Education has always been among the top priorities for Qatari leadership and due to past year policies and efforts, the country’s education system is ranked among best in the world. All these endeavours are meant to materialise the Qatar National Vision 2030 in its true spirit. Now the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) has officially launched its 2024-2030 strategy under the slogan “Igniting the Spark of Learning” which aligns with the aspirations of the Third National Development Strategy (NDS3) and Qatar National Vision 2030.
The strategy was launched in the presence of Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.
The strategy focuses on enhancing the attractiveness and quality of higher education for Qataris, building a better-educated and highly motivated talent pool by emphasising the teacher’s role, developing the teaching profession, improving the academic supervision models in public and private schools, and updating curricula.
The strategy will contribute to identifying opportunities in the coming years by leading innovation and excellence in education, enhancing teachers’ skills, and preparing a resilient generation capable of facing future challenges. The strategy is comprehensive, addressing all stages of learning, from pre-primary to post-secondary and continuing education.
“The journey of education begins in the field of early childhood, where we aim to increase enrollment rates in pre-primary education, which today constitutes 44 percent, and we aspire for this percentage to double by 2030, through expanding public and private nurseries and kindergartens, while improving their quality and increasing family awareness of the importance of early education,” Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi said.
In this regard, she said, the government schools law was amended to start journey of education at the age of three years, and eight classrooms were opened for this stage, and the Ministry will continue to expand to include all government kindergartens over the next five years.
“We also aim to develop the research, innovation and entrepreneurship system, by preparing competencies, attracting the best talents, enhancing research funding programmes and increasing private sector participation,” said the Minister.
The Ministry’s 2024-2030 strategy aims to advance Qatar’s education sector by providing high-quality education, ensuring equal opportunities, continuously developing teachers’ skills, and fostering an educational environment aligned with the latest pedagogical practices. It also seeks to realise the Ministry’s vision of preparing empowered learners who contribute to sustainable development.
