Qatar Scientific Club
Qatar Scientific Club is a non-profit organization that is based in Qatar. It offers training programs, workshops, and activities in a number of scientific fields.
Background
The club was established on 1987 under a decree which was issued by vice chairman of Qatar Youth Welfare higher council as a response to a request which was submitted by twenty five members. Initially the club only had two sections which were Electronics and Electricity, however the number of sections increased as the club members number was growing.
Departments and sections
The club consists of a number of departments such as Astronomy, Aviation Amateur, engineering...etc. There is a dedicated Young Scientists department where children can join and participate on different scientific experiments and activities. Due to cultural reasons, female members have a separate department which is called "Scientific Girl Club" and it runs it's activates separately from the other main departments; however there is a collaboration between these departments.