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Qatar University Bylaws/Policy Portal is the University's central resource for finding institution-wide approved bylaws, policies, president decisions, instructions, handbooks, procedures and guidelines. Individual units (i.e. Colleges, Departments, Centers, etc.) may maintain additional policies not provided here. The documents can be found using:
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If you are looking for a previous version* of a legal document in QU, you may send a request through this link.
*Please note that some versions may not be available due to the recent establishment of the Institutional Data and Policy Management unit.
Document Title | Category | Document Type | Audience | Download |
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President Decision No. (5) of (2023) Regarding the Student Counseling Center Services |
Student Affairs | President Decision | Students | EN|AR |
Employee Handbook |
Human Resources | Handbook | Faculty and Staff | EN|AR |
President Decision Number (21) of (2022) Regarding Professional Development for Administrative Staff |
Human Resources | President Decision | Staff | EN|AR |
President Decision Number (22) of (2022) Regarding Administrative Staff Evaluation |
Human Resources | President Decision | Staff | EN|AR |
Data Privacy Instructions |
Others | Instructions | All | EN|AR |
President Decision Number (20) of (2022) Regarding Anti-Discrimination |
Others | President Decision | All | EN|AR |
Faculty Academic Promotion Bylaws |
Academic Affairs | Bylaws | Faculty | EN|AR |
Chief Strategy and Development Office - Quality Policy | Strategy and Performance | Policy | All | EN|AR |
President Decision No.(47) of 2021 Regarding Administrative Units Review | Strategy and Performance | President Decision | Faculty and Staff | EN|AR |
QU President's Decision No.(47) 2021 Regarding Terms and Procedures of the Approval of Scholarly Journal Proposals and Review of their Performance | Academic Affairs | President Decision | Faculty | EN|AR |
Undergraduate Students Course Repeat (Effective date: starting from Spring 2023) |
Academic and Student Affairs | President Decision | All | EN|AR |
Undergraduate Students Academic Warning, Probation, and Dismissal (Effective date: starting from Spring 2023) |
Academic and Student Affairs | President Decision | All | EN|AR |
Undergraduate Students Appeal, Reinstatement, and Readmission (Effective date: starting from Spring 2023) |
Academic and Student Affairs | President Decision | All | EN|AR |
QU President’s Decision No. (46) of 2021 Regarding Terms and Procedures of Approving Proposals of Textbooks’ Authorship, Publication and Update | Academic Affairs | President Decision | Faculty | EN|AR |
President Decision Number (25) of (2022) Regarding New Faculty Members Orientation | Academic Affairs | President Decision | Faculty | EN|AR |
Risk Management Process and Procedures | Strategy and Performance | Procedures | All | EN|AR |
Institutional Effectiveness Handbook | Strategy and Performance | Handbook | Faculty and Staff | EN|AR |
Alumni Booklet | Outreach and Engagement | Handbook | Students | EN|AR |
Regulations & Procedures followed at Qatar University to sign MOUs and Agreements with external parties | Outreach and Engagement | Regulations | Faculty and Staff | EN|AR |
Regulations and Procedures followed at Qatar University to Organizing Events’ Sponsorship | Outreach and Engagement | Regulations | Faculty and Staff | EN|AR |
The Scholarships and International Admissions Section Policies | Student Affairs | Policy | Students | EN|AR |
Student Campus Card Policy and Procedures | Student Affairs | Procedures | Students | EN|AR |
Student Representative Board Bylaws and Policies | Student Affairs | Policy | Students | EN|AR |
Qatar University Faculty Bylaws | Academic Affairs | Bylaws | Faculty | EN|AR |
QU Faculty Professional Conduct Bylaws | Academic Affairs | Bylaws | Faculty | EN|AR |
Teaching Load Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN|AR |
Sabbatical Leave Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Bylaws Student Code of Conduct | Student Affairs | Bylaws | Students | EN|AR |
Decree of the President of the University No. (6) – 2021 Concerning the Regulation of Student Financial Aid | Student Affairs | President Decision | Staff and Students | EN| AR |
Qatar University President's Decree No. (24) of (2022) Regarding the services of “Inclusion and Special needs Support Center” | Student Affairs | President Decision | All | EN| AR |
President Decision Number (26) of (2022) Regarding Transfer of Credit Hours | Academic and Student Affairs | President Decision | All | EN| AR |
President Decision Number (23) of (2022) Regarding Tuition Fees Refund | Student Affairs | President Decision | Students | EN| AR |
Incomplete Grade Policy | Student Affairs | Policy | Students | EN| AR |
Students Employment Policies and Procedures | Student Affairs | Policy | Students | EN| AR |
Policies and Regulations of the Service of Registering a Course with Restriction | Student Affairs | Policy | Students | EN| AR |
Student Complaints | Student Affairs | Policy | Students | EN| AR |
Final Grade Appeal Procedures | Student Affairs | Procedures | Students | EN| AR |
Student Instruction to Receive Textbooks | Student Affairs | Guidelines | Students | EN|AR |
Registration Rules & Regulations | Student Affairs | Regulations | Students | EN|AR |
Appeal Procedures of Financial Aid Committee Decision | Student Affairs | Guidelines | Students | EN| AR |
Laptop Loan Program - Financial Aid Section Laptop Loan Guidelines | Student Affairs | Guidelines | Students | EN| AR |
