12-05-2025
2,857 female students graduate from10 QU colleges as part of Class of 2025
Tribune News Network
Doha
Qatar University (QU) organised a series of graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2025 students from 10 colleges: Education, Health Sciences, Pharmacy, Medicine, Sharia and Islamic Studies, Engineering, Law, Arts and Sciences, Business and Economics, and the first graduating cohort from the College of Dental Medicine.
The 48th batch of female students was honoured at the QU Sports and Events Complex across six separate ceremonies. This year, 2,857 female students are graduating with bachelor's, diploma, master's, doctorate, and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees. The ceremonies recognised graduates from Summer 2024, Fall 2024, and Winter 2025 semesters, as well as students expected to complete their degrees by the end of Spring 2025. In total, 3,680 male and female students are graduating as part of the Class of 2025.
During the graduation ceremony for the College of Education, 527 graduates were honoured in the presence of their peers and families. Dr Hareb Al-Jabri, assistant undersecretary for Higher Education Affairs at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE), attended as the guest of honour. In his address, Dr Al-Jabri emphasised the vital role of teachers in shaping the future, highlighting the Ministry's strong and ongoing partnership with QU's College of Education. He noted that this collaboration has resulted in the graduation of highly qualified and adaptable educators, well-aligned with the country's national priorities.
In the presence of the ceremony's guest of honour, President of the General Tax Authority, Khalifa bin Jassim Al Jaham Al-Kuwari, Qatar University's College of Business and Economics celebrated the graduation of 547 female students across its various disciplines. In his address to the graduates, Khalifa Al-Kuwari commended QU for integrating academic excellence with leadership values, equipping students to make meaningful contributions to national development. He highlighted the College's strong impact through its graduates and underscored the vital role of women in both the family and the professional spheres.
In the presence of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Qatar Press Center (QPC), Saad bin Mohammed Al-Rumaihi, who served as the ceremony's guest of honour, Qatar University's College of Arts and Sciences celebrated the graduation of 418 female students during the first morning ceremony. The graduates represented various disciplines within the college, including history, mass communication, psychology, social work, sociology, and geographic information systems. In his address, Mr Saad Al-Rumaihi encouraged the graduates to apply the knowledge they had gained at QU in the service of the nation and to act as ambassadors of the academic institution that helped shape them.
In the presence of Dr Ibrahim Abdul Latif Al-Muslimani, assistant undersecretary for Natural Reserves Affairs at the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Qatar University's College of Arts and Sciences celebrated the graduation of 436 female students during the evening ceremony. The graduates represented a range of academic disciplines within the college, including graduate studies in biology and environmental sciences, statistics, chemistry, sports science, mathematics, Arabic language, English literature, linguistics, international affairs, and policy, planning, and development.
In the presence of the ceremony's guest of honour, Dr Khalifa Al-Ansari, chairman of dentistry at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), QU's Health Sector celebrated the graduation of 266 female graduates. This includes 138 graduates from the College of Health Sciences, 61 from the College of Pharmacy, 52 from the College of Medicine, 12 from the College of Dental Medicine, in addition to three graduates from other health-related fields.
In the presence of Undersecretary of the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Mohammed bin Ghanem Al-Thani, the guest of honour, QU celebrated its final graduation ceremony on Sunday evening. This ceremony included 328 graduates from the College of Engineering, 231 from the College of Law, and 107 from the College of Sharia and Islamic Studies. Sheikh Dr Khalid Al-Thani urged the graduating class to embrace the next chapter—whether work, family, or further study—with the pursuit of knowledge as their lifelong guide.
As QU graduates its 48th cohort, the university continues to chronicle a long history spanning decades in which it has heavily contributed to Qatar's development and prosperity, through supplying the labor market with qualified graduates.
It is worth noting that last week, QU held separate graduation ceremonies for male graduates and distinguished female students, in the presence of The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and Consort of HH The Amir HH Sheikha Jowaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani, respectively.
