Stenden University Qatar
Stenden University Qatar is a former campus of Stenden University of Applied Sciences, which is based in the Netherlands. The Qatar campus is presently located at Al-Jeleait Street, Bin Omran, Doha in the state of Qatar. Stenden University Qatar was a joint venture between Al Rayyan Education and Stenden University of Applied Sciences. The Executive Dean of this campus is Robert Coelen, PhD, Professor of Internationalisation of Higher Education.
Presently there are almost 500 students on campus studying in three Bachelor programmes. In addition, the University conducts an Academic Bridging Program, and offers a number of elective courses. It signed an agreement with the Qatar Tourism Authority recently to educate and conduct licensing examinations for tourism guides in the State of Qatar.
History
The joint venture between Stenden University of Applied Sciences and Al Rayyan Education was established in 2000 and terminated in 2020.