Qatar University

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In 1973, Qatar’s first national College of Education was founded following a decree by the Emir of Qatar in his vision to place education as a priority in the country’s expansion. Among a small population, the college admitted a respectable 57 male and 93 female students in its first year.

The country’s rapid development highlighted the need to expand the College to provide additional areas of specialization in line with the needs of the population.  Hence in 1977, Qatar University was founded with four new colleges --   Education, Humanities & Social Sciences, Sharia, Law & Islamic Studies, and Science.  The College of Engineering was later established in 1980, followed by the College of Business and Economics.  The University added the Pharmacy Program to its academic portfolio in 2006 – the first in Qatar -- and later established it as the College of Pharmacy in 2008.