Education & Research
From The Report: Qatar 2020
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Qatar’s education sector has a rich mixture of state and independent kindergartens, schools and universities bolstered by continued investment aimed at serving a growing population and supporting the country’s economic development. Education administrators pay close attention to international standards and indices that measure student learning outcomes and are working through a five-year reform programme to enhance the performance of schools and universities. Dedicated efforts by the government focused on improving learning outcomes and global rankings among primary and secondary school students, in addition to the influx of an array of international universities, are set to ensure the sector’s sustained growth over the medium term. This chapter contains an interview with Abdul Sattar Al Taie, Executive Director, Qatar National Research Fund.

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Overview

Expanding potential: Growth is supported by an uptick in private sector activity and sustained infrastructure investment
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Qatar’s education sector has a rich mixture of state and independent kindergartens, schools and universities bolstered by continued investment aimed at serving a growing population and supporting the country’s economic development. Education administrators pay close attention to international standards and indices that measure student learning outcomes and are working through a five-year reform programme to enhance the performance of schools and universities. The education system also…

Interview

From input to outcome: Abdul Sattar Al Taie, Executive Director, Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), on how publicly funded research benefits broader development
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Interview:Abdul Sattar Al Taie How important is the emergence of a research and development (R&D) sector when transitioning to a knowledge-based economy? ABDUL SATTAR AL TAIE: A knowledge-based economy represents an evolution to a post-industrial, service-based system, which, by its very nature, is fuelled by research, innovation, technology and entrepreneurship. Singapore can be taken as an example of this in that they don’t have a plethora of natural resources, but rather depend on…

Analysis

Support for studies: Research centres are at the core of government plans for capacity building, development and innovation
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Qatar is pushing forwards with its goal of becoming a centre for research and development, after establishing a new government agency aimed at encouraging and nurturing innovation. The Qatar Research Development and Innovation (QRDI) Council is chaired by Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, the deputy prime minister and minister of state for defence affairs, with Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, the CEO of Qatar Foundation (QF), serving as deputy-chair. The QRDI Council, which is based at QF,…

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Matching sets: Creating an ecosystem to balance education and industry needs
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As Qatar’s tertiary education sector grows, so do the connections between universities and employers in the country. A number of universities are offering executive education or continuing professional development courses for those already in employment, while researchers are keen to work alongside potential end-users of their innovations. However, as with any education system, gaps remain between the skills of graduates and the needs of government and industry. “Entrepreneurship in Qatar…