#2
Education City (Qatar Foundation)
US$7.50B (QAR 27.3 Billion+)($7,500,000,000)
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Qatar Foundation's US$7.5B+ 12-square-kilometer academic district uniting eight universities, OMA's National Library, and a dedicated tram network.
Backed by more than US$7.5 billion in Qatar Foundation capital development on granted Al Rayyan land, Education City pairs Hamad Bin Khalifa University with bespoke branch buildings for Weill Cornell Medicine, Georgetown, Northwestern, CMU, Texas A&M, VCUarts, and HEC Paris.
About Education City (Qatar Foundation)
Backed by more than US$7.5 billion in Qatar Foundation capital development on granted Al Rayyan land, Education City pairs Hamad Bin Khalifa University with bespoke branch buildings for Weill Cornell Medicine, Georgetown, Northwestern, CMU, Texas A&M, VCUarts, and HEC Paris. Education City takes #2 just behind Kuwait's Sabah Al-Salem University City (#1) and ahead of Columbia Manhattanville (#3): its US$7.5B+ build spans 12 km² of Pritzker-winning architecture—including Rem Koolhaas's Qatar National Library, Arata Isozaki's QNCC, Sidra Medicine, and battery-powered trams linked to Doha Metro.
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View canonical entity profile (4 lists) →Backed by more than US$7.5 billion in Qatar Foundation capital development on granted Al Rayyan land, Education City pairs Hamad Bin Khalifa University with bespoke branch buildings for Weill Cornell Medicine, Georgetown, Northwestern, CMU, Texas A&M, VCUarts, and HEC Paris.
Key Metrics
Capital Cost
US$7.50B
Local Budget QAR
27.3 Billion+
Land Treatment Excludes Land (Qatar Foundation Grant)
Campus Scale
1,200 ha (12 km² district)
Delivery
2003–2020+
Pros and Cons
Pros
- US$7.5B+ master-planned academic city hosting 8 international and home universities
- Pritzker-laureate architecture by OMA, Arata Isozaki, and Legorreta + Legorreta
- Direct Doha Metro Green Line + zero-emission Education City Tram connectivity
Cons
- Over $400M/year in ongoing operating subsidies required for overseas branch campuses
- Texas A&M announced wind-down of its Doha branch by 2028, prompting space reallocation
Eligibility
- Best for Multi-university Pritzker architecture showcase and integrated transit-oriented campus planning
Things to Watch Out For
- Reported $7.5B+ development total covers shared district anchors alongside university buildings
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