DOHA NOV 3-5 2015
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ABOUT QATAR FOUNDATION<br />
Unlocking Human Potential<br />
QATAR<br />
FOUNDATION<br />
Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development supports the<br />
transition of Qatar from a carbon economy to one based on the development of knowledge.<br />
It was established in 1995 by His Highness the Father Amir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa<br />
Al-Thani. Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser is Qatar Foundation’s Chairperson and<br />
driving force. Qatar Foundation structures its actions around three pillars: Education,<br />
Science and Research, and associated Community Development.<br />
EDUCATION<br />
Qatar Foundation provides education from elementary school through university in Education<br />
City, a large multiversity in Doha, with nearly 4,000 students of 90 nationalities. Hamad bin<br />
Khalifa University, located within Education City, is an emerging research university building<br />
on local and international partnerships to bring fresh opportunities to Qatar and the Arab<br />
Gulf.<br />
HBKU’s partners are Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar, Weill Cornell Medical<br />
College in Qatar, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar,<br />
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar, Northwestern University in Qatar,<br />
HEC Paris in Qatar, and University College London Qatar.<br />
SCIENCE & RESEARCH<br />
Qatar Foundation encourages the pursuit of new knowledge and technologies to help<br />
universities and businesses collaborate in transforming ideas into commercial realities.<br />
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT<br />
QATAR FOUNDATION KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS & SPONSORS<br />
Qatar Foundation is helping build a progressive society based on the heritage and values of<br />
the Qatari people.<br />
www.qf.org.qa<br />
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