Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani issued yesterday the Emiri Decision No. 19 of 2017 on reorganising the Community College of Qatar (CCQ).
The decision is effective starting from the following date of issue in the official gazette.
This Decision aims to place the Community College of Qatar in the ranks of its counterpart higher educational institutions, to grant bachelor’s degree and to introduce new specialties that serve the labour market.
The decision introduced the College as an independent body of academic nature for university, academic, technical and applied education, and is of a legal entity and with a budget annexed to the general budget of the State with its headquarters in Doha.
Other branches of the College may be established with a decision from the board of trustees and based on a recommendation from the College’s president.
The College aims to prepare technically specialised personnel that are academically and scientifically trained in specialties that meet the society and the labour market’s needs. The College also aims to prepare graduates with associate diploma degrees to be qualified to finish to complete the bachelor’s degree at the College or at different universities, as well as preparing graduates with bachelor’s degrees to be qualified to immediately join the labour market.
The College also aims to introduce continuing education programs and applied programs depending on the needs of the public and private sectors.
The board of trustees manage the College and is formed by head of the board, a deputy head that shall replace him in his absence or vacancy, not less than five or more than seven members of experience and scientific status. A decision by the Prime Minister shall be issued upon the proposal of the Minister of Education and Higher Education for assigning the members and their salaries.
The College will have a president, board of academic staff members, an academic council headed by the dean of the College, assistant deans members, heads of departments and programs of the faculty and a number of professors, as well as student representatives chosen according to the rules of the College .
The College was established in line with the Qatar National Vision 2030 in September 2010 to provide a diverse range of educational opportunities which including 2-year academic programs that prepare students for transfer to four-year universities, 2 + 2 academic programs as well as 2-year career oriented programs to meet the country’s critical workforce and labour needs.
The College started with an enrolment of 308 full-time students and today it is the fastest growing institution in Qatar with an enrolment of 4300 students at four different campuses offering a number of associate and bachelor degree programs.
