{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-18/scale-ai-qatar-university-co-advisor-platform","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-18/scale-ai-qatar-university-co-advisor-platform.md","title":"SCALE AI, QU and MCIT sign national advising platform deal","headline":"SCALE AI, Qatar University and MCIT sign agreement for National Co-Advisor Platform","description":"SCALE AI, Qatar University and MCIT signed an agreement to build the National Co-Advisor Platform, an AI advising tool giving students 24/7 academic guidance.","section":"Partnerships","published_at":"2026-10-18T12:44:32+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-18T12:44:32+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Qatar University, MCIT and SCALE AI signed an agreement to develop the National Co-Advisor Platform.","The platform gives students 24/7 access to personalized academic guidance and automates advisor documentation tasks.","The platform integrates with Qatar University's databases and supports the university's Strategy 2023-2027."],"companies":[{"name":"SCALE AI","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000zfc/scale-ai","website":"https://scaleai.ca"}],"source":{"publisher":"EIN Presswire","title":"QU, MCIT, scale AI collaborate on national AI-powered academic advising platform","url":"https://www.einnews.com/article/950526564/live"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Partnerships","SCALE AI"],"body_markdown":"Qatar University, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and SCALE AI signed an agreement to develop the National Co-Advisor Platform, an AI-powered academic advising tool for Qatar University students and advisors. [EIN Presswire](https://www.einnews.com/article/950526564/live) reported the agreement on October 18, 2026.\n\n## What the National Co-Advisor Platform Does\n\nThe platform combines an AI-powered interactive virtual assistant with analytical tools that help advisors identify students who may need additional support, prepare for advising meetings, document outcomes and follow up on required actions, according to [SCALE AI](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000zfc/scale-ai).\n\nStudents receive 24/7 access to personalized academic guidance covering program requirements, university policies and regulations, course registration eligibility and prerequisites, academic deadlines and progress toward graduation. For advisors, the platform automates administrative and documentation tasks so they can spend more time on personalized guidance and student engagement.\n\nThe initiative uses academic data to identify indicators of academic difficulties and gives advisors prioritized alerts and recommended interventions. It also aims to reduce course registration errors that could affect academic progress or delay graduation, and provides university leadership with analytics to monitor academic progress and support data-driven decision-making. The platform will be integrated with Qatar University's relevant databases, with human oversight of administrative processes and decisions.\n\nDr. Shimaa Ali Al Quradaghi, Associate Vice President for Student Success and Development at QU's Student Affairs, said: \"This partnership represents an important strategic step toward advancing academic advising at Qatar University and reflects our commitment to leveraging modern technologies and AI to enhance the student experience and promote academic success.\"\n\nEman Al Kuwari, Director of Digital Innovation at MCIT, said: \"This collaboration reflects our focus on moving AI from potential to practical application by addressing real institutional needs.\"\n\nAmr Samir, Qatar Country Lead at SCALE AI, said, \"This agreement is the result of months spent listening to Qatar University's advisors, faculty and staff.\"\n\n## SCALE AI's Qatar Partnerships\n\nSCALE AI signed a strategic Memorandum of Cooperation with Qatar's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology under the GovAI Program in December 2025 to accelerate AI adoption across Qatari government entities and align with the Qatar Digital Agenda 2030, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The same records show a December 2025 partnership with Qatar Foundation to launch a Personalized National Learning Platform using AI for educational personalization and to establish joint working groups on talent, research and industry deployment.\n\n## SCALE AI's Earlier 2026 Engagements\n\nSCALE AI led Canada's third consecutive delegation of over 100 organizations to VivaTech 2026 in Paris from June 17-20, showcasing Canadian AI capabilities at Europe's largest technology event, Aijourn reported in June 2026. Themalaysianreserve reported the same month that the delegation was Canada's largest ever, with over 100 Canadian organizations and 230 AI leaders participating to strengthen multinational collaborations.\n\nIn May 2026, Kinsey Oetjen, HR manager at SCALE AI, designed bi-monthly sessions on conflict resolution and feedback delivery, an approach that helped SCALE AI earn the 2025 St. Louis Business of the Year award, American City Business Journals reported.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}