ANNUAL REPORT 2013/14 1 2 1 CONTENTS 4 QATAR FOUNDATION 8 EDUCATION 72 RESEARCH 94 COMMUNITY BOARDS 74 QATAR SCIENCE & 96 QATAR DIABETES 28 HIGHER EDUCATION 10 PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PARK | 78 QATAR ASSOCIATION | 98 AL SHAQAB | 6 OUR STORY 12 OFFICE OF PRE-UNIVERSITY 30 HAMAD BIN KHALIFA NATIONAL RESEARCH FUND | 102 QATARDEBATE CENTER | 104 EDUCATION | 14 QATAR ACADEMY UNIVERSITY | 32 QATAR FACULTY 82 SIDRA MEDICAL AND REACH OUT TO ASIA | DOHA | 16 QATAR ACADEMY AL OF ISLAMIC STUDIES | RESEARCH CENTER | 84 QATAR 108 DOHA INTERNATIONAL FAMILY KHOR | 18 QATAR ACADEMY AL 36 RESEARCH CENTER FOR COMPUTING RESEARCH INSTITUTE INSTITUTE | 110 QATAR CAREER WAKRA | 20 QATAR ACADEMY ISLAMIC LEGISLATION AND | 86 QATAR ENVIRONMENT & FAIR CENTER | 112 QF PUBLISHING SIDRA | 22 AWSAJ ACADEMY | ETHICS | 38 TRANSLATION AND ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 88 CENTER | 114 BLOOMSBURY 24 QATAR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY | INTERPRETING INSTITUTE | QATAR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH QATAR FOUNDATION | 116 QATAR 26 ACADEMIC BRIDGE PROGRAM 40 COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND INSTITUTE | 90 QATAR BIOBANK | PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | ENGINEERING | 42 VIRGINIA 92 QATAR CARDIOVASCULAR 118 QATAR MUSIC ACADEMY | COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER 120 QATAR NATIONAL LIBRARY | IN QATAR | 46 WEILL CORNELL 122 QATAR NANNY TRAINING MEDICAL COLLEGE IN QATAR | ACADEMY 50 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AT QATAR | 54 CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY IN QATAR | 58 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY in QATAR | 64 NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY IN QATAR | 66 HEC PARIS IN QATAR | 70 UCL QATAR 2 3 QATAR FOUNDATION BOARDS Board of Board of HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH HAMAD BIN KHALIFA AL THANI HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH TAMIM BIN HAMAD AL THANI Trustees Directors Father Amir of Qatar and Founder of Qatar Foundation Amir of Qatar Chairperson: Chairperson: Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Member: Vice Chairperson: His Excellency Sheikh Jassim Bin Abdulaziz Al Thani Her Excellency Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani Member: Member: Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani His Excellency Ali Shareef Al Emadi (Minister of Finance) (Chairperson, Board of Trustees, Qatar Museums) Member: Member: His Excellency Dr Mohamed Bin Saleh Al Sada (Minister Her Excellency Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani of Energy and Industry) Member: Member: His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Al Thani His Excellency Dr Abdullah Bin Hussain Al Kubaisi (Managing Director, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy) Member: Her Excellency Dr Sheikha bint Abdulla Al Misnad Member: (President, Qatar University) Engineer Saad Ebrahim Al Muhannadi (President, Qatar Foundation) Member: Dr Mazen Jassim Al Jaidah Ex-officio member: Engineer Saad Ebrahim Al Muhannadi (President, Qatar Foundation) HER HIGHNESS SHEIKHA MOZA BINT NASSER CHAIRPERSON, QATAR FOUNDATION 4 5 OUR STORY Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Research, flourishes in the harsh, arid climate. Poets, scholars and and Community Development (QF) is the realization of an travelers would traditionally gather in the shade of the Sidra inspirational idea conceived by His Highness Sheikh Hamad tree, to exchange knowledge and opinions. Her Highness Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Father Amir, and Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson, QF, has described Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of QF. The concept the Sidra tree thus: “With its roots bound in the soil and its was formulated as a direct result of a series of in-depth branches reaching upwards toward perfection, it is a symbol discussions between them, during which they shared their of solidarity and determination; it reminds us that the goals belief that the future of Qatar lies in unlocking the most of this world are not incompatible with the goals of the precious resource of all: human potential. spirit.” Following Their Highnesses’ visionary discourse, Today, QF’s culture of learning nurtures creativity and Qatar Academy was opened in 1996 as the first tangible innovation throughout every student’s education, from demonstration of QF’s commitment to building a world- as early as the age of six months. All of QF’s initiatives class educational institution. Nearly two decades on, QF has encourage the cultivation of research skills and innovation, created a unique, integrated learning environment that spans and have community development at their core, fostering the the full educational spectrum in support of the nation’s growth of a dynamic, caring and progressive society. commitment to the growth of knowledge. Today, QF is leading Through primary and secondary education, children can the way in academic excellence, setting new standards continue through to university higher education learning at in pioneering research and scientific breakthrough, while undergraduate, graduate and doctoral candidate level. Every having a positive impact on communities at a national level, student has the opportunity to develop to their full potential, across the region, and beyond. ensuring that young Qataris are fully prepared to become the QF’s logo is the Sidra tree, which perfectly encapsulates nation’s future leaders, for the benefit of Qatar, the region, the vision and mission of QF. Native to Qatar, it determinedly and the world. 