In regard to international students, Vice President of QU Dr. Mohammad Diab explained that, through the scholarships and international students department, the university achieves one of QU’s goals by hosting students from all over the globe at the graduate and undergraduate level, providing financial aid services, and other services that contribute to developing their skills and helping them achieve the aspired academic success and excellence.
He stressed QU’s keenness to support talents and attract academically outstanding students by providing scholarships and sponsorship programs in the fields of scientific research, technology, innovation, literature, media, acting and sports, in addition to programs dedicated to Qatari students applying for science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors.
The scholarships allocated to attract and support talents and high achievers include Qatari and non-Qatari students with the aim of enhancing their academic and personal growth and developing their talents, h
e said, adding that these scholarships include providing exemptions from tuition fees, a monthly salary, and ensuring acceptance into the required academic program.
Dr. Diab stressed that QU has succeeded in achieving its vision of being the first choice for students in higher education within the country thanks to a set of key factors, the most important of which are the quality of academic education programs, their competitiveness at the regional and global levels, innovation in education, and the presence of modern and advanced facilities and installations.
He also addressed the university’s efforts to enhance and activate student life on campus through a variety of initiatives and programs, which encourage students to join student clubs and organizations, in addition to involving students in decision-making through their involvement in the Student Representative Board.
The university also provides its students with other services, including academic and psychological counseling services to help student
s deal with personal and academic challenges, through specialized centers that include experts and specialists in related fields, he added.
University support services are not limited to academic and psychological aspects, but extend to preparing and qualifying students and graduates professionally enter the labor market through the Career Development Center, by providing individual and group counseling sessions that help students understand their personality traits and find out their skills and professional inclinations, he said, pointing out the sector’s keenness to organize training programs and activities that focus on providing students with work skills and ethics, in addition to providing part-time job opportunities, field training and job experience, to prepare them to compete for the best career opportunities offered by the Qatari labor market.
In this context, Dr. Diab emphasized QU’s interest in its students with disabilities, by providing a comprehensive and stimulating educational environment th
at ensures their excellence and academic and personal development, in accordance with the highest local standards and laws, such as providing the necessary assistance such as companions, organizing awareness workshops, in addition to assistive technology and training that suits each student individually, and ensuring accessibility to buildings and facilities and digital access to the website, while maintaining complete confidentiality of student data.
He also pointed out that Student Financial Aid service is one of the most important sources of support provided by QU to undergraduate students who face financial challenges in covering their educational expenses, adding that this service includes a monthly aid, emergency financial aid, full or partial reimbursement of transportation fees, tuition fees, and university housing fees, in addition to external funding for financial aid programs in cooperation with some partner institutions and charitable associations.
He revealed that the university provided variou
s types of student financial aid during the past academic year 2023-2024, from which 3,300 female and male students benefited, while more than 1,668 students currently benefit from scholarships. He also pointed out that the university is continuously studying all options to improve and diversify them and make them more compatible with the needs of students, based on its strategy that is characterized by flexibility and renewal.
Dr. Diab concluded his interview with QNA by emphasizing QU’s keenness to provide distinguished academic environment and ensure a stimulating student experience for its students to achieve the university and society’s goal of graduating highly qualified national cadres who contribute to the development and modernization process witnessed by the country.
Source: Qatar News Agency