Human development is one of the main pillars of the Qatar National Vision 2030 (QNV). The leadership, knowing the country cannot develop if this essential sector of society isn’t empowered, has invested significantly in education to upgrade and maintain the highest international standards, preparing the nation’s students to take on the world’s challenges and become tomorrow’s innovators, entrepreneurs, artists and professionals.
Per the QNV, Qatar aims to build a world-class educational system that equips citizens to achieve their aspirations and to meet the needs of Qatar’s society, including educational curricula and training programmes responding to the current and future needs of the labour market, high-quality educational and training opportunities appropriate to each individual’s aspirations and abilities, and accessible educational programmes for life-long learning.
To achieve this, Qatar has invested in tertiary education for Qatari universities – Qatar University being the pioneer institution, and also partnered with top universities in Europe, North America and Asia. Most of these universities are under the Qatar Foundation, Education City umbrella, providing world-class education services as Qatar diversifies its knowledge and talent pool to meet the country’s ambitious economic growth and diversification.
Yesterday in an interview published by the Qatar News Agency QNA, the Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Higher Education Affairs in the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Dr. Khalid Al Ali, said the Ministry is in the process of approving four international universities from Malaysia, the US, Australia and another country, to offer programmes in scientific disciplines required in Qatar labour market.
Dr. Khalid indicated that there are an impressive number of world-class foreign universities in the country that are compatible with the needs and requirements of the labour market. He stressed that the institutions need specialisations in health sciences and engineering sciences.
On the other hand, Dr. Khalid disclosed that 2,503 students applied for scholarships in the 2022-2023 session, and 977 were accepted. Besides, Qatar, with a rate of 77%, was the most requested for scholarships this year, then Britain with 18%, the United States with 2%, and with 3% for the rest of the countries, a testament to the country’s growing education infrastructure. This steady growth has boosted Qatar’s ranking to fourth in the world and first in the Arab world in the quality of education in the Global Education Quality Index issued by the World Economic Forum in Davos.Qatar is on a path to secure the future of its work force as it begins to reap dividends of year of investment. The capital city Doha was recently ranked as one of the top cities to live, work and invest in while Qatar is one of the top nations in terms of talent attraction and development in the region and the world.
