Qatar Foundation (QF) continues to excel in all its activities and has expanded its horizons in many areas with several new initiatives and programmes over the last two years.
Since June 2017, QF has established two new schools and brought another under the umbrella of its Pre-University Education; opened Sidra Medicine, a world-class hospital for women and children and a centre for pioneering medical research; and graduated 1,564 students from its nine homegrown and international partner universities.
QF has also relaunched Doha Debates, a platform for global dialogue and diverse perspectives on the world’s biggest issues. The first two editions of the initiative were held at Northwestern University in Qatar while several other sessions will be held at different locations around the world. The relaunched version of Doha Debate is held under a new format using live debates, videos, blogs and podcasts. 
QF also brought together more than 250 young innovators from Qatar and beyond for the first two editions of the Arab Innovation Academy, a groundbreaking regional entrepreneurship programme developed through collaboration between QF member Qatar Science & Technology Park and the European Innovation Academy.
Meanwhile, WISH 2018 – the biennial summit of QF initiative the World Innovation Summit for Health – drew more delegates (almost 2,200) from more countries (116) than ever before. QF is also getting ready for the next summit of WISE ( World Innovation Summit for Education), another global education initiative  of Qatar Foundation to be held in November this year under the topic ‘UnLearn, ReLearn: What it means to be Human.’
Qatar Foundation celebrated the opening of Qatar National Library in Education City which is a beacon of learning and houses large number books in various disciplines. QF also marked the 10th anniversary of the Stars of Science, marking a decade of advancing Arab 
Innovation. 
Meanwhile, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, a homegrown university and a member of QF, launched a number of new graduate and PhD programmes recently, making it a much sought-after destination for masters and PhD programmes in the country and beyond. The university has launched several programmes such as Genomics and Precision Medicine which are so unique and first of its kind in the region, enhancing the skills of the graduates and catering to the needs of the labour market in the country.