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Qatar has a growing number of educational institutions and private schools. The University of Qatar was established in 1977, and has state of the art facilities including specialist centres for scientific, technical and educational research.
Other foreign communities, including the American, Egyptian, Filipino, French, German, Indian, Japanese, Jordanian, Lebanese, Norwegian, Canadian, Banlgladeshi and Pakistani groups have also established their own schools in Doha.
In 2001, a landmark in higher education standards was set with the launch of the Qatar Foundation’s ‘Education City’ project. The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development was founded in 1995 by His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, and is chaired by Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Misnad. Qatar Foundation is a private, non-profit organisation committed to the principle that a nations greatest natural resource is its people.
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