Education City is an area in Doha, Qatar, that with funding from the nonprofit Qatar Foundation, has been set aside for the establishment of branch campuses of several American universities, as well as several local educational and research organizations. Doha, Qatar Doha (Arabic: الدوحة;, Ad-Dawḥah or Ad-Dōḥah), population 400,051 (2005 census), is the capital of Qatar, and is at 25. ... The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development is a private, chartered, nonprofit organization in State of Qatar, founded in 1995 by His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of Qatar. ...

Branch campuses include:

• Virginia Commonwealth University (est. 1999) - Offers arts and communications programs
• Cornell University (est. 2001) - Offers the Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
• Texas A&M University (est 2003) - Offers an engineering program
• Carnegie Mellon University (est. 2004) - Offers business and computer science programs,
• Georgetown University (est. 2005) - Overseas branch of School of Foreign Service

Local programs include: Virginia Commonwealth University VCU logo Virginia Commonwealth University, or VCU, is a large public American research university with its main campuses located in downtown Richmond, Virginia. ... Cornell University is a research university located on the East Hill of Ithaca, New York. ... The Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) was established on April 9, 2001, when Cornell University signed an agreement with the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development to bring a branch of its medical school to Education City, Qatar near the capital of Doha. ... Texas A&M University, often Texas A&M, A&M or TAMU for short, is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. ... Carnegie Mellon Qatar Campus is a branch campus of Carnegie Mellon University located in Education City near Doha, Qatar. ... Not to be confused with the University of Georgetown in Georgetown, Guyana or Georgetown College in Georgetown, KY. Georgetown University is a private university in the United States. ... The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (known as the SFS for short) is a school within Georgetown University in Washington, DC in the United States. ...

• Qatar Science & Technology Park - Premises and services for technology-based companies and entrepreneurs
• Academic Bridge Program - University-preparation school
• Qatar Academy - A school offering the International Baccalaureate
• Qatar Diabetes Association - Serves public health and does research on Diabetes
• Social Development Center - Aims to promote income equality

Qatar Science & Technology Park is a home for international technology companies in Qatar, and an incubator of start-up technology businesses. ... The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a group of three educational programmes and their respective examinations, as established by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). ...

External links

• Qatar Foundation
• Qatar Science & Technology Park
• Carnegie-Mellon Qatar Campus
• Weill-Cornell Medical School in Qatar
• Georgetown University Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Qatar
• Texas A&M Qatar Campus
• Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar