Doha: University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) is set to celebrate the graduation of new cohort of 860 students from both genders on Wednesday, 17 percent of them are Qatari graduates in all majors. In an interview with Qatar News Agency , President of UDST Dr. Salem bin Nasser Al Naemi said the new cohort comprises first students who have steeped in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data science, along with graduates of other majors in engineering, health science, IT, management, alongside nearly 32 excelled students from both genders. Dr. Al Naemi pointed out that the new programmes laid out by the university are essentially in line with the third National Development Strategy (NDS3) 2024-2030, the national economic and social plans, as well as the digitization programmes in the country that are obviously in alignment with the international strategies and plans, affirming that the total number of current programmes laid out by UDST reaches 70, ranging between master to bachelor degrees, three- year diploma, diploma and certificates, as well as seven new programmes that have been meticulously set to fulfil the career and Qatari labour market requirements, in addition to advancing the economic booming at the domestic and global levels. UDST is a world-class college pursuing a Qatari pattern with a qualitative majors in consistent with the local and global requirements that address a multitude of issues, such as infrastructure, sustainability, climate change, AI, nursing, midwifery, radiology, and digitization to simulate the local and global labour market requirements, Dr. Al Naemi added. He highlighted that the new programmes applied in various UDST faculties include myriad majors, foremost of which are AI, and cognitive cybersecurity. He highlighted that the university has perforce decided to opt for one master's degree in this programme to include two majors in methods of utilizing AI to achieve cybersecurity at the ministerial, corporate, and private levels, predicting that such a programme wil l draw a huge turnout. The new programmes include Bachelor of Business Administration in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (B.B.A. LSCM), Master of Science in Digital Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Bachelor of Science in Digital Communication and Media Production (B.Sc. DCMP), Master of Science in Process Safety (M.Sc. PS), alongside Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.Sc. N) to meet the massive requirement of nurses from both genders locally and globally, Dr. Al Naemi outlined, stating that it is a triple-track programme, the first one receives general secondary school students, while the second one receives registered nurses from both genders who desire to complete their post-diploma studies, with the third track including those who desire to complete post-diploma practical studies. Dr. Al Naemi pointed out that the graduation day is a momentous and auspicious occasion for which students, their families, the generous country, and entire community are desperately waiting for, asserting that it is the da y of harvest. He added that HE former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah will address the graduation ceremony as a guest of honor, highlighting that UDST gives foremost priority to the scientific research as a legal university of applied sciences in the fields required by the state, such as sustainability, climate change, digitization, AI and renewable energy. The university so far won 18 percent of all research supported by Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), Dr. Al Naemi said, stating that the university has forged wide partnerships at the local and global levels, particularly in North America, Europe and Asia, and operates over three outstanding student teams that participate in summer vacations through the student exchange programme to conduct research at the University of Singapore and another group at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, as well as Ontario Tech University in Canada in a successful and critical partnership with those sci entific and academic bodies so as to generate selective research that would serve the local community at home and abroad, in addition to honing the research skills of those students. HE President of UDST pointed out that since it has been morphed into a university and having upgraded its majors from diploma to bachelor then master's degree three years ago, the university drew a substantial number of students, with a cohort of students abroad being admitted to UDST, highlighting that its academic and administrative members are dutifully striving to draw more students. Regarding further expansion in the future in the current five colleges to provide additional educational tracks, Dr. Al Naemi added that as a university of applied sciences that draws on teaching mathematics, science, engineering, and technology, UDST always aspires to the future and endorses expansion plans when necessary. Dr. Al Naemi went on to say that the university constantly looks forward to serving students and attracting a significant number of excelled students, affirming that the university offers ancillary services to the accepted general secondary school students and decided to lay out the pre-college programme starting from the academic year 2024-2025, specifically from August to qualify general education students further, in terms of psychology, science and research prior to being transferred from general secondary schools to college education. UDST gives foremost priority to professional secondary school students in Qatar, he outlined, adding that there is an ongoing coordination with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education regarding adapting the education content in those schools to that one in the university, something that will easily help them enroll in and embark on their study. Source: Qatar News Agency