Qatar Campus

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  College of the North Atlantic was chosen from five Canadian colleges to develop a college of technology for the State of Qatar

  

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  Orientation for new employees takes place each August, welcoming faculty from all across Canada

  

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  CNA-Q’s infrastructure combines cutting-edge architecture, advanced technology and beauty

  

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  Computer labs are equipped with smart boards and individual computer stations for highly interactive classroom environments

  

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  The Security Academy teaches high level emergency response in its Emergency Operating Centre

  

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  Students studying trades avail of industry-standard CNC equipment found in the machine shop on campus

  

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  The chemical processing lab provides hand-on training in process stream analysis, mechanical systems and maintenance, and other aspects of plant operations

  

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In 2001 College of the North Atlantic in Newfoundland and Labrador (CNA) entered into a 10-year agreement with the State of Qatar to establish a world-class technical college in the capital city of Doha. As the first established technical college in the Gulf Region, College of the North Atlantic-Qatar will help to fulfill the educational vision and mandate of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Misnad.

CNA was awarded this contract after a competitive process with other technical colleges in Canada and abroad. The competition was narrowed down to among several colleges in Canada and eventually awarded to College of the North Atlantic. This project, valued at more than $1.7 billion US, is the largest educational contract ever awarded in Canada.

CNA-Q was first administered by CNA employees – payroll and support staff, faculty and management. Today, we have people from every province in the country working at CNA-Q, as well as those hired in Qatar.

Our contract packages are extremely competitive, and you’ll find people from all walks of life at CNA-Q. There are many families with small children, couples, retirees – people who want to explore a lucrative career in an exotic part of the world. Some of our Canadian employees’ children have been born in Qatar and all go to secondary school there – at the Qatar Canadian school. It is in its fourth year of offering programs from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 9.