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Education
Education City covers fourteen million square meters and
houses a range of educational and research facilities,
branch campuses and some of the world's leading
universities. It aims to be the center for educational
excellence in the region and is also a forum where
world-renowned universities share research and
facilities with each other and with businesses and
institutions in the public and private sectors. The
campuses are extensions of their parent universities,
and admissions standards, curricula and degrees are
identical to those of the home institutions.
Education City provides education to students of all
ages. School-aged
education is provided by
Qatar Academy
and the Learning Center School. Qatar Academy is
comprised of a primary and senior school and
offers a high-quality international education for boys
and girls from preschool to university entrance.
The Learning Center School helps students who are
experiencing academic problems develop
compensatory skills.
The Academic Bridge Program offers a
university-preparatory program and aims to equip
top-calibre secondary school graduates for admission to,
and success in, degree programs � both at Qatar
Foundation's Education City campuses and other
world-class universities.
There are just under 2500 students studying at Education
City. About forty-nine percent of university students
are Qatari. Together, students, staff and faculty
represent forty-five different nationalities.
Science & Research
Key to Qatar Foundation�s philosophy of excellence is
the
Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP). QSTP aims to
fuel Qatar�s knowledge economy by encouraging companies
from around the world to develop and commercialize their
technology in Qatar, and by helping entrepreneurs to
launch start-up technology businesses.
Another unique educational
partnership is Sidra Medical and Research Center, a
specialty teaching hospital. Scheduled to open in 2011,
Sidra will offer
world-class clinical care, medical
training and biomedical research.
Community Development
Qatar Foundation supports a range of community
development work including broadcasting ventures, such
as The Doha Debates,
QatarDebate, Lakom Al Karar, and Al Jazeera
Children's Channel (JCC).
By engaging with the community, broadcast
activities compliment other community ventures initiated
by Qatar Foundation.
Al Shaqab,
a world class equestrian facility, has strong
educational and community ties. Another initiative, the
Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra was created in 2008 to
enhance community and culture within Qatar and
throughout the region.
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