Two new private universities with capacity of thousands of seats are expected to open by the next academic year 2020-21 while other two universities are also in the planning process.
The new universities will offer variety of educational programs at competitive feees to meet the growing demand of higher education in Qatar.
“A new private university, University of Lusail, will open in September this year with initial capacity of seats ranging from 1,000 students to 1,500 students,” said Acting Undersecretary for Higher Education Affairs at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Dr Khalid Al Ali while talking to The Peninsula.
He said that the new university which received initial approval from the Ministry will teach students in Arabic and English. “We are in the process of opening an Indian university which is also expected to open by next academic year,” said Al Ali.
He said that feasibility study report is expected to be submitted this week at the department concerned at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education to open Indian university (a campus of Savitribai Phule Pune University in Qatar).
Speaking about the location of the new Indian university, Dr Khalid Al Ali said: “Currently the proposed university is under feasibility study which will mention location and other details like the capacity of seats.”
He said that new university will offer almost the same programs of main university ‘Savitribai Phule Pune University’ serving to all students living in Qatar especially the expatriates. Savitribai Phule Pune University offers excellent programs in various areas including Science, Commerce, Arts, Languages and Management Studies.
“We have two more applications for opening international university of Far-East and Western countries,” said Acting Undersecretary for Higher Education Affairs.
He said that the higher education is a corner-stone for education all over the world as it meets the demand of job market for all sectors including government and private sector. “Therefore, the Ministry decided to increase the number of universities to serve citizens and expatriates in Qatar,” he added.
“The Ministry received applications to open new private universities in Qatar which will offer programs to expatriate students at competitive prices enabling all students to pursue their higher education. The new universities will have in different standards,” said Dr Al Ali.
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