How QF’s youth camps are shaping tomorrow’s change-makers

Doha, Qatar: To mark World Youth Skills Day, Qatar Foundation is illuminating the importance of hands on learning and real world experience in shaping...

Doha, Qatar: To mark World Youth Skills Day, Qatar Foundation is illuminating the importance of hands-on learning and real-world experience in shaping future-ready youth.

Through its Mukhayamna Summer Camp, running throughout July and August, Qatar Foundation (QF) is creating spaces where young people can explore their passions, build new skills, and grow into confident, capable change-makers as well as lifelong learners, by offering programs in areas such as Artificial Intelligence, quantum computing, cybersecurity, leadership, business, and sports.

With this year’s World Youth Skills Day theme being ‘Youth empowerment through AI and digital skills,’ the Mukhayamna camp – organized by QF’s Pre-University Education (PUE) – hosted a five-day course on quantum computing for young people across Qatar. And course leader Dr. Saif Al-Kuwari, an Associate Professor at QF’s Hamad Bin Khalifa University, explained the importance of equipping young people with the skills needed to succeed in a rapidly changing world.

“This camp introduced students to an emerging field of computing that is expected to play a major role in the coming years,” he said. “It gave them a glimpse into the future of technology and helped them start thinking about how to align their career paths accordingly.