Dr Khaled Kamal Naji, dean of the College of Engineering at Qatar University (QU), announced that applications for the new Project Management for engineering sub-programme, scheduled to be launched next fall, will be received for enrolment in mid-February, from those already registered and meet the admission requirements. 
“The new course will give students the flexibility to graduate with an additional field of knowledge, and it combines courses that will be offered by the College of Engineering in addition to courses from the College of Business and Economics at Qatar University,” he told local Arabic daily Arrayah. 
Dr Mohamed Hussein, head of the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at QU, said that the aproject management course comes in response to the great economic growth accompanied by an urban and technological boom in Qatar.
Dr Mohamed al-Shafia, associate professor, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at QU, confirmed that the programme was carefully developed, to meet the requirements of the best universities in the world. 
“The programme consists of 18 credit hours, and there will be an opportunity to study subjects in summer or winter semesters and will not affect the graduation plan.” 
Hayat Buksheisha, head of the Information Management Unit at the Public Works Authority, Ashghal, said: “If the engineer has management skills, he will be proficient in the technical and management aspects, which will be provided by this programme.”