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Articles & Analysis | Qatar offers post-graduate programmes from The Report: Qatar 2015
Qatar University (QU) and Qatar Foundation (QF) are leading the development of Qatar’s higher education programmes. While the bulk of the students enrolled at the university and at the various colleges located at QF’s Education City are pursuing undergraduate degrees, there is growing demand for graduate and post-graduate education in Qatar....
Interviews & Viewpoints | Mohammed Abdul Wahed Ali Al Hammadi, Minister of Education and Higher Education: Interview from The Report: Qatar 2015
What is the overall strategy for developing the education sector under Qatar’s current leadership?
Articles & Analysis | The education sector key to meeting Qatar's development goals from The Report: Qatar 2015
The state’s permanent constitution enshrines education as one of the basic pillars of social progress, declaring: “The state shall ensure, foster and endeavour to spread [education].” The country’s economic boom over the last two decades has transformed the Gulf state into one of the world’s wealthiest countries, with GDP per capita estimated...
Articles & Analysis | Qatar establishes itself as a regional base for research and innovation from The Report: Qatar 2015
Qatar’s national vision of transitioning towards a knowledge-based economy is rooted in developing the state as a regional and increasingly global leader in research and development (R&D). The government has gradually strengthened the human and capital resources required to achieve this goal through the transformation of its education...
Chapter | Education & Research from The Report: Qatar 2015
The government of Qatar has identified education as key to meeting the targets outlined in both the National Development Strategy 2011-16 and the Qatar National Vision 2030. Government expenditures in 2014 emphasised education, which accounted for over 7% of the national budget. Private sector actors are also playing an increasingly important role in providing education services, particularly...