3,147 female students graduate from nine QU colleges as part of Class of 2023

Qatar University (QU) has held a series of graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2023 graduates from nine colleges: the College of Education, Health Sciences, Pharmacy, Medicine, Sharia and Islamic Studies, Engineering, Law, Arts and Sciences, and Business and Economics.The 46th batch of female students was honoured at the QU Sports and Events Complex in six separate ceremonies. This year, 3,147 female graduates graduate from the following academic degrees: bachelor's, diploma, master's, doctorate, and doctor of pharmacy.

The ceremonies included graduates of the following semesters: Summer 2022, Fall 2022 and Winter 2023, and those expected to graduate in Spring 2023."As QU graduates its 46th cohort of graduates, the university continues to chronicle a long history spanning decades in which it contributes heavily to Qatar’s development and prosperity, through boosting the labour market with qualified graduates," a press statement notes.During the graduation ceremony for the College of Education, HE Dr Hessa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, dean of the College, honoured 504 female graduates in the presence of HE Buthaina bint Ali al-Jabr al-Nuaimi, Minister of Education and Higher Education, and QU president Dr Hassan al-Derham.Guest of honour Dr Mariam Ali Abdul Malik, managing director of Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), attended the QU Health graduation ceremony, which included 170 female graduates from the College of Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy and College of Medicine.HE Mohamed bin Ali al-Mannai, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, attended the third graduation ceremony, which included 291 graduates from the College of Engineering, 317 graduates from the College of Law, and 105 graduates from the College of Sharia and Islamic Studies.In the presence of QU president Dr al-Derham and the two guests of honour, Dr Sheikha bint Jabor al-Thani and Dr Hala al-Essa, president of the University of Calgary in Qatar, QU graduated 1,042 female students from the College of Arts and Sciences, who were honoured in two periods - morning and evening.On Saturday, the individual college ceremonies concluded with the graduation of 718 College of Business and Economics students in the presence of guest of honour Sheikh Hamad bin Jabor bin Jassim al-Thani, chairman of the Advisory Council at the College.Earlier last week, QU held separate graduation ceremonies for male graduates and distinguished female students, in the presence of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Her Highness Consort of His Highness the Amir Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim al-Thani, respectively.