Doha: Director-General of the Police College Brigadier Mohammed Abdullah Al Muhana Al Marri has said that the Police College will be transformed into an academy by 2023. The College’s new headquarters is 90 percent ready and will be handed over by August next year.
“There is a study on the table that will be implemented early next year, which is the establishment of an institute for police officers under the umbrella of the Supreme Council of the Police College,” Brigadier Al Muhana said.
Speaking to Qatar Radio yesterday, he noted that the Police College provides a pioneering educational environment in preparing and qualifying officers, adding that the College recruited some students dismissed from the blockading countries’ colleges. Some of them graduated, and some would be graduating with the third batch.
About the degree awarded by the College, he said that it is a Bachelor’s degree in Law and Police Sciences. Two specialisations in one degree and the duration of study is approximately four and a half years.
The Director-General of the Police College pointed out that the courses are evaluated every semester. He added that the training and skills acquisition would be theoretical and be implemented in the field.
The College, considers the quality standard in education. The number of students per class does not exceed 25 or 27 students, compared to other military colleges with 100 to 200 students or more per class, he said .
Regarding questions about measures taken by the College to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Brigadier Al Muhana said preventive measures are fully in place with the support of MoPH and MoI.
“Strict precautionary measures have been taken to combat the coronavirus pandemic. We have focused on intensifying awareness among all the College’s classes, in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and the Public Relations Department at the Ministry of Interior (MoI), to achieve the required health guarantees through social distancing,” he said.
The College has a digital library boosted by several agreements with similar Colleges and institutions in Qatar and abroad. The library’s contents are available to students and also to employees of the MoI.
