The Arabic Program for Non-native Speakers attracts five types of candidate:

• Non-Arab teachers or Duat working in the field of Arabic and Islamic studies in their respective countries and wish to develop their language and Islamic studies
   
• Non-Arab students who have received study grants and wish to join a college at the University of Qatar
   
• Members of the Western Diplomatic Corp. wishing to improve their Arabic communicative skills
   
• Research workers of the Expatriate community in Qatar wishing to learn Arabic for social and communicative purposes
   
• Foreign instructors at the University wishing to learning Arabic to communicate with their Arab colleagues and students