His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong attended at the Istana Presidential Palace the signing of a partnership agreement between the Gulf Studies Center at Qatar University and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the National University of Singapore with funding from Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD). The two parties aimed at promoting research and development activities in accordance with their needs and objectives.