Qatar University’s (QU’s) commitment to strengthen its Qatarisation initiatives has resulted in an increase of national students pursuing higher education studies, and the recruitment of competent faculty members and staff at high-level teaching and managerial positions.
At the QU’s College of Pharmacy (CPH), the process has been implemented through the college’s focus on professional development, attracting qualified faculty and students, and preparing female national graduates to become future leaders and contribute to Qatar’s outstanding growth and development.
Led by dean Dr Ayman El-Kadi, CPH has 13 Qatari students (13%) out of 100, and three Qatari faculty members (11%) out of 28.
A new building is under construction which will be available to male and female undergraduate and graduate students. The college will expand its current BSc, MSc and PharmD programmes to attract male students to pursue pharmacy studies, and will launch in Spring 2016 a new PhD programme in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
“Professional development is a priority at CPH,” said Dr Ayman El-Kadi, adding, “The college is working on attracting new Qatari applicants to join its staff, and is providing training to current employees to help them develop their skills and
capabilities.”
Dr El-Kadi also highlighted that the college is engaging Qatari female high school students through a number of activities, and is providing them with detailed orientation on the programmes and services offered at CPH. In this regard, he pointed to the visits by CPH students to high schools and to promote various health risks and concerns special to Qatar.
He noted that the college continues its commitment to preparing national graduates to become leaders in their future careers, and that CPH graduates go on to senior positions in medical and health-related organisations such as Hamad Medical Corporation and Sidra Medical and Research Centre (Sidra).
On Qatarisation, Dr El-Kadi also said that the college has been running a campaign over the past few years to orient young Qatari females on the pharmacy profession and the needs of the society for pharmacy
professionals and specialists.
“The college is implementing a number of activities, events, workshops and training sessions in order to graduate well-educated national professionals and leaders to join the labour market,” he said.

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