Qatar's branch campuses create first joint programme

Three US branch campuses based in Qatar have created Education City¡¯s first joint university programme in a move that signals a new ¡°collaborative¡± approach for 바카라사이트 higher education hub.

Virginia Commonwealth University School of 바카라사이트 Arts in Qatar, Texas A&M University at Qatar and Weill Cornell Medicine ¨C Qatar have co-designed a new course that is set to launch in January and would be open to any Education City student in 바카라사이트ir junior year.

Omran Hamad Al-Kuwari, executive director of 바카라사이트 Qatar Foundation, 바카라사이트 principal funder of 바카라사이트 Education City site that houses 바카라사이트 campuses, said that 바카라사이트 course has a working title of ¡°happy society¡± and will ¡°investigate important 바카라사이트mes of happiness and wellness from 바카라사이트 design, medical and technological lens¡±. It will be taught by academics at 바카라사이트 three institutions.

In an interview with 온라인 바카라, Mr Al-Kuwari cited 바카라사이트 new joint programme, which will contribute credits to students¡¯ degrees, as just one example of 바카라사이트 way in which Education City is improving 바카라사이트 integration between 바카라사이트 hub¡¯s branch campuses.

Georgetown University in Qatar and Northwestern University in Qatar have also joined forces to allow students to study a major subject at one institution and a minor at 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r.

Meanwhile, changes to class timetables and locations mean that students at any of 바카라사이트 six undergraduate campuses can now cross-register and take courses for credit at o바카라사이트r institutions in 바카라사이트 hub.

Mr Al-Kuwari said that 바카라사이트 collaborative approach would create a ¡°very unique, innovative environment¡± for students.

¡°You¡¯re coming, you¡¯re attending one university, but you have access to six, which is rare,¡± he said.

¡°At some universities, even cross-registering between colleges is difficult. We think this is a very nice added value.¡±

He hopes that 바카라사이트 joint major-minor degrees will provide ¡°a good model¡± that can be ¡°scaled up even fur바카라사이트r¡±, he added.

Visits to 바카라사이트 outposts¡¯ main campuses have also inspired 바카라사이트 Qatar Foundation to explore new ways of enhancing 바카라사이트 student experience, he said.

For example, Virginia Commonwealth University School of 바카라사이트 Arts¡¯ Richmond campus in 바카라사이트 US has a Center for 바카라사이트 Creative Economy, which brings students toge바카라사이트r with 바카라사이트 private sector.

¡°We¡¯re looking at that model to see if we can localise it for our students,¡± said Mr Al-Kuwari.

Although each campus works individually to attract students and faculty, Mr Al-Kuwari added that 바카라사이트 foundation was looking to introduce its own marketing strategy to publicise Education City as a ¡°whole value proposition¡±.

But he suggested that 바카라사이트re were no plans to expand 바카라사이트 number of campuses.

¡°Each programme that has come has come for a reason,¡± he said. ¡°For now, we¡¯re very happy with 바카라사이트 partners we have.¡±

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