The University of Calgary in Qatar (UCQ) has officially opened a new building at its Al Rayyan campus on Furousiya Road.
The new annex building adds classrooms, labs and student spaces that will allow the university to improve the learning experience for students and possibly expand classes and programmes in the future, according to a press statement from UCQ.
Among those who attended were Adrian Norfolk, Canada’s ambassador to Qatar and Abdullah al-Shafei, co-ordinator director, Ministry of Education and Higher Education. Representatives of the Ministry of Public Health, Hamad Medical Corporation, Primary Health Care Corporation and the College of the North Atlantic – Qatar and others were also in attendance.
The new building provides more than 2,300sqm of additional classroom and laboratory space. It also includes study and social space for students and office space for students in Master of Nursing programmes. Each classroom features a “state-of-the-art educational technology system and flexible classroom space” that allows for multiple class sizes and configurations, the statement notes.
With the additional space, UCQ said it now has the potential to accomnodate up to 1,000 students, as resources allow.
“It’s always exciting to see this kind of investment in the future of healthcare education,” said UCQ dean and CEO Dr Deborah White. “Qatar has set ambitious goals for health and human development in Qatar National Vision 2030 and the National Health Strategy. UCQ is committed to doing all we can to support those goals - this expansion is a significant step in that journey.”
UCQ is accepting applications from Qatari nationals and residents to its undergraduate and graduate nursing programmes through March 1. For more information about UCQ’s nursing programmes, the admission processes and criteria, one can visit the UCQ website at www.ucalgary.edu.qa
Officials at the official opening of the new annex building.
