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01. Introduction

01. Introduction
02. Our Approach
03. Education City
04. Events

Bringing world-class education to Qatar's doorstep.

At Qatar Foundation, everything starts with education. From preschool to postgraduate studies, we offer learning opportunities for students of all ages and abilities.

Introduction

We offer primary and secondary education through schools directly operated by Qatar Foundation, while our higher-education programs consist of partnerships with some of the world’s top universities as well as our own homegrown university.

Pre-University Education

For K-12 students, we have programs ranging from IB-accredited school systems to specialized schools that make sure every child gets the education they deserve.

Learn more about Pre-University Education

Higher Education

We have branch campuses of some of the world’s leading academic institutes, each offering internationally-renowned programs, along with a homegrown research and graduate studies university.

Learn more about Higher Education

When Education City was first conceived, our vision was to provide world-class education to the people of Qatar.

But over the past 23 years, this project has achieved beyond that goal and the result is a world-class academic hub providing unique opportunities and initiatives.

Collaborations between some of the world’s best institutions are happening right here in Doha.

Omran Al-KuwariCEO of Qatar Foundation International

Story | Education

Fighting darkness with an inclusive vision: Stories of Education City’s blind students

Khansa Maria and Kholoud Abu-Sharida are both blind students from different backgrounds who fought against the social stigmas surrounding disabilities and excelled in academics and research. Their university experience was also enhanced by Education City’s close-knit and compact community, which helped them in navigating university despite the daily challenges they faced.

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Fighting darkness with an inclusive vision: Stories of Education City’s blind students

Our Approach

For over two decades, we’ve been driving regional innovation, fostering social development, and preparing students to tackle tomorrow’s biggest challenges. We recognize that the only guarantee of prosperity for a nation is the ability of its people to develop, adapt, and innovate.

That’s why we have invested heavily in creating an open hub for knowledge in Qatar built upon a unique ecosystem of collaborations. By integrating national schools and international universities in one campus, we’re pushing the boundaries of conventional education models.

Our multidisciplinary approach supports young people from their first day of school all the way through to advanced postgraduate studies, encouraging them to become active citizens striving to live a life of creativity, curiosity, and contemplation.

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In Numbers

Our sprawling campus houses one of the most diverse student bodies, and graduates hundreds of students every year.

Nationalities

Represented in our student body across universities and schools

90+

Total Students

Across our universities and schools

8,000+

Universities

In Education City

Schools

Part of our Pre-University Education network

Education City

Education City, our flagship initiative, is a campus of more than 12 square kilometers that hosts branch campuses of some of the world’s leading educational institutes, a homegrown university, and other research, scholastic, and community centers.

Together, these institutes make Education City a unique model of academic and research excellence, pioneering a new approach to multidisciplinary, global education and enabling breakthroughs that benefit Qatar and the rest of the world.

Learn more about Education City

Story | Education

How Northwestern and Georgetown joined forces in the Middle East

When Northwestern University and Georgetown University first opened their branch campuses in Qatar, they focused on offering degrees from their most renowned schools: the Medill School of Journalism and the Walsh School of Foreign Service, respectively.

In the US, these schools are located hundreds of kilometers away from each other, but in Education City, they are only a few feet apart and offer joint programs.

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