About Qatar Foundation

Qatar Foundation is a private, non-profit organization founded in 1995 on the personal initiative of His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir of The State of Qatar. Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned, Consort of His Highness, serves as the chairperson of Qatar Foundation and personally guides the organization's objectives and programs.

Qatar Foundation is the driving force behind Education City, a center for educational excellence in the region, where international scholars from prestigious universities share research and educate students in fields of critical importance to the GCC region. It is, therefore, in a unique position to organize this series and set the stage for a forum of this kind.

Education City includes international academic institutions: Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts (VCUQ), Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar (WCMC-Q), Carnegie Mellon University-Qatar (CMU-Q), Texas A&M University-Qatar (TAMU-Q), Georgetown University-Qatar, Qatar Academy, The Learning Center, The Academic Bridge Program, The Social Development Center, Rand Qatar Policy Institute, Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP), FITCH -Qatar, Qatar Leadership Academy and Al-Jazeera Kids Channel.