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Qatar Foundation Annual Report 2014-2015 Inspired Vision… Wise Leadership 2014 -2015 1 | QATAR FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 INSPIRED VISION… WISE LEADERSHIP QATAR FOUNDATION Established in 1995, Qatar Foundation (QF) is the inspirational vision of His Highness the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Founder of Qatar Foundation, and Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation. During the past 20 years QF has evolved from just one school - Qatar Academy - into a thriving, world–class campus offering a diverse educational experience that ranges from early years schooling right through to postgraduate study. With a focus on science and research, innovation and creativity, QF's many schools, colleges and universities unlock human potential and provide Qatar's young leaders with the skills they need to contribute positively to their communities, and to the nation as a whole as it transforms to a knowledge economy. Marking the 20th Anniversary of Qatar Foundation, His Highness the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Founder of Qatar Foundation, presents Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, with a symbolic gift, the 'Key to Unlocking Human Potential', at the Qatar Foundation Convocation Ceremony, held at Qatar National Convention Centre, on the 5th May 2015. 2 | QATAR FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 QATAR FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 | 3 CONTENTS 6 QATAR FOUNDATION BOARDS 32 HIGHER EDUCATION 82 NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY IN QATAR 116 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 34 HAMAD BIN KHALIFA UNIVERSITY 86 HEC PARIS IN QATAR 118 QATAR DIABETES ASSOCIATION 8 EDUCATION 38 QATAR FACULTY OF ISLAMIC STUDIES 90 UCL QATAR 120 AL SHAQAB 40 RESEARCH CENTER FOR ISLAMIC LEGISLATION AND ETHICS 10 PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION 124 QATARDEBATE CENTER 44 TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING INSTITUTE 12 QATAR ACADEMY DOHA 92 SCIENCE AND RESEARCH 128 REACH OUT TO ASIA 48 COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 14 QATAR ACADEMY AL KHOR 94 QATAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARK 134 DOHA INTERNATIONAL FAMILY INSTITUTE 18 QATAR ACADEMY AL WAKRA 96 QATAR NATIONAL RESEARCH FUND 136 QATAR CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER QATAR FOUNDATION PARTNER UNIVERSITIES 20 QATAR ACADEMY SIDRA 100 SIDRA MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER 138 QATAR FOUNDATION PUBLISHING CENTER 50 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY IN QATAR 24 QATAR ACADEMY MSHEIREB 102 QATAR COMPUTING RESEARCH INSTITUTE 140 BLOOMSBURY QATAR FOUNDATION 58 WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE-QATAR 26 AWSAJ ACADEMY 106 QATAR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 142 QATAR PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA 64 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AT QATAR 28 QATAR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY 108 QATAR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 144 QATAR MUSIC ACADEMY 70 CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY IN QATAR 112 QATAR BIOBANK 30 ACADEMIC BRIDGE PROGRAM 146 QATAR NATIONAL LIBRARY 74 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY IN QATAR 148 QATAR NANNY TRAINING ACADEMY 4 | QATAR FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 QATAR FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 | 5 QATAR FOUNDATION BOARDS Board Of Trustees Board Of Directors 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 Member: Member: Her Excellency Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani His Excellency Dr Mohamed Bin Saleh Al Sada Member: Member: His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Al Thani His Excellency Dr Abdullah Bin Hussain Al Kubaisi His Highness Sheikh His Highness Sheikh Her Highness Member: Member: Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Engineer Saad Ebrahim Al Muhannadi Dr Mazen Jassim Al Jaidah The Father Emir of Qatar and The Emir of Qatar Chairperson of Member: Founder of Qatar Foundation Qatar Foundation Engineer Saad Ebrahim Al Muhannadi 6 | QATAR FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 QATAR FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 | 7 EDUCATION Qatar Foundation offers a unique educational cycle that is empowering young people 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 specialist programs available at Hamad Bin Khalifa University and Qatar Foundation's eight international partner universities inspire the highest levels of innovation necessary for young people to fulfill Qatar National Vision 2030. 