The Reform of Qatar University

Joy S. Moini, Tora K. Bikson, C. Richard Neu, Laura DeSisto

with Mohammed Al Hamadi, Sheikha Jabor Al Thani

Foreword by Sheikha Al Misnad

ResearchPublished Aug 13, 2009

In 2003, the State of Qatar engaged the RAND-Qatar Policy Institute to assist Qatar University, the nation's first and only public higher education institution, with reform of its major administrative and academic structures, policies, and practices. This monograph summarizes that reform effort, which formally lasted from October 2003 through January 2007. The authors recount the motivation for reform, describe the design of the reform agenda, and detail the early stages of the implementation effort. They conclude with a reflection on the reform strategy, including the key elements that made the reform possible, the difficult choices that reform leaders had to make, and the challenges that lie ahead for the reformed Qatar University.

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Moini, Joy S., Tora K. Bikson, C. Richard Neu, and Laura DeSisto, The Reform of Qatar University. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2009. https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG796.html.
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