The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) organised Monday an orientation meeting for new students on scholarship to study in universities in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe for the academic year 2025-26.
The meeting aimed to prepare students for the upcoming academic year and help them make the most of this unique educational opportunity.
In her opening speech, the acting director of the Scholarships Department, Noura al-Ansari, emphasised the importance of this meeting in building bridges of communication with the students studying abroad and providing them with the necessary support by preparing them for the scholarship experience.
She also introduced them to the role of the Scholarships Department, their rights and responsibilities, and provided advice and guidance.
Al-Ansari highlighted the importance of equipping students with knowledge and skills to serve the nation and contribute to achieving Qatar National Vision 2030, noting that the relationship between the ministry and the scholarship student is based on a clear contract that defines mutual obligations, while explaining that hard work and commitment are the foundations of success.
The cultural attache at Qatar’s embassy in the UK, Fahad al-Kuwari, provided a detailed explanation of the attache's role in serving scholarship students during their studies and the nature of these services which include guidance, counseling, and academic supervision until graduation.
He said the attache's role towards scholarship students includes offering valuable and important advice, maintaining communication with the families of the students, ensuring that the students conduct themselves in an exemplary manner, understand the laws of the host country, and adhere to rules and guidelines.
Al-Kuwari also told the students of the incentives that the attache awards to outstanding students.
The director of the Scholarship Programme for Universities in the UK and Ireland, Ahlam al-Emadi, spoke of the procedures for activating scholarships, the relevant requirements before travel and upon arrival at the scholarship location, as well as the procedures that help students begin their university journey with confidence and responsibility.
She also discussed the procedures for changing universities or scholarship locations, as well as the process to suspend, extend, or withdraw from a scholarship.
Additionally, al-Emadi reviewed graduation procedures and communication with the cultural attache to obtain certification of university degrees and transcripts, as well as communication with the scholarship official at the MoEHE to complete graduation procedures.
The MoEHE held a similar meeting last month for Qatari students on scholarships to Education City universities, universities in the US, and Canada for the 2025-26 academic year.
