Doha University of Science and Technology (UDST) has geared up to welcome more than 7,000 students (males and females) at the start of a new academic year, including over 1,700 freshmen.
UDST President Dr. Salem bin Nasser Al Nuaimi, pointed out this that the new students are the largest batch ever received by the university.
In remarks to QNA, Dr. Al Naemi said that the university has over 7,300 male and female students, 25 percent whom are Qataris, which tells that the university has become attractive, as it offers qualitative majors that meet the requirements of the local and global labor market as well as the desires of students.
Doha University for Science and Technology, which was established by Emiri Resolution No. 13 of 2022, is the first national university to offer applied academic, technical and vocational education in the State of Qatar, and provides more than 60 applied programs that include master’s, bachelor’s, diploma and certificate qualifications, he said.
Dr. Al Naemi said that all the freshmen and old students, will enroll in five colleges that offer educational programs in the fields of business, computing and information technology, engineering and technology, health sciences and general education. These majors were provided according to the capacity of the university, which in turn is reflected in the total number of students and the quality of these majors themselves, he pointed.
DUST is the only university in the State of Qatar that offers the “midwifery” major, which is highly sought after by girls, he said explaining that the program was designed in response to a national need to locally develop this specialty and graduate midwives who contribute to achieving the national health strategy that prioritizes women’s health.
Dr. Al Naemi noted that the ‘Midwifery’ program was launched in accordance with the International Federation of Midwives (IFM’s) education standards , which develop the skills and knowledge of midwives and prepare them to provide professional care and support for pregnant women, newborn babies and their families. (MORE)
Source: Qatar News Agency
