Education City, Qatar - Definition and Overview

Education City is an area in Qatar near the capital city of Doha that, with funding from a nonprofit group, has been set aside for the establishment of branch campuses of several American Universities, as well as several local educational and research organizations.

Branch campuses include:

• Carnegie Mellon University - Offers business and computer science programs
• Virginia Commonwealth University - Offers arts and communications programs
• Cornell University - Offers a medical school
• Texas A&M University - Offers an engineering program

Local programs include:

• Academic Bridge Program - University-preperation school
• Qatar Academy - A school offering a British-style primary education
• Qatar Diabetes Association - Serves public health and does research on Diabetes
• Social Development Center - Aims to promote income equality

External links:

• Qatar Foundation (http://www.qf.edu.qa)
• Texas A&M Qatar Campus (http://www.qatar.tamu.edu)
• Carnegie-Mellon Qatar Campus (http://www.cmu.edu/qatar)
• Weill-Cornell Medical School in Qatar (http://www.qatar-med.cornell.edu/)
• Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar (http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/artweb/vcu_qatar/)