Teachers are at the forefront of the Qatar National Vision (QNV) 2030, the Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Mohamed Abdul Wahed Ali Al Hammadi highlighted at the celebrations of World Teachers' Day yesterday. 

In his speech at the Qatar National Convention Center, HE the Minister of Education noted that QNV aims to transform the country by 2030 into a developed country capable of achieving sustainable development.

This can only be achieved through building an educational system that meets modern international standards in which teachers play a pivotal role in preparing students for the future and directing the human and knowledge capital of Qatar in its right paths, he said.

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— عبدالله بن ناصر بن خليفة آل ثاني (@ANK_AlThani) October 3, 2019

Qatar’s annual celebration of World Teachers’ Day is an appreciation of the role of teachers following the joint recommendation of the International Labor Organization (ILO) and Unesco.

HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani also attended the annual celebration of World Teachers’ Day yesterday. 

Qatar’s national policies are centered on the advancement of human resources, and the teacher is at the forefront of this policy, and this celebration is a vivid indication of Qatar’s interest in teachers, HE Al Hammadi said.

He added that under the directives of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar has achieved all international standards and guidelines concerning the status of teachers including their security and job satisfaction.

He said that Qatar has become a career attraction, and teachers working in the government sector are from 56 nationalities, and those in the private education sector are from 105 nationalities. This reflects Qatar’s openness to the world despite the unjust blockade.

He stressed that as the ministry looks forward to a more effective role for teachers in achieving Qatar National Vision 2030, the ministry has stipulated the achievement of the highest indicators of integrity and transparency in the educational system, through the implementation of criteria and selection methods according to high qualifications.

This, he said, is because progress in education depends on the qualifications and experience of teachers and their human qualities.

Minister of Education and Higher Education delivered a speech at the ceremony stressing that Qatar's National Vision aims at transforming Qatar, by 2030, to a developed country capable of realizing sustainable development. #QNA pic.twitter.com/yqyUZoDbbb

— Qatar News Agency (@QNAEnglish) October 3, 2019

The Ministry will continue efforts to overcome all the difficulties and challenges, especially the demographic challenge, he said.

HE the Minister also renewed the ministry’s commitment to support teachers and safeguard all their rights under national policies and international conventions.

HE the minister also called on students and all partners of the educational process to express their gratitude, respect, and appreciation toward teachers, and give them the consideration and social status they deserve.

He also welcomed the new teachers who joined the teaching profession this year.

During the ceremony, HE Al Hammadi honored 100 teachers, in recognition of their efforts in the field of education in Qatar. 

On behalf of the director, Unesco Regional Office in Doha, Anna Paolini, Daniello Padilla delivered the joint United Nations message to celebrate World Teachers’ Day this year, in which he emphasized that teachers are the cornerstone of future education systems.

Qatar celebrates World Teachers’ Day annually to recognize the role of teachers as the main pillar of the educational process.

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