Student Employment System (SES): Student User Guide | Student Affairs | User Guide | Students | EN| AR |
Quality Management System (QMS) | Information Technology Services | Policy | Staff | EN| AR |
Information Security Management System (ISMS) | Information Technology Services | Policy | Staff | EN| AR |
Connect to WIFI | Information Technology Services | User Guide | All | EN| AR |
Blackboard Services - User Guide | Information Technology Services | User Guide | All | EN| AR |
Setup QU Email for Staff on Android - User Guide | Information Technology Services | User Guide | Faculty and Staff | EN| AR |
Setup QU Email for Staff on IPhone - User Guide | Information Technology Services | User Guide | Faculty and Staff | EN| AR |
Setup QU Email for Students on Android - User Guide | Information Technology Services | User Guide | Students | EN| AR |
Setup QU Email for Students on IPhone - User Guide | Information Technology Services | User Guide | Students | EN| AR |
Enterprise Project Management (EPM) - User Guide | Information Technology Services | User Guide | Faculty and Staff | EN| AR |
Faculty Websites CMS | Information Technology Services | User Guide | Faculty | EN| AR |
Microsoft Office for Staff Home Usage - User Guide | Information Technology Services | User Guide | Faculty and Staff | EN| AR |
Microsoft Office for Students - User Guide | Information Technology Services | User Guide | Students | EN| AR |
QU Mobile - Mobile Application User Reference Guide | Information Technology Services | User Guide | Faculty and Staff | EN| AR |
QU Mobile - HR Services User Reference Guide | Information Technology Services | User Guide | Faculty and Staff | EN| AR |
MyID Service - User Guide | Information Technology Services | User Guide | All | EN| AR |
Cisco WebEx Meeting Center - Getting Started | Information Technology Services | User Guide | Faculty and Staff | EN| AR |
Cisco WebEx Meeting Center on the Mac OS - Getting Started | Information Technology Services | User Guide | Faculty and Staff | EN| AR |
Sharing and Presenting Tools - Meeting Center | Information Technology Services | User Guide | All | EN| AR |
Using Video in Your Meetings - Meeting Center | Information Technology Services | User Guide | All | EN| AR |
Productivity Tools - Getting started | Information Technology Services | User Guide | All | EN| AR |
Bylaws Publication in Qatar University Press | Research and Graduate Studies | Bylaws | Faculty and Students | EN| AR |
Joint Appointment Policy | Research and Graduate Studies | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Graduate Assistant Job Policy | Research and Graduate Studies | Policy | Students | EN| AR |
Supporting Research Faculty Promotion Policy | Research and Graduate Studies | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC): Use of Zebrafish | Research and Graduate Studies | Policy | Faculty and Staff | EN| AR |
Research Faculty Classification | Research and Graduate Studies | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Research Faculty Workload Policy | Research and Graduate Studies | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Research Faculty Recruitment Policy | Research and Graduate Studies | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Incentives for Research Projects Funded Outside Qatar University Policy | Research and Graduate Studies | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Intellectual Property Policy and Procedures | Research and Graduate Studies | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Qu Research Travel Policy | Research and Graduate Studies | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Quality Policy | Research and Graduate Studies | Policy | Faculty and Staff | EN| AR |
Faculty Consultancy Policy | Research and Graduate Studies | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Qatar University Graduate Studies Policy | Research and Graduate Studies | Policy | Faculty and Students | EN| AR |
General Rules and Regulations for University Grants | Research and Graduate Studies | Regulations | Faculty | EN| AR |
Ethical Rules and Regulations for Research Involving Human Subjects | Research and Graduate Studies | Handbook | Faculty and Students | EN| AR |
Health & Safety (HS) Policy | Facilities and General Services | Policy | All | EN| AR |
Facilities Call Center Policy | Facilities and General Services | Policy | All | EN| AR |
Zero Waste Policy Statement | Facilities and General Services | Policy | All | EN| AR |
Renewable Energy & Conservation Policy | Facilities and General Services | Policy | All | EN| AR |
Health, Safety, and Environment Standard Operating Procedure: Lockout / Tagout |
Facilities and General Services | Procedures | All | EN| AR |
Health & Safety Standard Operating Procedure: Electrical Safety |
Facilities and General Services | Procedures | All | EN| AR |
Health & Safety Standard Operating Procedure: Compressed Gas Cylinders |
Facilities and General Services | Procedures | All | EN| AR |
Health & Safety Standard Operating Procedure: Hazardous Waste Disposal |
Facilities and General Services | Procedures | All | EN| AR |
Health & Safety Standard Operating Procedure: Working in, over, and Around Water |
Facilities and General Services | Procedures | All | EN| AR |
Health & Safety Standard Operating Procedure: Working at Height |
Facilities and General Services | Procedures | All | EN| AR |
Business Operations Department, Policies Handbook | Facilities and General Services | Handbook | All | EN| AR |
Health & Safety Technical Guidelines: Chemicals Safety | Facilities and General Services | Guidelines | All | EN| AR |
Health & Safety Technical Guidelines: Biological Safety | Facilities and General Services | Guidelines | All | EN| AR |
