QNA
Doha
Ali Al Buainain, Vice President of the Community College of Qatar (CCQ) for Student Affairs, announced that the college is ready to welcome more than 8,900 students for the 2024-2025 academic year, set to begin on August 25, 2024.
Speaking to Qatar News Agency (QNA), Al Buainain noted that more than 900 students will enroll in the foundation level for the Fall 2024 semester, marking a 43 percent increase compared to 2023. Additionally, over 1,000 students have enrolled in various professional programmes, bringing the total number of students to 8,955.
Al Buainain emphasised that this growth reflects the college’s continuous progress since its establishment, offering diverse educational tracks that serve various community segments. He noted that CCQ has awarded over 7,000 certificates, including associate diplomas and bachelor’s degrees, to more than 5,300 graduates, and has prepared over 3,260 students to continue their studies at other institutions, particularly Qatar University.
For the new academic year, CCQ will welcome a new cohort of students in the associate diploma in customs management programme, in collaboration with the General Authority of Customs. Additionally, the diploma in early childhood education programme will begin for over 100 female students, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE).
Al Buainain outlined the college’s strategic plan for 2023-2030, which includes 22 initiatives and five strategic goals across all sectors, aimed at meeting the academic and occupational ambitions of students. He also highlighted the college’s success in expanding academic partnerships with local, regional, and global universities, contributing to Qatar National Vision 2030.
CCQ offers 18 academic programmes, ranging from associate to bachelor’s degrees, across three academic sectors: science and technology, literature and arts, and administrative sciences, along with the foundational programme. The college uses a calibration method to assign students to majors based on their preferences, eligibility, and employer nominations.
To that end, he said, CCQ’s student affairs sector is committed to holding orientation meetings for the new students of the Fall 2024-2025, which aim to introduce them to the academic programs available, methods of adding and deleting the academic curricula, in addition to familiarizing them with the college facilities, student service utilities and following up on academic plans for each programme.
Al Buainain confirmed that CCQ’s student affairs sector will hold orientation meetings for new students to introduce them to academic programmes, registration procedures, college facilities, and student services. He also mentioned significant milestones, including the second phase of the academic competencies initiative 2024-2025, in partnership with MoEHE and the Civil Services and Government Development Bureau, aimed at accelerating the development of national competencies.
He emphasised CCQ’s commitment to updating policies and procedures for student affairs in line with the new strategic plan. Notable achievements include the implementation of an electronic payment system for students and the activation of occupational services to help students choose academic programmes that align with their interests and the labor market’s needs.