Dr Sheikha Aisha bint Faleh Al Thani (second left), Founder and Chairperson of the Al Faleh Group, and Sheikh Nawaf bin Nasser Al Thani (second right), Member of the Board of Directors of Nasser Bin Khalid Company, with other guests during the ground-brea
AFG College with the University of Aberdeen has launched a project to build another campus in Al Daayen.
Dr Sheikha Aisha bint Faleh Al Thani, Chairperson and Founder of the Al Faleh Group for Education and Academic Services, and Professor George Boyne, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Aberdeen, officially launched the development of phase 2 purpose-built campus of the College in Al Daayen on January 24.
“The project spread over an area of 60,000 sqm will have four schools including business management school, medical school, engineering school and humanities school,” Dr Sheikha Aisha told The Peninsula on the sidelines of the event. She said that the project is expected to complete within two years.
The event was attended by Sheikh Nawaf bin Nasser Al Thani and Sheikh Nasser bin Nawaf Al Thani, as well as a number of delegates from the University of Aberdeen and staff members of AFG College, which saw the first step in the development of a fully-fledged university campus which will offer Aberdeen degrees across a range of academic disciplines.
The initiation of phase 2 and this new land which was kindly afforded to AFG by the Qatari government, will build on the success of the existing partnership campus which is now in its second year of operation.
With over 400 registered students studying for both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, phase 1 presents a strong platform for continued development of a new and larger university campus as part of the strategic development of this unique academic alliance.
“The Group’s partnership with the University of Aberdeen continues to go from strength to strength. Our student numbers are growing beyond expectations and this is matched by ever increasing demand for new academic disciplines,” said Dr Sheikha Aisha.
She said that the development of new university campus will compliment Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s strategic vision to strengthen the provision of quality higher education, which in-turn will support a stronger knowledge based economy for the future of Qatar and growth of its peoples.
“We are extremely proud to be associated with such a prestigious university, a university that is ranked as one of the world’s top 160 universities and with over 500 years of history and academic excellence and I am committed to help build on this reputation by providing a first class student experience here in Qatar,” said Dr Sheikha Aisha.
Professor Boyne commented: “I was delighted to attend the official launch of our planned new campus in Qatar, which is another milestone in our successful partnership with the Al Faleh Group under the leadership of Sheikha Aisha Al Thani.
“The new campus in Al Daayan builds on the success of the initial phase of our partnership with AFG, which since its launch in 2017 has attracted over 400 students to our existing campus in Doha to study our renowned range of business programmes.
Ajay Sharma, UK Ambassador to the State of Qatar, said: “With this development of a purpose built campus opening in Qatar, there will be even greater opportunities for people resident here and from across the world to take advantage of the academic excellence that a world renowned institution such as Aberdeen University has to offer here in Qatar.”
