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LoginQatar's Education Minister Praises Doha Institute's Growing Global Academic Reputation
Doha, May 21 (QNA) - HE Minister of Education and Higher Education Lolwah Al Khater has praised the rapid academic progress of the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, saying it has attracted students from more than 120 universities worldwide, including Harvard, Oxford and Tokyo universities.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony for the institute's 10th master's cohort, Al Khater said the Doha Institute had become a distinctive academic project focused on developing Arab social sciences rooted in the region's culture and realities.
The ceremony, held at the Sheraton Hotel in Doha, saw 246 students graduate.
Al Khater highlighted the institute's Arabic language program for non-native speakers, saying it had the potential to become one of the leading centers for Arabic language education in the region and beyond.
She also said Qatar had built a broader civilizational and development project over recent decades, driven by the vision of HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, whose initiatives in education, research and culture helped shape the country's intellectual landscape.
HH the Father Amir, she said, had launched a number of projects and institutions that brought major transformations to the region, alongside his support for education and healthcare through the endowment system, as well as cultural and civilizational initiatives across the Arab and Islamic worlds.
HE the minister described the Doha Institute and the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies as advanced Arab models for scientific research and open intellectual dialogue, adding that such spaces for cultural and academic diversity were becoming increasingly rare in the region and elsewhere.
Al Khater said she had followed the early beginnings of both institutions and described the launch of the Doha Institute as "an ambitious academic project distinguished by clarity of vision and noble objectives."
She concluded by congratulating graduates and urging them to continue serving their societies with determination and ambition.
Meanwhile, Doha Institute Provost Dr Amal Ghazal said the graduation of the 10th cohort comes at a time when "responsibility and joy intersect", noting that students had developed their awareness in a turbulent world marked by political, humanitarian and intellectual challenges.
She said the students' determination to continue their education despite wars, conflicts and regional upheavals gave knowledge a meaning beyond academic achievement, describing it as "an expression of resilience and the ability to build the future."
Dr Ghazal added that reaching graduation was "not only an individual success, but a testament to the graduates' strength and determination," stressing that the knowledge they gained at the institute marked the beginning of a greater responsibility towards their societies and communities.
She said the institute's educational experience extended beyond classrooms, focusing on developing independent critical thinking, verification and intellectual humility, which she described as central to the institute's academic mission.
Dr Ghazal also praised faculty members for their academic and research contributions, and expressed gratitude to the State of Qatar for supporting the institute's educational and intellectual project.
She urged graduates to defend truth, knowledge and independent thinking in a fast-changing and increasingly noisy world, and to hold on to hope as a force for continuity, progress and human dignity.
Meanwhile, graduates Khaled Baslamiyan, from the Public Policy program, and Reem Al Samai, from the Political Science and International Relations program, said studying at the Doha Institute had been more than an academic experience, describing it as a space for developing critical awareness and openness to Arab cultural and human diversity. (QNA)
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