Qatar Foundation Education City Hub
Qatar Foundation Education City Hub is a public institution in Doha, Qatar, accredited by Ministry of Education and Higher Education, State of Qatar (MOEHE / وزارة التعليم والتعليم العالي) — apex regulator for Qatari HEIs. Qatari HE classifications: (1) PUBLIC NATIONAL — Qatar University (flagship 1973), University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST 2022 from CNA-Q merger), Community College of Qatar, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies; (2) QATAR FOUNDATION RESEARCH — Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU 2010, Qatar Foundation's flagship research university); (3) EDUCATION CITY BRANCH CAMPUSES — UNIQUE GLOBAL MODEL — 6 American university branches + 2 European: Cornell (Weill Cornell Medicine 2001), Texas A&M 2003, Carnegie Mellon 2004, Georgetown School of Foreign Service 2005, Northwestern Journalism + Communications 2008, VCU School of the Arts 1998 (FIRST Education City branch), HEC Paris 2010 (business), University College London 2010-2020 (closed); (4) PRIVATE — Lusail University, Stenden/NHL Stenden Qatar, etc. Plus Qatar National Library + Qatar Foundation research network. Arabic is national language; English is HE primary medium across nearly all institutions (Education City branches are 100% English American/European-curriculum with same degrees as home campus).. Primary language: Arabic (national language) + English (HE primary medium; Education City branches are 100% English American/European curriculum). AlmiStudy lists 7 canonical subject areas, all verified against Ministry of Education and Higher Education, State of Qatar (MOEHE / وزارة التعليم والتعليم العالي) — apex regulator for Qatari HEIs. Qatari HE classifications: (1) PUBLIC NATIONAL — Qatar University (flagship 1973), University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST 2022 from CNA-Q merger), Community College of Qatar, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies; (2) QATAR FOUNDATION RESEARCH — Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU 2010, Qatar Foundation's flagship research university); (3) EDUCATION CITY BRANCH CAMPUSES — UNIQUE GLOBAL MODEL — 6 American university branches + 2 European: Cornell (Weill Cornell Medicine 2001), Texas A&M 2003, Carnegie Mellon 2004, Georgetown School of Foreign Service 2005, Northwestern Journalism + Communications 2008, VCU School of the Arts 1998 (FIRST Education City branch), HEC Paris 2010 (business), University College London 2010-2020 (closed); (4) PRIVATE — Lusail University, Stenden/NHL Stenden Qatar, etc. Plus Qatar National Library + Qatar Foundation research network. Arabic is national language; English is HE primary medium across nearly all institutions (Education City branches are 100% English American/European-curriculum with same degrees as home campus)..
- Country
- Qatar (QA)
- City
- Doha
- Control
- public
- Language
- Arabic (national language) + English (HE primary medium; Education City branches are 100% English American/European curriculum)
- Accreditation
- Ministry of Education and Higher Education, State of Qatar (MOEHE / وزارة التعليم والتعليم العالي) — apex regulator for Qatari HEIs. Qatari HE classifications: (1) PUBLIC NATIONAL — Qatar University (flagship 1973), University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST 2022 from CNA-Q merger), Community College of Qatar, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies; (2) QATAR FOUNDATION RESEARCH — Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU 2010, Qatar Foundation's flagship research university); (3) EDUCATION CITY BRANCH CAMPUSES — UNIQUE GLOBAL MODEL — 6 American university branches + 2 European: Cornell (Weill Cornell Medicine 2001), Texas A&M 2003, Carnegie Mellon 2004, Georgetown School of Foreign Service 2005, Northwestern Journalism + Communications 2008, VCU School of the Arts 1998 (FIRST Education City branch), HEC Paris 2010 (business), University College London 2010-2020 (closed); (4) PRIVATE — Lusail University, Stenden/NHL Stenden Qatar, etc. Plus Qatar National Library + Qatar Foundation research network. Arabic is national language; English is HE primary medium across nearly all institutions (Education City branches are 100% English American/European-curriculum with same degrees as home campus).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.
- Source
- Qatar Foundation Education City Hub — MOEHE Qatar + institutional verification (Day 16) · tier: tier_2_directory
- Website
- https://www.qf.org.qa
Subjects offered
Show all 7 listed subjects (raw)
Engineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT
Founded 1995 (founded as Sheikha Moza bint Nasser's visionary non-profit foundation; Education City 1998; manages 8+ branch campuses; sovereign-wealth-supported). Qatar Foundation is the visionary non-profit organization founded 1995 by SHEIKHA MOZA BINT NASSER AL-MISSNED (born 1959) — second wife of Emir Hamad bin Khalifa, mother of current Emir Tamim, internationally celebrated philanthropist + UN Goodwill Ambassador. Qatar Foundation's EDUCATION CITY (opened 1998) revolutionized Middle Eastern HE by hosting American + European branch campuses with full home-curriculum + identical degrees. ~3,000+ international students across all Education City institutions. SUBHAN-ALLAH vision: one woman's strategic philanthropy transformed Qatar from Gulf rentier-state to globally significant education hub in 25 years. Sheikha Moza is among most influential Arab women globally.
Other universities in Qatar
Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q)
Doha
Community College of Qatar (CCQ / كلية المجتمع في قطر)
Doha
Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (DI / معهد الدوحة للدراسات العليا)
Doha
Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q / Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in Qatar)
Doha
Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU / جامعة حمد بن خليفة)
Doha
HEC Paris in Qatar
Doha
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