Counselors Hear About CCQ

HEI/CCQ organize awareness workshop for counselors
Supreme Educaiton Council

Date: 28 May 2010

The Higher Education Institute recently hosted an awareness workshop for secondary school counselors that was organized simultaneously with the SEC's announcement of the opening of the Community College of Qatar in the academic year 2010-2011, to update them on the recent developments that the project has been witnessing. More than seventy counselors from independent and private schools, Qatar University attended the event in addition to the Acting Director of HEI and other staff.



Dr. Ibrahim Al-Naimi, Chairperson of CCQ steering committee gave a presentation that highlighted the vision, mission, and fields of study, degrees and future prospects of the college. During his presentation, Dr. Al-Naimi clarified that the CCQ aims to provide higher education and diverse opportunities for lifelong learning and will respond effectively to the education and training needs of the Qatari community meeting the evolving needs of the nation as it strives to realize the goals of Qatar National Vision 2030.



Dr. Judith Hansen, dean of the CCQ explained the concept of the “two-year” community college and its provisions for students. She said the college would provide a smooth transition for students from the secondary to the university level assuring at the same time that the CCQ will also examine and may adopt key innovations that will suit the educational ethos of Qatar.



It has been decided that the CCQ will begin accepting applications from interested students at HEI Open House on June 14-15, 2010 that will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel.



A lot of questions were raised at the end of the workshop that reflected the interest of the larger community in the CCQ. Thanking every one for his/her participation in the workshop, Mr. Ahmad al-Janahi, Acting Director of the HEI at the end emphasized that HEI will continue its support and cooperation with the CCQ.



It is worth mentioning in this respect that the HEI held two similar workshops about CCQ last year.