Qatar - Education City

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Education City: The foundation for Qatar's future

18 September 2009, 14:55 GMT | By Richard Thompson

Education City, on the western outskirts of Doha, is the manifestation of a long-term vision to transform gas-rich Qatar into a diversified, knowledge-based economy by 2030.

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    18 September 2009, 15:47 GMT

    Nine leading figures in the development of Education City.

    Qatar Education City’s key institutions Subscription Required

    18 September 2009, 15:38 GMT | By Elizabeth Bains

    The courses offered at the disparate institutions represented at the Doha site cover areas in which there are significant skills shortages, as well as subjects seen as vital to modernisation and cultural change.

    Qatar Foundation: Building world-class facilities Subscription Required

    18 September 2009, 15:10 GMT | By Elizabeth Bains

    Ensuring high architectural standards has been a key focus for the Qatar Foundation in its bid to transform a barren patch of land into a modern centre of educational excellence

    Doha’s experiment in education Subscription Required

    18 September 2009, 14:58 GMT | By Elizabeth Bains

    The Education City campus near Doha is helping to transform higher education in Qatarand equip a new generation of Qataris with the skills to compete in the global market

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