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The axis and initiatives were announced during the first educational meeting organised by the ministry under the slogan 'A Flame of Learning', which celebrated the start of the academic year 2022–23. The axis centre around students, teachers, schools, and the ministry itself, while initiatives are concerned with training and mentoring new teachers, focusing on the quality of student life, and excellence by designing different development paths for public schools, as well as developing mechanisms to support and follow up on schools' performance. The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM, an event that Qatar and the Arab region have been anticipating for 12 years, marked the academic year 2022–23. Schools closed for the World Cup. Mid-year holidays for all schools in Qatar started on 20 November and will end on 22 December 2022 — 10 days before the World Cup began and four days after it concludes. In addition, this year also coincides with the 70th anniversary of the establishment of formal education in Qatar. The ministry will organise many events and related activities throughout the year. Qatar PPP Schools Development Programme The PPP programme was established to develop public infrastructure projects and introduce private capital and expertise in sectors otherwise under government control. Qatar’s Second National Development Strategy 2018–22 encourages greater private participation in economic activity, on its own or through PPP frameworks. In line with that objective, the ministry has identified 45 schools to be implemented under a PPP framework. The 45 schools are divided into four packages, each consisting of eight to 14 schools. Each package will be implemented as a separate PPP Project. The package, number of schools and expected delivery date for each of the packages areas follows: Package Package 1 8 schools August 2022 Package 2 12 schools August 2023 Package 3 14 schools August 2024 Package 4 11 schools August 2025 The Qatar PPP Schools Development Programme is a step in the direction of improving the innovation, quality and speed of construction together with improved operations and maintenance of the Independent schools. The project has been launched to help the State of Qatar meet its increasing demand for good quality educational facilities. This demand is in line with Qatar National Vision 2030 and Qatar Second National Development Strategy 2018–22. The project will deliver 12 schools, which are in line with education objectives mentioned in the Qatar Second National Development Strategy 2018–22. Some of the key policy objectives this programme aims to fulfil are as follows: • To cater to ever-rising demand in the education sector driven by growth in the school, age population. • Supporting human and social development. • Supporting the urgent need to build more (domestic) capacity and expertise on project implementation. • Improving the quality of education for Qataris to reach international standards. • Reducing the inefficiencies in the Qatari educational system. • Increasing job satisfaction in the education sector in Qatar. • Promoting private sector participation in the education sector. m