Qatar University students enjoy a large diversity of programs and trips through which they explore other institutions and cultures. The Off-Campus Educational Opportunities and Exchange Program section in the Student Activities Department is a newly established unit under the jurisdiction of the Office of the VP of Student Affairs. It is responsible for initiating and facilitating the processes of travel of incoming and outgoing exchange students and is planned to be the center for any QU student who plans to experience any educational opportunity or any student who plans to travel to benefit from any of the educational opportunities available through Qatar University.
The following categories of Off-Campus Educational Opportunities (OCEO) can be identified:
- Conferences where students present research or educational papers under the supervision of a faculty member.
- Educational-Cultural Excursion trips where students will discover the culture of another country, and be exposed to different way of life.
- Community / Learning service trips outside Qatar.
- Exchange educational-cultural trips where chosen students of QU will visit a reputable educational institution and in return some of their students will visit Qatar University.
- Official representation of QU in sports, recreational or educational activities.
- For credit exchange program or study abroad opportunities.
General Goals
The off-campus educational opportunity, aims at providing students with:
- Programs that allow them to gain new perspectives on a variety of subjects / issues.
- Programs that allow them to gain new information about different cultures.
- Programs that allow them to make practical applications of theoretical learning.
- Programs that allow them to experience a new challenge that encourage personal and intellectual growth.