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Nine colleges – Arts and Sciences ( CAS ); Business and Economics ( CBE ); Education ( CED ); Engineering ( CENG ); Health Sciences ( CHS ); Law ( LAWC ); Medicine ( CMED ); Pharmacy ( CPH ); and Sharia and Islamic Studies ( CSIS ) – offer the widest range of academic programmes in Qatar , tailored to meet the needs of Qatari society . In its portfolio of academic programmes are 45 Bachelors , 25 Masters , four PhDs , four Diplomas , and one PharmD .
The College of Health Sciences was a new addition in January 2016 , emerging from the Health Sciences Department formerly housed in the College of Arts and Sciences . Following this , a Health Cluster comprising the colleges of Health Sciences , Medicine and Pharmacy , and the Health Clinic was established to promote interdisciplinary and inter-professional collaboration and enhance the quality of health education and research at the University .
QU offers the first-ever Gulf Studies PhD Programme in the region . The programme provides an advanced interdisciplinary understanding of issues related to GCC countries , and advances a level of scholarship on Gulf issues that is much-needed at this time .
Regionally recognised for distinctive excellence in research Research is an integral part of the academic environment at QU and is bolstered by an ambitious five-year roadmap addressing national priorities and listing four priority research areas – Energy , Environment and Resource Sustainability ; Social Change and Identity ; Population , Health and Wellness ; and Information , Communication and Technologies ( ICT ) – a state-of-the-art Research Complex , and 14 research centres of excellence . It is further enhanced by over 400 collaborative projects across 130 countries .
QU ’ s interdisciplinary efforts have engendered a number of awardwinning projects and critical findings on issues relevant to society such as lifelike prosthetic hands ; social robots in autism therapy ; robotic endoscopy for early detection of stomach cancer ; and state-of-the-art connected vehicles technology that contributes to addressing road safety and driving challenges in Qatar and beyond , to name but a few .
QU plays a pivotal role in promoting research on the marine environment , atmospheric science and human health ; the development of biofuels using microalgae ; carbon dioxide sequestration ; energy efficient systems and smart buildings ; and cloud cooling systems for 2022 FIFA World Cup™ stadiums .
Additionally , QU boasts a unique marine research vessel , ‘ Janan ’. The vessel launched a new era of research at the University and provides invaluable opportunities for students of biological and environmental sciences and marine science to conduct environmental studies and research in the waters of Qatar and the Gulf region .
One of the University ’ s key research initiatives – Qatar Biofuel Project , the only one of its kind in the region – aims at finding solutions for affordable , sustainable biofuels specifically for use by the aviation industry .
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