Qatar has a world-class education system. Tomorrow marks the beginning of a new academic year where more than 307,000 students are set to return to school. The Ministry of Education and Higher Education’s preparations for the new season reflects the commitment of the country’s leadership to education, as it is an important factor in realising Qatar National Vision 2030 goals.
In this regard, Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Dr Mohammed bin Abdul Wahed Ali Al Hammadi issued a ministerial decision yesterday to open three new government schools for the academic year 2018-2019. Under the decision, an elementary school for boys will open providing 594 seats.
There will be a secondary school for girls providing 726 seats, in addition to a specialised secondary school for boys named Qatar School for Science and Technology.
The Ministry added a total of 5,065 seats, by opening new schools in preparation for the new academic year. It signed a total of 711 teachers, bringing the total in public schools to 13,440, compared to 13,591 in private schools.
Qatar has always been investing in education which promotes its human and knowledge capital. The State, through many initiatives, is also focusing on preserving national identity by promoting values of loyalty and belonging and planting them in the youth.
Currently, there are 24 higher education entities in Qatar which includes universities, colleges, world-renowned institutes in terms of academic and research programs.
These entities provide different scientific and literary disciplines, offering bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate, where international students are enrolled in, proving that Qatar has succeeded in localizing education and knowledge and has become an academic attraction due to its international reputation of political, economic and social stability as well as wealth and culture diversity.
It must be mentioned that the Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Dr Ibrahim bin Saleh Al Nuaimi, had recently urged teachers to be role models for the students, manage classrooms efficiently and professionally and turn them into an interactive and lively education environment.
He also called on students to take advantage of the opportunities and academic options provided by the wise leadership such as the facilitating academic achievements in all stages and from the best universities around the world.
Qatar has established an education system that complies with the highest standards of global educational systems. The main goal of the educational process is to build the skills of students in line with the requirements of modern age, while helping them maintain Qatari traditions and culture.
The Ministry continues with the implementation of its strategy for 2017-2022, which is the road map for developing a world-class educational system.
