Vision and Mission
Qatar University is an intellectual and scholarly community characterized by open discussion, the free exchange of ideas, respectful debate, and a commitment to rigorous inquiry.
All members of the University - faculty, staff, and students - are expected to advance the scholarly and social values embodied by the University.
Our vision
To be regionally recognized for distinctive excellence in education and research, an institution of choice for students and scholars and a catalyst for the sustainable socio-economic development of Qatar.
Our mission
Qatar University is the national institution of higher education in Qatar. It provides high quality undergraduate and graduate programs that prepare competent graduates, destined to shape the future of Qatar. The university community has diverse and committed faculty who teach and conduct research, which addresses relevant local and regional challenges, advances knowledge, and contributes actively to addressing the needs and aspirations of society.
Core Values
- Excellence: Qatar University is committed to excellence in everything it does and to the highest standards of quality and professionalism.
- Integrity: Qatar University is committed to integrity and to the highest ethical standards of honesty, fairness, transparency, responsibility and accountability.
- Academic Freedom: Qatar University is committed to an environment that supports responsible freedom of inquiry, expression and the search for truth.
- Diversity: Qatar University embraces diversity that respects religious and cultural tenants, and considers a diverse faculty and student body a source of strength that enriches its educational and work environment.
- Innovation: Qatar University fosters innovation by encouraging its students, faculty, and staff to explore novel ideas in an environment of free and open inquiry, to pursue the discovery and application of knowledge, and to develop innovative solutions.
- Social Responsibility: Qatar University promotes positive and proactive engagement with the community, grounded in a sense of its aspirations and needs.