President of Community College of Qatar (CCQ), Dr. Khalid Al Horr highlighted the new organizational structure designed in accordance with the CCQ’s new strategy, noting the creation of three new positions for CCQ vice presidents for academic, student, and shared services affairs.
Part of the new 2023-30 strategy, Al Horr said that the new organizational structure aims to facilitate work at the college among various organizational departments and academic sectors, and to create further cooperation in order to implement the vision and achieve the goals.
He stressed that the new structure ensures increased operational efficiency, responsibility and accountability, adding that responsibilities for the main sectors have been clearly defined to achieve this goal and enhance the performance.
In a related context, Al Horr indicated that the administrative units had been reduced to 56 from 76 in the previous structure, by merging some units in accordance with the new strategy, its philosophy and its objectives.
Regarding academic accreditation, he explained that the CCQ has begun academic accreditation procedures for six of its programs, to be added to the ELC Foundation Program, which earned the accreditation of US English Language Programs Accreditation Commission (CEA) in 2020.
He highlighted the efforts to obtain institutional accreditation and talks with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE) to be part of the experimental phase of the new accreditation system that will be launched in the country.
Al Horr stressed the CCQ’s keenness to attract the best specialized academic and administrative competencies, and to work to keep pace with the best international practices in academic education, in a manner consistent with the national identity, which was reflected positively in expanding and disseminating knowledge, and enhancing students capabilities in the teaching, learning and problem-solving processes.
He added that the CCQ is working to accelerate the process of attracting qualified national competencies to work within its teaching staff, and to raise its contribution to the academic staff to more than 30 percent during the next three years.
In this context, he highlighted the CCQs ‘academic competencies’ initiative launched in June, in partnership with the MOEHE, and the Civil Service and Government Development Bureau, in order to attract national cadres and competencies and providing distinguished opportunities to develop their skills and abilities to work within the teaching staff of the community college, in addition to completing their post graduate programs in the country, in a way that achieves their ambitions, meets the needs of the labor market, and keeps pace with the countrys strategic directions.
The initiative included 16 majors, namely cybersecurity and network security, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, political science, sociology, history, mass communication, theatre, project management, human resources management, marketing, economics, finance, and logistics and supply chains management, general administration, and business administration.
Speaking about the CCQ’s infrastructure that witnessed great development since it was founded, Dr. Al Horr said the CCQ now has four educational buildings, and more than 8,340 male and female students from one building and 300 students in 2010.
The most recent expansions were in 2022 through the inauguration of two new campuses in Lusail. The two separate buildings for male and female students include the latest laboratories and modern classrooms, in addition to accommodations.
He revealed a plan to establish a unified building within the framework of the new strategy aiming to enhance plans to expand nationwide and meet the growing demand for its academic programs.
In the 2023-24 academic year, the CCQ received 8,346 male and female students, Dr. Al Horr said, highlighting that it awarded 6,315 academic degrees, including 5,046 associate diplomas and 1,269 BA degrees, which qualified it to be a worthy model of academic excellence among higher education institutions in the country and an effective contributor to achieving sustainable development in accordance with Qatar National Vision 2030.
Dr. Al Horr stressed that the CCQ will continue to cooperate with all college members and local and international partners, pursue a policy of continuous development, and provide new and diverse educational opportunities and programs with international standards, to create an educational environment that stimulates creative thinking and innovation, call on all those wishing to complete their higher education to join the colleges academic programs, in various specializations, in a way that meets their ambitions, reflects the aspirations of the local market, and responds to its needs for qualified national cadres to lead the next stage of Qatars future.
Source: Qatar News Agency
