Education minister visits CNA-Q

HE Buthaina bint Ali al-Jabr al-Nuaimi, Minister of Education and Higher Education, visited College of the North Atlantic – Qatar (CNA-Q) to have a look at the campus and what the college has to offer to the internal and external community. She discussed the educational process conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic and was keen to see the unique technical capabilities of the college.HE the Minister was greeted by HE Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada, chairman of CNA-Q’s Board of Trustees; Dr Mohamed al-Mulla, vice-chairman; and Dr Salem Al-Naemi, president of the college.HE al-Nuaimi toured the different schools at the college: School of Business Management and Information Technology, School of Engineering and Industrial Trades and School of Health Sciences. CNA-Q officials were able to show her the state-of-the art facilities that the college boasts of, including the cybersecurity lab, oil and gas process pilot plant, paramedicine simulation lab and more. At the end of her tour, she inaugurated CNA-Q’s new atrium, a space dedicated for the students’ extra-curricular activities. . . HE the Minister said: “It was a pleasure visiting CNA-Q, which started 20 years ago with a Qatari-Canadian partnership. CNA-Q, since then, has supported the Qatari labour market with its graduates who, in turn, have contributed to the development of the economy of our country. Today, I have seen the modern laboratories and I applaud the continuous development process in the college, which is aligned with Qatar's needs for talents; especially in the fields of health sciences, cybersecurity and information technology.”Dr Al-Naemi welcomed the visit of HE the Minister and said, “It is a pleasure to host HE the Minister of Education and Higher Education and to reflect on the different educational approaches that we adopt, in addition to the new programmes that we are planning to launch. There is no doubt that industries nowadays seek graduates with applied experience who are capable of immediate integration into the workplace. CNA-Q is one of the leading institutions in technical and vocational education and training that responds to this need.“Every term, we are witnessing an increase in the number of enrolled students; this is mainly due to our broad experience in applied education and research, in addition to the opportunities that our students benefit from especially the chance to learn in a simulated environment. We work on developing our students’ skills to help them build a successful career and serve the local and global economic needs, in light of the 2017-2022 strategy set by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and the 2030 sustainable development goals.”CNA-Q offers 50 programmes that fall under three main streams: Engineering Technology and Industrial Trades, Business Management and Information Technology and Health Sciences. The total number of students recorded for the winter semester is 5,315.