6 7 EDUCATION Qatar Foundation offers a unique educational cycle that is empowering young Qataris with the skills, knowledge and aptitude necessary to make outstanding contributions in their chosen fields, and to lead Qatar as it transforms into a knowledge economy. From as young as six months, schoolchildren are immersed in a culture of learning that nurtures their creativity, while the diverse range of spe- cialist programs available at Hamad bin Khalifa University and its eight internation- al partner universities inspire the highest levels of innovation necessary for young people to fulfill Qatar National Vision 2030. 8 9 PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION THE PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION OFFERED AT QATAR FOUNDATION ENCOMPASSES PRE-SCHOOL, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PROVISION AND PROMOTES A CULTURE OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FROM A YOUNG AGE, ENSURING STUDENTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH A STANDARD OF EDUCATION THAT WILL OPEN DOORS FOR THEM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. QATAR ACADEMY QATAR ACADEMY AL KHOR QATAR ACADEMY AL WAKRA QATAR ACADEMY SIDRA AWSAJ ACADEMY QATAR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ACADEMIC BRIDGE PROGRAM 10 11 OFFICE OF PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT WILL PROMOTE THE LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF ALL STUDENTS CONDUCTED TEACHING WORKSHOPS FOR 112 SUPREME EDUCATION COUNCIL TEACHERS FIRST ANNUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING FORUM 2014 ATTRACTED MORE THAN 300 PARTICIPANTS QF Pre-University Education schools) Pre-University Education and schools in • Conducted up-skill training of 80 from the Supreme Education Council GOALS so that each school provides a world- Qatar. Pre-University Education teachers in a independent schools. • Provide high quality educational leading academic experience. comprehensive program that included • Consulted with the Supreme Education programs that promote the learning and • Provide support to both up-skill NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS teaching Arabic language skills (reading, Council in creating their Early Education development of QF students. currently employed teachers and • Received QF Board approval of Pre- writing), using assessment instruments Centers (the design of buildings and • Build expertise to serve QF schools and administrators and prepare new University Education mission/vision, in Arabic, aligning teacher lessons with classrooms, curricula to be used, the community. teachers and administrators for delivery high level strategic plan, and long-term Supreme Education Council standards, staff structure for these centers, and • Enable QF students to reach their of higher quality education in Pre- reorganization plan. and for academic co-ordinators, recruitment plans for key people). highest level of academic achievement University Education schools, and the • Conducted first annual Teaching and evaluating teacher performance. • Reorganized the finance and and social development. broader Qatari community. Learning Forum 2014 to promote • Designed Qatari heritage program for administration offices of the Pre- • Provide a world-leading academic • Provide consulting and advisory services professional development and lifelong primary school students (Grades 1-5) University Education schools so that the experience. on focused education topics through learning. More than 300 participants that will be taught in all Pre-University functions are aligned and shared across • Be an outstanding center for a dedicated expert team to both Pre- attended the Forum, whose main themes Education schools. schools, thus increasing efficiency and professional development. University Education and other schools of were: Leadership, Early Childhood, • Placed and monitored150 Supreme developing a system-wide organizational • Conduct applied research in teaching in Qatar. Innovation and Practice, and Using Education Council students into QF- culture. and learning practices in a cultural • Foster applied research, relevant to Pre- Student Data in Learning Methodologies. supported and non QF-supported • Created four core business units to serve context. University Education schools and Qatar’s • Conducted 11 teaching workshops universities to take courses in approved all Pre-University Education schools. • Lead educational consulting topics in cultural context in collaboration with the for 112 Supreme Education Council majors such as Arabic language studies,