°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Qatar (2010-2020)
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°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Qatar delivered 230 professional education courses, attended by more than 2,500 participants. Aiming to support both emerging and established heritage professionals, many of the short courses had a regional and local focus.
°×С½ãÂÛ̳ QatarÌýreceived over £11m ofÌýfunding for researchÌýfor around 100 projects spanning from Myanmar to Spain, with a special focus on the Arab and Islamic World, involving °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Qatar academics, students and international experts.
The nine world-class conservation and material sciences labs handled and treated over 500 historical objects and hostedÌýmore than 30 visiting researchers from 19 countries.
The Library at °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Qatar was a major source of cultural heritage materials for students, staff and the wider community, with a collection of more thanÌý16,000ÌývolumesÌýof printed books and journals, as well as electronic publications.
Community engagement was one of °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Qatar’s strategic objectives, with the university’s public engagement programmes taking archaeology, conservation, libraries and museums to communities across Qatar through over 130 public events, which wereÌýattended by more than 5,000 attendees and collected over 9,000 online views.
°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Qatar was alsoÌýhome to a diverse community of world-class academicsÌýand an accomplished, international team of non-academic staff. Many moved to Qatar to pursue a genuine interest in the nation’s culture and heritage, and play their part in its development and preservation.
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Partners and stakeholders
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A private, non-profit organisation, the Qatar Foundation supports and operates programmes in three core mission areas: education, science and research and community development. Through its work, it strives to lead the social and economic development of Qatar.
Along with overseeing an array of museums and galleries, Qatar Museums promotes art, heritage and creativity in and around Qatar by taking the cultural experience beyond the four walls of a museum into the world at large.