Graduation of the first batch of officers at the College of Police in Qatar

Jalal Bassiouni - Doha

Hassan al-Dosari dreamed of being an officer since he was a young child. He wore military uniform at national occasions and carried many military grades on his shoulders. Today, he realized his dream of putting his first real star on his shoulders with his responsibilities and duties at the graduation ceremony of the first batch of students At the Police College in Qatar.

The Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, attended the ceremony of graduation of police officers, which was held at the College's headquarters in Sailiya. The ceremony was also attended by the Jordanian and Turkish Interior Ministers, in addition to a number of ministers and officials of the State and heads of diplomatic missions.

"We woke up every day at 4:00 am to start our day with fitness exercises before breakfast, then we go to the classrooms at 8 am to start our academic studies," said Abdul Aziz Jamal Al Nuaimi, For the science of police and law study like any civilian college, and then complete our military exercises and educational lectures in the evening. "

In addition, students head to training camps to receive specific skills. The last of these courses was a lightning course in which the students went to the "Strength of the Lakhwiya" training center, where they spent six weeks practicing field skills, concealment, camouflage and dismounting, Long distance of 100 kilometers, and then swim for three kilometers.

They have also been trained to confront and fight without weapons and to aid wounded in the field of operations, in addition to weapons training and mapping skills and compasses, to identify paths by relying on coordinates.

Students receive specialized courses in paragliding, diving, riot, and stadium security training, which gives them self-confidence and the ability to withstand any pressure and work under the most difficult circumstances.

Duration of study
The Dean of the College, Brigadier General Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Al-Mahna Al-Marri said that the duration of the study is four years, divided into eight classes, each semester of 16 weeks, during which students study law and police science in Arabic, and during the summer vacation at the end of each year On English language and field training programs in the UK for eight weeks, refining his skills.

It has also developed curricula for the first time in police colleges in the Arab world, such as the Legal Debate and Legal Consultations, a method of applied legal study that trains students to practice policing in the light of the legal rules in force in the country. Legal (gathering all laws) in police colleges in the Arab region.

The College was elected in 2016 to be a member of the International Union of Police Academies (INTERFETA), established in 2011, with the aim of developing a system of exchange of knowledge and expertise to reach best practices in police training in the police academies of the member states. Based in the Turkish capital of Ankara.

The new college celebrates the graduation of 108 candidates, of whom 85 are Qatari nationals, while the rest are from Jordan, Palestine, Yemen, Kuwait and Oman.