• Qatar offers students a range of opportunities to complete their goals of higher education. This small peninsular country, slightly larger than the state of Connecticut, borders Saudi Arabia and has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world. While Arabic is the official language of Qatar, the Central Intelligence Agency reports that, "English is commonly used as a second language." Follow your academic dreams at one of the following institutes of higher learning.
  
  

Qatar University

• Established in 1973, Qatar University is the leading institution of higher education in Qatar. Students can choose from seven colleges: education, arts and sciences, Sharia and Islamic studies, business and economics, engineering, law, and pharmacy. Join a student body of more than 30,000 academics taught by a faculty of almost 700 instructors. When enrolled at Qatar University, live on a campus that sits just 16 miles from the center of Doha and scenically overlooks the coast. This eight square kilometer campus provides space for men and women to study and excel in their fields of study separately.
  
  Qatar University
  P.O. Box 2713
  Doha, Qatar
  +974 485 2222
  
  

Georgetown University • School of Foreign Service in Qatar

• Several American universities have satellite campuses in Qatar including Georgetown, Carnegie Mellon and Texas A&M. Georgetown University has a School of Foreign Service including courses in Arabic languages and a model United Nations for undergraduate students in Doha. Open to students from Qatar and around the world, students who complete the program come away with a bachelor of science in foreign service. The faculty comes from Georgetown University's Main Campus and the majority of classes are taught in English.
  
  Georgetown University • School of Foreign Service in Qatar
  Liberal Arts and Science (LAS) Building
  P.O. Box 23689
  Doha, Qatar
  +974 492 7652
  www1.georgetown.edu/sfs/qatar/
  
  

College of the North Atlantic-Qatar

• The College of the North Atlantic-Qatar is the foremost comprehensive technical college in the country. This joint effort between the State of Qatar and the College of the North Atlantic in Canada was established in 2002. More than 400 faculty members teach more than 2,300 students in state of the art laboratories and classrooms in 20 buildings. Choose from four curriculums: health sciences, information technology, engineering technology and business studies. Additionally, the College of the North Atlantic offers a Security Academy and a Centre for Banking and Financial Studies. The campus is designed for ease of navigation for students and each building is linked to the others via courtyards and walkways. Learning facilities and campus cafes are co-educational but cafeterias, student lounges and swimming pools are separated by gender.
  
  College of the North Atlantic-Qatar
  P.O. Box 24449
  68 Al Tarafa, Duhail North
  Doha, Qatar
  +974 495 2222