(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
Doha: Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Buthaina Bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi, has visited the College of the North Atlantic – Qatar (CNA-Q) to look at the campus and what the College has to offer to the internal and external community.
The Minister discussed the educational process conducted during the pandemic and was keen on the unique technical capabilities of the College.
The Minister was greeted by H E Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Chairman of CNA-Q's Board of Trustees, Dr. Mohammed Al Mulla, Vice-Chairman, and Dr. Salem Al-Naemi, President of the College.
The Minister toured the different schools at the College, including the School of Business Management and Information Technology, School of Engineering and Industrial Trades and School of Health Sciences. CNA-Q officials were able to show the Minister the College's state-of-the-art facilities, including the cybersecurity lab, the oil and gas process pilot plant, the paramedicine simulation lab, and more. At the end of her tour, the Minister inaugurated CNA-Q's new atrium, a space dedicated to the students' extra-curricular activities.
Commenting on her visit, Al Nuaimi said,“It was a pleasure visiting today CNA-Q, which started twenty years ago with a Qatari-Canadian partnership. CNA-Q since then supported the Qatari labour market with its graduates who, in turn, contributed to the development of the national economy of our country.
“Today, I have seen the modern laboratories and I applaud the continuous development process in the College, which is aligned with Qatar needs for talents; especially in the fields of health sciences, cybersecurity and information technology.”
Dr. Al Naemi welcomed the Minister's visit and said,“It is a pleasure to host H E the Minister of Education and Higher Education and to reflect on the different educational approaches that we adopt, in addition to the new programs that we are planning to launch.
There is no doubt that industries nowadays seek graduates with applied experience capable of immediate integration into the workplace. CNA-Q is one of the leading technical and vocational education institutions and training that responds to this need.”
“Every term, we are witnessing an increase in the number of enrolled students, this is mainly due to our broad experience in applied education and research, in addition to the opportunities that our students benefit from, especially the chance to learn in a simulated environment. We work on developing our students' skills to help them build a successful career and serve the local and global economic needs, in light of the 2017-2022 strategy set by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and the 2030 sustainable development goals.”
CNA-Q offers 50 programmes under three main streams: Engineering Technology and Industrial Trades, Business Management and Information Technology and Health Sciences.
The total number of students recorded for the winter semester is 5,315. At CNA-Q, students are placed at the center of the learning process. The College aims to give them as many real-life learning experiences as possible to extend what they acquired in the classroom to their workplace and actively contribute to the economy. Curriculums have been designed based on the International and National Academic Qualifications Framework.
All programmes are delivered using hands-on applied experiential learning methodologies and include 40-70% applied components and practical experience related to one or more occupational fields of practice.
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