Qatar Education Sector Research Highlights

Analysis

How higher education institutions are building a metaverse
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In a bid to expand access and widen their reach, educational institutions are increasingly exploring the possibilities of the metaverse and associated extended-reality (XR) approaches. The metaverse comprises a range of technologies which immerse users in a virtual environment. It denotes a 3D medium that combines virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) into a new digital realm, sometimes…

Interview

Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, Minister of Public Health; and Managing Director, Hamad Medical Corporation: Interview
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Interview:Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari What allowed Qatar’s health care system to cope with the challenges presented by Covid-19? HANAN MOHAMED AL KUWARI: Working together across the health care system – in partnership with ministries, public and private organisations, and the community – enabled Qatar have one of the lowest Covid-19 mortality rates in the world and a high vaccination rate. However,…

Overview

How Qatar’s education sector is equipping students for the future
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Decades of concerted investment in education have helped Qatar create a qualified workforce equipped with the skills needed to succeed in growing professions. The country’s literacy rate in 2019 was 99.2% of individuals 15 years old and above, while the gross enrolment rates for primary, preparatory and secondary education are all around 100% – a reflection of the mission to provide education for…

Overview

Qatar targets lifestyle diseases after successful Covid-19 vaccine campaign
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A concerted effort to improve health care delivery in Qatar has created a system characterised by strong public and private investment, innovative technologies and a high standard of care. In the 2021 Legatum Prosperity Index, published by the UK think tank Legatum Institute, Qatar ranked 39th out of 167 countries and second in the MENA region in terms of health. The ranking was an improvement on 48th…

Analysis

How public investment facilitated the shift to e-learning in Qatar
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As the Covid-19 pandemic proved highly disruptive to education worldwide, Qatar followed the trend of many countries by moving classes online and leveraging available funds. Two years on, the lessons learned from this period could have positive, permanent implications for the provision of education in the country. Institution Closures In early March 2020 the Ministry of Education and Higher Education…

Analysis

Qatar implements new universal health coverage mandate
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Qatar launched a mandatory health insurance plan as a replacement for the previous public health insurance scheme, commonly known as SEHA, introduced in 2013. As in other GCC countries, Qatar’s reforms come in response to rising demand from an ageing population and the growing burden of non-communicable diseases, alongside the desire to rationalise public expenditure and increase private sector dynamism…

Chapter

The Report: Qatar 2022: Health
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The Report: Qatar 2022: Education & Research
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Country Report

The Report: Qatar 2022
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Qatar’s performance during the Covid-19 pandemic built on the strength of its response to the economic blockade imposed in mid-2017. The economy has been supported by the North Field expansion project, which will increase liquefied natural gas (LNG) production from 77m tonnes per year in 2018 to 110m tonnes per year in 2027, when the project is set to be completed. The development will furthe

Economic Update

Covid-19 and Gulf higher education: are e-learning solutions here to stay?

– Many educational institutions turned to remote learning during the pandemic – Digital solutions have in many cases become permanent features – Institutions are adopting hybrid models that blend remote and in-person learning – Significant investment and ICT infrastructure is essential for the digital transition After rising to the challenge of the pandemic early last year, educational…

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