Classroom lesson Β· Education City Β· πŸ‡ΆπŸ‡¦ Qatar

Education City

A whole city built just for learning, with universities from around the world

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What is it?

Education City is a huge campus on the outskirts of Doha where some of the world's most famous universities have built branch campuses right next to each other. Students from Qatar and from countries all around the world come here to study science, medicine, art, engineering, and much more – all in one place.

Tell me more

Education City is managed by the Qatar Foundation and covers about 14 square kilometres – almost the size of a small town. Inside you can find campuses of universities from the United States, France, and the United Kingdom, all teaching in their own languages and styles but right next to each other. It is like a village of different schools from different countries.

The Qatar National Library sits at the heart of Education City. It is one of the most beautiful modern libraries in the world, designed to look like an open book from above. Inside it holds millions of books and digital resources and has special sections for children with storytelling areas and interactive displays.

Education City is also home to sports facilities, art studios, an innovation hub for young inventors, and a science and technology park. The campus hosts concerts, film screenings, and exhibitions open to the public. The idea is that learning should be exciting, open, and at the centre of Qatar's future – and Education City puts that idea into a physical place.

In the classroom

Walk your class through this in 15 minutes.

Talk together

Discussion prompts

  1. 01Education City brings together universities from many different countries in one place. What might be exciting about studying next to students from all over the world?
  2. 02The campus is built around the idea that learning is the most important thing for Qatar's future. What do you think countries need most to do well in the future?
  3. 03If you could design a school of the future, what would it look like and what would it teach?
Try this

Classroom activity

Ask each child to design one 'room' or 'building' for their ideal school of the future. They draw it and label what happens inside. Then arrange all the drawings together on the wall as one imaginary 'Education City'.