Qatar University to deploy Digital Campus solutions from SunGard Higher Education

Qatar's inaugural Unified Digital Campus project will help the University achieve ambitious goals related to the State of Qatar's education reform initiative by helping the University to be more innovative in its approach to meeting the increasing demands of Qatar's burgeoning knowledge economy.

"Qatar University is a symbol of the confidence that exists in Qatar and the Gulf," explained president professor Sheikha Abdulla Al-Misnad. "This confidence is a powerful force propelling our young people to learn and to contribute to the extraordinary development success in the region. We are providing a platform for this learning and responding to an extraordinary pace of change" continued president Al-Misnad. "This project is symbolic of our approach; we employ the very best global solutions to help achieve our goals. And in doing so, we expect our partners to transfer knowledge and experience to our local team for our long-term benefit."

SunGard Higher Education consultants are working with the University to assist in the transition from the regional legacy system, and to model, test and deploy the new curriculum rules that will allow students to access their own academic plan online and assess their progress towards their learning goals. Extensive efforts are being made to create variety and choice for students, to drive a more

flexible curriculum, and to re-plan academic provision tightly linked to the demands of the Qatari economy and external workforce needs. The new solution will also help university administrators make academic and business processes more responsive to change. Qatar University will be first in the region to employ information access and business intelligence solutions from SunGard Higher Education to help give Qatar University leaders access to historical data for fast and reliable decision-making.

"Qatar is fast becoming known in international higher education, setting ambitious standards and positioning the region as a global leader in education delivery," commented Mathew Boice, general manager for SunGard Higher Education in the Middle East." The country is working to provide learners in Qatar with access to advanced learning resources and opportunities without having to travel abroad. This level of change has taken decades to achieve in many countries, but is happening in Qatar at unprecedented speed due to the vision, passion, and action of the country's and University's leadership."