The Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (DI) was founded in Qatar in 2015 as a Doha-based independent institution of higher education. The Institute offers MA and PhD programs in two schools: the School of Social Sciences and Humanities and the School of Economics, Administration and Public Policy. The Institute adopts a student-centered approach to learning, promotes interdisciplinary research, and uses Arabic as the primary language of instruction, with fluency in English a requirement. DI aims to graduate researchers and practitioners who can advance knowledge and better the human condition, while upholding the highest scientific, professional, and ethical standards. It provides advanced leadership-focused training that emphasizes the competencies necessary to satisfy the region’s needs in sustainable development and intellectual advancement. The Institute upholds the guiding principles of academic freedom and emphasizes the values of integrity and professionalism.
The DI is premised on four interrelated values in accordance with its mission:
Arab Contribution to Knowledge Production
Integrating cross-disciplinary learning and research
Commitment to Academic Standards
Informed by the latest developments in social sciences, humanities, public administration and development economics
Intellectual Responsibility and Critical Awareness
A new generation of intellectuals committed to Arab societies
Space for Intellectual Independence
Knowledge and scientific methodology as the basis for freedom of thought
Designated as a not-for-profit, private institution, the DI is operated exclusively for educational, research and public service purposes. It was founded as an autonomous legal entity by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. The DI is licensed as a national institution of higher education by the Supreme Education Council of Qatar.
