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Qatar University Bylaws/Policy Portal is the University's central resource for finding institution-wide approved bylaws and policies, 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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Document Title	Category	Document Type	Audience	Download
Chief Strategy and Development Office - Quality Policy	Strategy and Development	Policy	All	EN\|AR
Non-Academic Unit Review (NUR)	Strategy and Development	Policy	Faculty and Staff	EN\|AR
Risk Management Process and Procedures	Strategy and Development	Procedures	All	EN\|AR
Institutional Effectiveness Handbook	Strategy and Development	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
Policies of the Inclusion and Special Needs Support Center	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
Bylaws Faculty Affairs in Qatar University	Academic Affairs	Bylaws	Faculty	EN\|AR
Professional Conduct for Qatar University Faculty Members	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
Policy and Procedures for Student Financial Aid - Qatari and Scholarship Students	Student Affairs	Policy	Students	EN\| AR
Policy and Procedures for Student Financial Aid - Non-Qatari Students	Student Affairs	Policy	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
Resolving Student Disputes	Student Affairs	Procedures	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	Guidelines	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
Information Technology Policies	Information Technology Services	Handbook	Faculty and 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	Procedures	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
Qatar University No Smoking 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	Faculty and Staff	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
Promotion 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
Academic 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
Recruitment Policy Related to Qatari enrolled in the scholarship program	Academic Affairs	Policy	Faculty	EN\| AR
UG Academic Reinstatement Policy	Academic Affairs	Policy	Students	EN\| AR
UG Academic Probation Policy	Academic Affairs	Policy	Students	EN\| AR
Course Repeat Policy	Academic Affairs	Policy	Students	EN\| AR
UG Academic Dismissal Policy	Academic Affairs	Policy	Students	EN\| AR
UG Readmission Policy	Academic Affairs	Policy	Students	EN\| AR
Academic Freedom Policy	Academic Affairs	Policy	Faculty	EN\| AR
Faculty Performance Review and Development System	Academic Affairs	Policy	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 (part1)	Academic Affairs	Handbook	Faculty	EN\| AR
Faculty Handbook (part2)	Academic Affairs	Handbook	Faculty	EN\| AR
Faculty Handbook (part3)	Academic Affairs	Handbook	Faculty	EN\| AR
Scholarships Handbook	Academic Affairs	Handbook	Students	EN\| AR

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