PM inaugurates 2024-2030 Education Strategy
Published: 3 September 2024
Comprehensive strategy set to improve quality at all levels; plan to increase pre-primary enrollment rates, which currently stands at 44%
Qatar News Agency
Doha
Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani inaugurated the Ministry of Education and Higher Education’s (MOEHE) 2024-2030 Strategy at Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) on Monday, under the slogan “Igniting the Spark of Learn-ing.”
Following the official inauguration, the Prime Minister toured the interactive exhibition, accompanied by ministers, senior officials, and representatives of the education sector, receiving a detailed over-view of the strategy’s new programmes and objectives.
The MOEHE 2024-2030 Strategy aims to develop the education sector in the State of Qatar through of-fering high quality education, ensuring access to equal opportunities, constantly upgrading the teach-ing staff’s skills, in addition to enhancing the learning environment in accordance with the latest educa-tional practices.
Speaking at the launch ceremony, Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi emphasized that the strategy aims to identify opportunities and overcome challenges in the coming years by fostering innovation and excellence in education.
She highlighted the comprehensive nature of the new strategy, which encompasses all stages of learning from early childhood to post-secondary and vocational education.
The Minister noted that the ministry aims to increase pre-primary enrollment rates, which currently stands at 44 percent, voicing resolve to double this percentage by 2030 through expanding public and private nurseries and kindergartens, enhancing their quality, and boosting family awareness about the importance of early education.
In support of this objective, the Minister announced amendments to public school regulations to commence education at the age of three, alongside the opening of eight new classrooms dedicated to this age group. She affirmed the ministry’s commitment to further expansion, aiming to incorporate all public kindergartens within the next five years.
Discussing primary and secondary education, she stressed that the Ministry strives to cultivate positive learning attitudes among students, instill commendable values, and build strong character by providing a stimulating and secure educational environment that supports holistic growth socially, psychological-ly, health-wise, and academically.
She also mentioned the launch of the “My School, My Community” program, designed to enhance students’ quality of life through policies promoting positive behavior, an ethical charter, and a broad-ened range of student activities at both local and international levels.
