The Future

The next few years will bring remarkable growth in the facilities at Education City. By the end of 2005, new student and staff housing will have been completed, along with a ceremonial court for holding graduation ceremonies and other official functions.

By the end of 2007, the first phase of Qatar Science and Technology Park will be open for business and populated with tenants. A massive, state-of-the-art convention center -- another signature piece of architecture by Arata Isozaki -- will be nearing completion. A shopping center at the north end of Education City will serve the growing number of students, staff and faculty living on site.

Texas A&M University at Qatar will be ready to occupy its purpose-built facility, designed by the Mexican architects Legorreta & Legorreta. And Qatar Foundation staff will be working in a new headquarters building.

By 2007, there will be a central library, a student center, a club for staff and faculty and a ceremonial entrance. Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar will be teaching classes and conducting research in its new building, also designed by Legorreta & Legorreta. Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service will have its own building, too.

Further down the road, Education City will welcome a 350-bed, all-digital Specialty Teaching Hospital -- a world-class facility offering general care and specializing in women's and children's health. A golf course and other sports facilties will further enhance Education City's recreational amenities.

And, very soon, Education City will be adding new partners and new programs. Qatar Foundation's immediate targets include a school of communications and journalism, as well as an Islamic studies center. All of these will be provided with purpose-built facilities.