The School of Engineering in North Atlantic University in Qatar received accreditation certificates to four of its programmes from the Canadian Technology Accreditation Board (CTAB).
These four programmes are the following: Technology of Engineering Mechanical Control got accredited again and valid until 2020, Technology of Electrical Engineering also got accredited once again and is valid until 2020, Chemical Processing Engineering Technology Program obtained accreditation for the first time and is valid until 2021, and Mechanical Engineering programme is valid until 2021.
During this occasion, the president of the North Atlantic University in Qatar, Dr. Khalifa Al Khalifa, said that these accreditation certificates are really important for the university as they are an addition to the series of successes that the university has accomplished on all levels pointing out that the university has the highest level of academic programmes.
North Atlantic university has a large number of accredited programmes from external authorities, which is of international standards, he added.
Moreover, Dr. Khalifa Al Khalifa announced that they are working on expanding the programmes in the university with consulting governmental agencies in the country to study and provide its needs in technical and technological education.
However, he pointed out that the imposed blockade on the country opened up students to new domains, which the country needs, especially in technology and engineering.
In addition, the Vice President for Academic Affairs, Samah Kamar, said that obtaining accreditation certificates from the CTAB means that North Atlantic University in Qatar’s programmes meet and exceed the level of education that is distinctive in technology and engineering.
Accrediting the department of technology engineering is the only form of accreditation Qatar receives and this requires programmes to be academically strict and taught practically to students and meets with the needs of the industry, she added.
On the other hand, the educational counselor in CTAB, Orwell Borsad, said that the council was established in 1982 and it is a standing committee of the Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists (CCTT) and they are charged with developing, coordinating and managing the national accreditation programme for applied science and engineering technology programmes.
Nevertheless, he added that North Atlantic University in Qatar applied to obtain accreditation from the council in these programmes which have been reviewed and tested. After that, the results showed that the programmes meet with the required measurements to be accredited.
