Doha: President of Pre-University Education at Qatar Foundation (QF), Buthaina Ali Al Nuaimi, has affirmed that QF’s keenness to invest in pre-university education comes within the framework of its vision aimed to achieve the country’s advancement in various fields as well as to support the nation’s transformation to a sustainable and diversified economy.
Education has always been the key to development, whether it is social or economic, or within the fields of science and knowledge.
In an exclusive interview with QNA, Al Nuaimi has said that the launch of the ‘Students of Change’ initiative match the vision of QF is based on the fact that change is the only constant and the best option in a rapidly developing world like the one we live in today, emphasizing that the Foundation seeks to be part of the process of change and contribute to shaping the future.
Al Nuaimi stated that an initiative revolves around educational programs designed to challenge traditional methods of learning, through which innovative educational opportunities are tailored to the needs of each student.
Al Nuaimi indicated that the initiative seeks to bring about change in the field of education by nurturing creative ideas and transforming them into innovations, through platforms for research and innovation in areas such as artificial intelligence and precision medicine, and community initiatives.
Al Nuaimi said: “A quarter of a century ago, pre-university education was the seed that emerged from QF’s first entity, Qatar Academy, which was established in 1996.”
“The most important element that distinguishes our educational system is that we start from the inside and look outwards, rather than the other way around. We have not simply relied on importing external education models; we have worked on developing new programs to align with our local requirements and needs. Every new initiative we undertake, whether in terms of opening new schools or launching education programs, is typically either in response to a specific need, or to fill specific gaps,” Al Nuaimi said.
She added that identity, culture and heritage, values, and ethics are an integral part of the general framework of our educational programs at QF. Al Nuaimi pointed out that the culture of lifelong learning is one of the basic concepts that Qatar Foundation is keen to instil in everyone, from students, teachers, and parents to every member of the community.
