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Qatar has set goals and areas of focus to effectively transfer to knowledge economy as
follow:
1. A modern world-class educational model that meet Qatar:
Offering excellent training programs as well as educational curricula
Accessibility to lifelong learning programs
Encourage analytical and critical thinking as well as creativity and innovation
2. Aspire to be an active center in scientific research and intellectual activity
3. To have a national Network of formal and non-formal education programs that equip
Qatari children and youth with the skills and motivation
Firm foundation in Qatari moral and ethical values, traditions and cultural
heritage
Empowerment of sense of belonging and citizenship.
Involvement in wide cultural variety as well as sport activities
urge educational institutions to grant scholarships to Qataris for specialties
associated with the knowledge economy
4. Promote high quality education and training opportunities:

Raise the professional level of employees at various educational and training
in situations and link between the curricula and labour
Raise the efficiency of education and training institutions (buildings,
organizations, administration)
Expand IT adoption in various educational and training levels
5. Generalization and organization of the academic advising in all educational
institutions
Create academic guidance units in various educational institutions to ensure
the students are directed toward the required majors
Circulate vocational guidance for youth and promote its programs
Circulate career guidance to match between graduates competencies and job
requirements in the public and private sectors.
6. Prepare a specific agenda for the Qatari scientific research

Future expansion of research centers and specialized research teams.
Link research in situation expansion to economic reality changes at local,
regional and international levels.
Challenges of Education sector in Human capital Division .
Female Students tend to complete their education more than their male and more female graduates purse
higher education than male.
Qatari Male prefer to join workforce immediately after high school: males are aware that they need to
pursue further education in order to get better careers, but they still choose to discontinue their
education after high school. In addition, the males are aware that obtaining a job in a government
institution will lead to further education and training because many jobs include formal course work
at a technical college. Qatari employers also support post-secondary education for hard working
employees. Therefore, this could be a major reason for the males discontinuing their education, thus
leaving the universities with higher female enrolments.
The low enrolments are also a result of the generous allowances for each child of male heads
of households who are employed in the government. Because more than 80% of Qatari males
work in the public sector (Qatar Statistics Authority, 2011), family allowances are in effect
granted to most citizens. These allowances thus act as motivation for the males to discontinue
their education because they are sure of these added benefits
Qatari students enrollment in limited majors: Most Qatari students prefer to study administration
and economics courses and avoid science-based courses, which would greatly help to achieve
QNV2030, but most are female
Many non-Qataris have enrolled universities than Qatari. However, Qataris are more likely
to remain in the country than go overseas to further their education than their male colleagues
(Walker, 2014). This attitude reflects national customs and traditions. The cultural traditions
and social attitudes continue to limit many females from taking advantage of the opportunities
to study abroad. Many Qataris are enrolled in Science courses, followed by Administration and
Economics courses. In addition, many are enrolled in community colleges. However, very few
Qataris are enrolled in pharmacy courses because of the high availability of jobs for them in
the public sector which offers high salaries and luxury work conditions granted to them in the
other courses they study such as administration and economics. They thus have no need or
advantages that drives them to study course such as pharmacy. In addition, public sector jobs
provide them with benefits that is very much comparable and even higher such as healthcare
and education
Enrollment of Qatari in Private sectors is relatively low:

Many Qataris males avoid the private sector and prefer to work in the public sector. In addition, both
genders prefer administrative and economic courses and jobs, while avoiding scientific jobs and
courses. This is critical issue to overcomes as Qatars future should depends more and more on the use
of research and science in education as well as in the job market to move to knowledge economy.
Increasing globalization means that students must develop various skills necessary in order for the
country to effectively compete in the global market. However, Qataris are often reluctant to work in the
private sector, which usually has a wide range of job opportunities that could motivate them towards
innovation and change.
Qatari enrollment in research; There is a need for collaboration between the private and public sector
in order to create a research and innovation environment. However, the companies participating in the
QSTP initiatives are mostly foreign ones, while Qatari startups and businesses are few because most
Qataris prefer employment in the public sector instead of opening their own businesses or working in
the private sector.
Equal opportunities must be given to male and female: Many Qataris, strongly believe in their
cultures and traditions, and are reluctant to take courses that defy gender roles or positions in society.
A large percentage of Qataris are steeped in their cultures and traditions. They are unwilling to enroll
in universities or colleges because they are comfortable with their professions in the public sector. The
citizens are used to their gender-specific roles in all areas of life, including community sharing and
social activities. The practice of segregation of the males and females thus reduces the chances of
effective integrated involvement.
HEI sponsorship list of majors are not aligned with knowledge economy requirements:
HEI approves mostly courses in medicine, law, political science, business, and economics. However, it
sometimes allows a broader range of majors that prioritize students academic interests instead of the
countrys preference for the stated goals of specialized human capital development.
Qatari Teachers quality is relatively weak and there is high dependency on expats: The Ministry
of Education and Higher Education has no control over independent schools. Teacher quality is an
important factor in student achievement, and thus their professionalism needs to be improve so that they
can in turn offer effective learning to their students.
Bilingual system: Most institutions still use Arabic as the instructional language even in mathematics
and science. In addition, many teachers use Arabic and are unqualified for employment in the new
school system that integrates international standards and instruction languages.
Enhancement of ICT use in education: It is mostly the independent and private schools that offer
comprehensive IT use in their learning and instruction.
Vocational and training program: The country must increase the number of academic and vocational
guidance programs in institutions in order to reach more students.
Research funding: and familiarity to research: Inadequate funding for the proposed research projects
aimed at addressing the countrys educational and research challenges. Inadequate funding for projects
due to reluctance from collaborators and stakeholder. In addition, many Qataris are not yet familiar with
research and science because they avoid these courses in their higher education. They prefer to take
administration and economic courses in university rather than science courses.

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Qatar has set goals and areas of focus to effectively transfer to knowledge economy as

4. Promote high quality education and training opportunities:

6. Prepare a specific agenda for the Qatari scientific research

Enrollment of Qatari in Private sectors is relatively low:

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