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In recent years Qatar has placed great emphasis on education.
Along with the country’s free healthcare, citizens enjoy free education from kindergarten through to high school.
Qatar University was founded in 1973.
More recently, with the support of the Qatar Foundation, some major American universities have opened branch campuses in Education City, Qatar.
These include Carnegie Mellon University, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Texas A&M University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Cornell University’s Weill Medical College and Northwestern University.
In 2004, Qatar established the Qatar Science & Technology Park at Education City to link those universities with industry.
Education City is also home to a fully accredited International Baccalaureate school, Qatar Academy.
Two Canadian institutions, the College of the North Atlantic and the University of Calgary, also operate campuses in Doha.
Moreover, Stenden University Qatar (Former CHN University of Professional Education) has been around in Doha for 8 years.
It offers four year bachelor degree programs (BBA) in International Hospitality Management, International Business & Management Studies, and Tourism Management.
It is a Dutch university and its programs are fully accredited by Ministry of Education, Qatar.
In November 2002, the Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani created the Supreme Education Council.
The Council directs and controls education for all ages from the pre-school level through the university level, including the “Education for a New Era” reform initiative.
The Emir’s second wife, Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned, has been instrumental in new education initiatives in Qatar.
She chairs the Qatar Foundation, sits on the board of Qatar’s Supreme Education Council, and is a major driving force behind the importation of Western expertise into the education system, particularly at the college level.
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