Health and Safety Technical Guidelines: Machinery Safety | Facilities and General Services | Guidelines | All | EN| AR |
Health & Safety Technical Guidelines: Offices and Classrooms Safety | Facilities and General Services | Guidelines | All | EN| AR |
Health, Safety & Environment Technical Guidelines: Parking, Driving and Pedestrian Safety |
Facilities and General Services | Guidelines | All | EN| AR |
Health & Safety Technical Guidelines: Construction, Operations and Maintenance Safety |
Facilities and General Services | Guidelines | All | EN| AR |
Health and Safety Technical Guidelines: Noise Management | Facilities and General Services | Guidelines | All | EN| AR |
Health and Safety Technical Guidelines: Warehousing Safety | Facilities and General Services | Guidelines | All | EN| AR |
Health and Safety Technical Guidelines: Swimming Pool Safety | Facilities and General Services | Guidelines | All | EN| AR |
Health & Safety Technical Guidelines: Ionized Radiation Safety | Facilities and General Services | Guidelines | All | EN| AR |
Health & Safety Technical Guidelines: Non-Ionized Radiation & Laser Safety |
Facilities and General Services | Guidelines | All | EN| AR |
Service Level Agreement (SLA) | Facilities and General Services | Guidelines | All | EN| AR |
Teaching Overload and Part-time Teaching Compensation Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Adjunct Appointments Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Part-time Faculty Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN|AR |
Program Initiation | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN|AR |
Academic Program Review Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN|AR |
Curriculum Enhancement Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN|AR |
Policy on Policies | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty and Staff | EN| AR |
Rolling Contract Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN|AR |
Acceptance of Credit by Examination | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty and Students | EN| AR |
Academic Recruiting Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Establishment of a New Academic Entity | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Promotion Policy for Teaching /Research Assistants and lecturers | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Distinguished Professor Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Honorary Doctorate Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Credit Hours | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Curriculum Framework | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN|AR |
Graduation Requirements | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty and Students | EN| AR |
Chronic Low-Performance Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Academic Administrative Appointment Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Altering the Rank of a Candidate | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Syllabus Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Professional/Clinical Faculty Track Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Course Numbering Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty and Students | EN| AR |
Academic Semester Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Authorship Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Institutional Repository Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty and Students | EN| AR |
Academic Support Staff Performance Development | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Emeritus Status Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Faculty Retention Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Retirement Teaching Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Academic Appointment of Qataris on Scholarship Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Academic Freedom Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Faculty Performance Review and Development System Guidelines | Academic Affairs | Guidelines | Faculty | EN| AR |
Enrollment Limits in Programs/Courses Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty and Staff | EN| AR |
Online, Hybrid and Distance Offerings Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty and Staff | EN| AR |
Honors Course Contract Policies and Guidelines | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty and Students | EN| AR |
Faculty Credential Policy | Academic Affairs | Policy | Faculty | EN| AR |
Academic Support Staff Performance Review and Development System | Academic Affairs | Procedures | Faculty | EN| AR |
Faculty Handbook | Academic Affairs | Handbook | Faculty | EN| AR |
Scholarships Handbook | Academic Affairs | Handbook | Students | EN| AR |
University President’s Decision No. (4) of 2020 regarding Regulating Textbooks | Academic Affairs | President Decision | Faculty | EN| AR |
University President’s Decision No. (5) of 2020 on Regulating Recording and Capturing of Lectures | Academic Affairs | President Decision | Faculty | EN| AR |
University President’s Decision No. (6) of 2020 regarding E-Learning Management Systems | Academic Affairs | President Decision | Faculty | EN| AR |
University President’s Decision No. (13) of 2020 regarding Academic Awards | Academic Affairs | President Decision | Faculty | EN| AR |
University President’s Decision No. (14) of 2020 on Regulating rewards of committees formed by the President or the Vice Presidents | Academic Affairs | President Decision | Faculty and Staff | EN| AR |
Faculty Performance Development and Review Guideline | QU Health | Guidelines | Faculty | EN| AR |
QU Health Adjunct Appointments Guideline | QU Health | Guidelines | Faculty | EN| AR |