20, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands arrived at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in Den Haag to attend Professor Jumoke Oduwole’s inaugural lecture entitled, International Law and the Right to Development: A Pragmatic Approach for Africa.
Professor Oduwole was appointed as the 2013-2015 Prince Claus Chair holder on September 1, 2013.
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Photo courtesy of RVD/HKH
In anticipation of the upcoming christening of Her Royal Highness Princess Leonore of Sweden on June 8, 2014, at Drottningholms Slottskyrka the Swedish royal court released a new photo of the adorable princess and her proud parents, Her Royal Highness Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Mr. Christopher O’Neill.
Photo courtesy of Kungahuset
On Tuesday, May 20, 2014, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium hosted a reception at Château de Laeken for accredited ambassadors and their spouses.
Recently, Belgian journalist, Mr. Thomas de Bergeyck, from the fantastic program, Place Royale, had a chance to interview Their Royal Highnesses Prince Félix and Princess Claire of Luxembourg at Château les Crostes in Lorgues, France.
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In other news, the newspaper, Luxemburger Wort, reports that Her Royal Highness Princess Claire will give birth to her first child in Luxembourg. Click here to read the article as well as to view new photos of the lovely couple.
Photo courtesy of Zimbio
On Monday, May 19, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan participated in the launch of Edraak, a Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for the Arab world.
According to the official website for Edraak the:
“…new MOOC platform will present the Arab world with unique and vital opportunities that can be part of a necessary revolution in education and learning.
First, the platform will broadcast the best Arab professors to the region, offering original Arabic courses – developed by QRF – to further enrich Arab education. Through its partnership with edX, the platform will also give Arab learners access in Arabic to courses taught and developed at top tier institutions like HarvardX, MITX, and UC BerkelyX. All courses are delivered at no cost to the learner.
Second, QRF envisions the use of the platform to showcase Arab role models by broadcasting short online courses by practitioners and professionals from a variety of fields spanning the arts and sciences.
Finally, QRF believes that the platform will enable the Arab world to take advantage of the international interest in regional affairs to tell its own story to the world. Arab university professors and regional experts can use the platform to give courses in English about the region and its history. This will serve to inform a global audience that is interested in the region’s development.”
For more information about Edraak please click here.
On Monday, May 19, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended the 2014 Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show held at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London, England.
On Saturday, May 17, 2014, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, as Honorary President of the Brazil Monaco Project, attended the 2nd Gala Brazilian Night in Monaco: A Tribute to Ayrton Senna held at the Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte-Carlo.
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