CSE CONNECT

Dr. Sumaya Al-Maadeed, Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering pointed out that this course is part of the

community outreach carried out by the Department and within the efforts of the Department with the Ministry of Education and

Higher Education to support and develop computer education in schools within the framework of the changes being made by the

Ministry to develop curricula in schools. The qualification of teachers represents the cornerstone in the activation of new curricula

to achieve its objectives, especially with the initiative taken by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in Qatar to open a

new path in secondary education, which is a technology-based and computer-focused. Dr. Sumaya noted that many countries

around the world began to modify the curricula of computers in schools and focus on the development of computational thinking

skills as one of the skills required for one century so that students have skills more than just how to use the computer, which has

become familiar to the new generation.

For his part, Dr. Saleh Al-Hazbi, in charge of the

course, thanked Google for providing support for this

course in the framework of supporting computer

education in schools

pointed out that

Qatar University was one of thirty universities and

non-profit institutions in Europe and the Middle East

that received this support in 2018. On the projects

submitted where projects are selected that

contribute significantly to the development of

computer teaching in schools. He also thanked the

brothers in the Ministry of Education and Higher

Education for their interaction and keenness to

qualify the teaching staff as one of the most

important pillars of the educational process.