The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, H E Dr. Ibrahim bin Saleh Al Nuaimi, who is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Lusail University; President of Lusail University, Dr. Mahmoud Khaled Al Musafer, and Fatima Al Mus
Doha: The Lusail University, first Qatari national private university was launched yesterday offering a number of programmes for Qatari and expatriate students.
The programmes include Bachelor of Law, Bachelor of Oil and Gas Management, Bachelor of Marketing and Distribution Technology, Bachelor of French Studies and Bachelor of Teaching English.
The university will begin accepting online applications on June 30, 2020 and detail about submitting applications will be announced on social site of the University soon. The details about the new university were given in a press conference on Qatar TV yesterday.
“The board of the trustee of Lusail University held its first meeting chaired by Dr. Ali Bin Fetais Al Marri in the presence of all members of the board,” said Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, H E Dr. Ibrahim bin Saleh Al Nuaimi who is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Lusail University while addressing the press conference
He said that the university will be an added value to the higher education in the country by playing its role in achieving Qatar National Vision 2030 which focuses on the development of human resources in one of its goals. “Lusail University is launched at a time when higher education programs are needed in the country because of the coronavirus which came followed by the unjust blockade hindering persuasion of high studies in abroad,” said Al Nuaimi.
He said that Lusail University will offer the programs for Qatari and expatriate students, the holders of senior secondary school certificates who fulfill the enrollment conditions.
“The university will open in two shifts morning and evening creating educational opportunities to the employees too,” said Al Nuaimi.
“We offer several programs at the university such as the Bachelor of Law, the Bachelor of Oil and Gas Management, the Bachelor of Marketing and Distribution Technology, the Bachelor of French Studies and the Bachelor of Teaching English,” said President of Lusail University Dr. Mahmoud Khaled Al Musafer.
He said that all programs are accredited by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in the State of Qatar and the Ministry of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research in the Kingdom of Morocco. “We succeeded in attracting distinguished teaching staff from PhD and Masters holders from Qataris in addition to Arabs and other countries,” he added.
“We offer special grants and facilities to citizens and residents holding senior secondary school certificates, distinguished students, invention holders, people with special needs, and brothers,” said Al Musafer. Regarding future plan, he said that near future plan of the university is to offer academic programs at the graduate, master’s and doctoral levels in the fields of management, economics, humanities, information technology, and engineering.
Fatima Al Musleh, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, said: “The application online will be opened on June 30 , 2020, and the application mechanism will be announced on the university’s social networking sites later.”
