{
  "id": 4356639,
  "title": "Ready to receive 9,400 students in new academic year: PUE President",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/ready-to-receive-9-400-students-in-new-academic-year-pue-president",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T06:03:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/30/08/2026/ready-to-receive-9400-students-in-new-academic-year-pue-president"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Doha, Qatar — The President of Pre-University Education (PUE) at Qatar Foundation, Abeer Al Khalifa, has confirmed that the institution's schools and centers are fully prepared for the upcoming 2026-2027 academic year. PUE manages 15 schools and education centers, educating 9,434 students from 56 nationalities, with more than 92% being Qatari students.\n\nThis academic year marks the enrollment of 1,197 new students, including those in pre-kindergarten, the Prime Programme at Awsaj Academy, and the Academic Bridge Programme, alongside 833 additional students in regular academic stages. Al Khalifa highlighted that PUE employs 950 teachers and learning leaders from 70 nations, with 1,731 employees holding direct teaching and educational roles.\n\nThe preparations for the new academic year encompass four key areas: school planning with performance assessments, policy reviews like the mobile-phone-free campus policy, educational content and facility development including the opening of Qatar Academy Sidra's new building, and operational readiness.\n\nAl Khalifa emphasized the importance of strengthening educational and leadership capabilities, focusing on school leadership, professional development for teaching staff, and aligning professional growth with performance metrics. An event was held to gather around 100 education sector leaders to align their vision and priorities ahead of the academic year's start.\n\nThe institution boasts a high level of readiness, based on clear indicators and evidence, ensuring the new academic year begins with defined priorities and success criteria. PUE is also enhancing its institutional measurement framework by developing a third measure for educational outcome quality, aligning with Qatar Foundation's commitment to continuous performance monitoring throughout the year.",
  "summary": "<p>Doha, Qatar: President of Pre-University Education (PUE) at Qatar Foundation (QF), Abeer Al Khalifa affirmed that PUE schools and education centers are fully ready for the 2026-2027 academic year.</p> <p>She told QNA that preparations for the new academic year were carried out through an integrated institutional process encompassing planning, policies, educational content, and operational…",
  "key_points": [
    "PUE President Abeer Al Khalifa confirms 9,400 students for 2026-2027 academic year.",
    "1,197 new students enroll, including pre-kindergarten and Academic Bridge Programme.",
    "PUE employs 950 teachers from 70 nations for the new academic year."
  ],
  "editors_take": "This development signals PUE's focus on strengthening educational and leadership capabilities, with clear priorities and success criteria in place, as it welcomes a significant number of new students.",
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}