8 | QATAR FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 QATAR FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 | 9 PRE-UNIVERSITY QATAR ACADEMY DOHA QATAR ACADEMY AL KHOR EDUCATION QATAR ACADEMY AL WAKRA QATAR ACADEMY SIDRA The Pre-University Education offered at Qatar Foundation encompasses pre-school, QATAR ACADEMY MSHEIREB primary and secondary provision and promotes a culture of research and innovation from AWSAJ ACADEMY a young age, ensuring students are equipped with a standard of education that will open QATAR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY doors for them anywhere in the world. ACADEMIC BRIDGE PROGRAM 10 | QATAR FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 QATAR FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 | 11 QATAR ACADEMY DOHA OFFERS A RIGOROUS PROGRAM ENCOMPASSING AN INTERNATIONAL QATAR ACADEMY DOHA ENGLISH-MEDIUM EDUCATION, STRONG ARABIC AND ISLAMIC STUDIES Empowering students to achieve academic excellence and be responsible citizens GOALS • Work with internal and external stakeholders to achieve Program (PYP) Exhibition (100 percent), Middle Years the school’s mission and vision. Program (MYP) Personal Project (86 percent), and MYP • Offer a rigorous program encompassing an international Community and Service (100 percent). English-medium education, strong Arabic and Islamic • Sustain and improve QA’s financial strength and systems Studies. in order to achieve the educational ambitions of the • Improvement in Grade Point Average (GPA) in single- school. gender grades: girls from 4.42 to 5.54, and boys from • Challenge students to be critical thinkers. • Ensure QA facilities and IT services provide a world-class 4.29 to 5.30 (out of 7) (as of the third quarter). • Support students to become active and contributing learning environment that enables the school to meet the • Full Council of International Schools (CIS) and New members of society, through learning experiences demands of the school’s mission. England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) serving the needs, interests and learning styles of each accreditation of the Early Education Centers. student. • Bring the QA community together by enhancing understanding and commitment in a Qatari environment • High graduation and university enrollment rates: respectful of other cultures. between 90 percent and 100 percent each year for the STRATEGIES • Sharing of best practice in line with the school’s mission last 5 years. • Enable students to understand and embody the and its set of guiding principles. International Baccalaureate (IB) Learner Profile at all FUTURE INITIATIVES AND INCENTIVES stages and areas of their own personal development. NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS • Continue providing high-quality education and services • Deliver a comprehensive curriculum within the to students, within the new District Model and with lower framework of best practice that challenges, inspires • Implementation of Middle School Model (Grades 6-8) and staffing levels. and empowers the QA learning community to develop as Single Gender Model (Grades 6-10). responsible citizens and leaders. • Increased by 6 percent the number of students scoring • Enhance and refine the Middle School and single-gender programs. • Reinforce students’ cultural identity through a multi- advanced or better in the Arabic proficiency test. dimensional Arabic and Islamic Studies program. • High success rate for students in the IB Primary Years • Continue implementing the Strategic Plan. 12 | QATAR FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 QATAR FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 | 13 PROMOTING COMMUNICATION AND QATAR ACADEMY AL KHOR COLLABORATION AMONG PARENTS, STUDENTS, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY Providing students with the opportunities to reach their full potential GOALS • Provide facilities of an international standard which Next Chapter requirements in the curriculum through support student learning and development. collaboration, the written curriculum, assessments and • Provide the highest possible standards of education that the taught curriculum. help each student achieve excellence and develop as an • Pursue management excellence, by adopting best independent critical thinker, as a lifelong learner, and practice and innovation, in order to ensure the Academy’s • Reach Out - KG English and Arabic Coordinator also as a responsible citizen. ongoing success. presented Workshops at the November Teaching and Learning Forum for teachers from Supreme Education • Provide students at all levels with internationally • Promote communication and collaboration among Council (SEC) schools. accepted English medium curricula, Arabic, Islamic parents, students, school and community. studies, and national studies curricula that meet national • Reach out to the community and the world. • Grade 10 students sat for the IB Biology E-Assessment standards. (pilot). • Authorized by the College Board as an official NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) site. STRATEGIES • International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) • Introduced
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