Qatar Foundation projects. World Conference of Science Journalists 2011. Handbook to journalists. Timeline. Wikipedia. Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (Arabic: مؤسسة قطر) is a semi-private chartered, non-profit organization in Qatar, founded in 1995 by Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Father Emir (the current Emir is His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani), and his second wife Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned.
In addition to private funding it is government-supported and in some parts government-funded.[1] Qatar Foundation is chaired by Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned, and it has spearheaded Qatar's drive to make itself a leader in education, science, community development and the arts in the region and beyond.[2] It describes its aim as being to "support Qatar on its journey from a carbon economy to a knowledge economy by unlocking human potential".[3] The logo of the foundation is the sidar tree, a symbol in connection with the Islamic Sidrat al-Muntaha and the evergreen tree Ziziphus spina-christi native in Qatar.[4] Education[edit] Progressive society: