Assistant Undersecretary for Dawah and Mosque Affairs, Mohammed bin Hamad Al Kuwari and CCQ President Dr. Khalid Mohamed Al Horr (left) exchanging documents after signing an agreement yesterday.
Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs in coordination with the Community College of Qatar (CCQ) will launch an Associate Diploma Programme in Da’wah and Islamic Sciences.
The two-year programme for developing the performance of Imams, preachers, and those working in the Sharia law sector of the ministry will begin from 2023-24 fall semester.
To implement the programme, Assistant Undersecretary for Dawah and Mosque Affairs at the ministry, Mohammed bin Hamad Al Kuwari, and President of CCQ Dr. Khalid Mohamed Al Horr yesterday signed an agreement.
The agreement aims at establishing a degree programme in Islamic studies for students nominated by the ministry from its employees, and in a way that achieves sustainable development of its human resources.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Al Kuwari said the diploma programme aims to prepare, qualify and develop the performance of Imams, preachers and holders of Sharia positions in the ministry with a number of 25 students.
He said the programme will continue for two academic years, starting in the 2023-2024 fall semester. “The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs is looking forward to expand the scope of cooperation and partnership with CCQ to implement other scientific, academic and training programmes for ministry employees to achieve Qatar National Vision 2030 in the field of sustainable human resources development,” said Al Kuwari.
He said the agreement will provide opportunities for the Ministry's employees to teach at CCQ following the policies and regulations in force at the college.
Al Horr said, “We value this cooperation with the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, by offering the Associate Diploma in Da’wah and Islamic Sciences, which provides Imams, preachers, and holders of Sharia positions in the ministry a unique opportunity to enhance their knowledge and Sharia sciences by continuing to learn, in a way that achieves a positive and sustainable impact to contribute to the renaissance of the state.”
He said that the college has devoted its efforts to implementing the terms of this cooperation starting from the fall of 2023-2024, where there will be a study plan developed for students nominated by the ministry from its employees, after it was agreed to accept 25 students at the beginning of each academic year.
“The CCQ will work, through its teaching staff, to fulfil all the programme requirements for beneficiaries who meet the admission requirements, and to ensure a high level of academic and scientific quality,” said Al Horr. He said this memorandum of cooperation establishes a solid foundation for cooperation between the two institutions, and paves the way for the ministry’s employees to be future leaders, armed with science and knowledge to advance the values and morals of community members in order to achieve sustainable development of human resources.
