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Since its establishment - more than a quarter of a century ago - Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development has been keen to provide a promising experience and a unique approach in the higher education sector in the Arab region, providing its students with educational programs and competitive specializations in fields that support the national priorities and vision of the State of Qatar.
Through its various systems, the institution has transformed into an edifice that competes with international institutions, as it has established a "global education" model in a Middle Eastern environment, and within an Arab and Islamic framework, while adhering to high quality standards.
The educational system of Qatar Foundation combines academic excellence locally with international standards, through the presence of international partner universities that offer their graduates the same certificates obtained by their peers on the campuses of their mother universities, through their branches in Education City, which was established under the supervision of Qatar Foundation in 1995.
Education City offers “global education” in a Middle Eastern environment with students from more than 90 countries (Qatari Press)
Through partnership with a number of international universities, Qatar Foundation has become an incubator for 8 prestigious international universities:
UCL Qatar.
HEC Paris.
Georgetown University.
Carnegie Mellon University.
Texas A&M University.
Weill Cornell Medical College.
Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts.
University College London.
In addition to a local university, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, on a campus that extends over an area of more than 12 square kilometers.
10 thousand students and graduates
These universities allow their students to obtain degrees in medicine, engineering, journalism, arts and humanities, in addition to postgraduate studies in business administration, history and heritage preservation.
More than 7,000 students have graduated from Qatar Foundation's universities, while more than 3,500 are currently enrolled in its universities, and the number of programs offered by the eight universities has reached 58.
Students at Qatar Foundation universities receive their education from a group of world-renowned scholars and researchers, numbering more than 350 faculty members. Universities are also keen to provide huge resources to enrich scientific research activities, while enhancing practical experiences for students during their academic years by giving them the opportunity to work. Hand in hand with faculty and alumni.
Universities are keen to provide resources to enrich scientific research activities while enhancing practical experiences for students (Shutterstock)
Qatar Foundation confirms that its selection of these universities was not random, but rather according to the disciplines that meet national and regional needs according to the international classification, while studying the requirements of the local and regional market.
She points out that the goal she aspires to is to provide an academic and research environment that includes universities based on creativity and innovation, enhance opportunities for students to express themselves, convey the voice of youth to the world, and contribute to making change in the face of contemporary global challenges.
Diversity and cultural richness
Hamad Bin Khalifa University and the partner universities offer a unique model of cooperation, based on the design of innovative higher education programs, based on the most distinguished programs in each of the partner universities, in line with the needs of the Qatari labor market, and in line with the Qatar National Vision 2030.
Education City is also characterized by diversity and cultural richness, as it includes students from more than 90 countries, exchanging knowledge and experiences.
The Georgetown University campus in Doha was established in 2005 in partnership with the Qatar Foundation (Shutterstock)
Hind Zainal, Executive Director of Administration, Strategy and Partnerships in the Higher Education Sector at Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, says that Qatar Foundation, through its unique educational system, provides opportunities to achieve academic excellence locally through its international partner universities branches, which are based in Education City, which It awards degrees equivalent to those offered by the main campus.
Zainal added in an interview with Al Jazeera Net that Qatar Foundation established its partnerships with international universities after studying the national needs and strategic priorities of the State of Qatar, and working to meet them by providing the best international academic programs.
Cadre preparation
She points out that each of Education City's universities provides academic majors in line with the skills and expertise needed to achieve the country's development vision, ranging from engineering, medicine, computer science and journalism, to design, arts, and international affairs.
According to the same spokeswoman, the international partner universities of Qatar Foundation have graduated more than 7,000 students who have made positive contributions in many key sectors in Qatar as doctors, engineers, diplomats, artists, scientists, entrepreneurs and leaders in commerce and business, considering that this shows the role of Education City universities in enhancing the capabilities of Human cadres in Qatar and their contribution to advancing the development process in the country.
Hind Zainal: Qatar Foundation provides opportunities for society to access knowledge, contribute to research efforts (Qatar press)
The Qatar Foundation official clarifies that through the Foundation's focus on progressive education, innovation and personalized education, which is one of the most prominent features of the QF educational system, the impact of Education City universities also extends beyond classrooms and laboratories, as they have become part of the fabric of Qatari society and the country's social development process. .
The Foundation also provides - according to Zainal - opportunities that allow the entire community to access knowledge and acquire new skills, contribute to research efforts in Qatar, form important scientific partnerships across the public and private sectors, and cooperate with schools to provide multiple paths of learning.
The Executive Director of Administration, Strategy and Partnerships in the Higher Education Sector at Qatar Foundation asserts that more than 20 years have passed since the establishment of the first international partner universities of the Foundation, partnerships with the best knowledge institutes in the world continue to grow and prosper, building future leaders who aspire to make a positive difference, and produce research. mission, and to continue its role in being a beacon of knowledge for Qatar and all members of its society.