Doha: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education, represented by the Academic and Career Guidance Division of the Department of Educational Guidance, organised the First Virtual Universities Exhibition, in cooperation with INJAZ Qatar.
The three-day exhibition was attended by 20 universities and colleges in addition to officials from the US embassy, the Canadian embassy and the British Council in Doha. Students who participated in the exhibition reached about 500 students in various secondary schools in the country.
Director of the Educational Guidance Department at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education Moza Al Madhahka inaugurated the exhibition which aimed to educate high school students and introduce them to the majors and programs offered by the universities, the requirements for admission and the conditions for registration in these universities.
In her speech, Al Madhahka said that the aim of the event is to support high school students in developing meaningful educational plans, according to their abilities, preferences and professional goals, and to introduce them to the specializations required in the labor market.
For his part, Director of the Ministry’s Educational Supervision Department at the Ministry of Education Ahmed Nasser Al Balam, stressed the importance of academic and professional counselling and its role in preparing students for the university stage and the labor market.
The Ministry of Education and Higher Education is keen to continue implementing its important activities in a virtual manner, taking advantage of visual communication technology, in line with the precautionary measures imposed by COVID-19 pandemic.
