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Tribune News NetworkDohaThe Community College of Qatar (CCQ) announced the start of the academic year 2022-2023 as of July 24, with 3,339 female students and 1,380 male students enrolled in 15 academic programmes, eight associate degree programmes and seven bachelor’s degree programmes. CCQ is offering 672 on-campus classes, in addition to 36 hybrid classes, which combine traditional and online learning.CCQ administration pointed out that the mode of studies during the current Fall semester will be face-to-face for all courses listed in the academic schedule of the academic programmes.Dr Khalid Mohamed Al-Horr, president of CCQ, stressed the college’s readiness to launch the academic year and to receive all members of the college, including students and faculty members. He stated that the academic and administrative staff are always ready to help the students and guide them in their academic journey at the CCQ, to enable them to achieve academic excellence.Dr Al-Horr indicated that the college has succeeded in developing an educational system that enhances the options available to students by offering two consecutive sets of eight-week courses per semester, in parallel with the regular 16-week courses. It provides students with greater flexibility allowing them to study and work at the same time and avoid conflicting times.He added that the faculty members of the college -- 104 regular and 29 adjunct -- are distinguished by the diversity of their expertise and academic specialisations. This contributes to enhancing the College’s ability to accommodate the increasing numbers of students and the expansion of its academic programs.The president also stressed, during the Annual Convocation for faculty and administrative staff that was held recently at the Lusail Campus, the college’s commitment to continue its vital role in meeting students’ aspirations and providing high-quality education, by developing the college’s programmes and services and producing learning outcomes capable of meeting the labour market’s needs of qualified manpower.Dr Al-Horr also pointed out that the college has been keen, since its inception in 2010, to raise the efficiency of institutional performance, and to enhance the quality of education, by adopting the best teaching methods, attracting specialized academic competencies and employing distinguished administrative expertise, which develop the Qatari human capital with science and knowledge.The convocation witnessed presentations of the three academic divisions, namely Management Sciences, Science and Technology and Liberal Arts, in addition to the Student Affairs Division and a number of departments and sections. The attendees were acquainted with the responsibilities and roles of each of these departments, and the services they provide to the college’s members, as well as the plans of each department for the academic year 2022-2023, and the effective ways to achieve career excellence and educational innovation, in a way that enhances the strategic goals of the college, and raises the level of current and future initiatives, programmes and development plans.
