--- title: "Education City, Doha — Class A submarket" description: "Academic and R&D campus." canonical: https://classa.info/cities/doha/education-city pageType: neighborhood lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)." --- > Education City is a established-tier Class A submarket of Doha with average asking rent around QAR 1,400/sqm/yr · ≈ $35.8 PSF/yr USD. ## TL;DR - Academic and R&D campus. - Established tier — ~QAR 1,400/sqm/yr. - Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. # Education City, Doha — Class A submarket *Academic and R&D campus.* · Tier: established · Avg rent: QAR 1,400/sqm/yr · ≈ $35.8 PSF/yr USD ## TL;DR - Academic and R&D campus. - Established tier — ~QAR 1,400/sqm/yr. - Active [Class A](/glossary/class-a) leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. ## Overview Education City in Al Rayyan anchors Qatar Foundation's academic and R&D campus — multiple international university branches and growing R&D tenant base. ## Tenant profile Education, research, healthcare (Sidra Medicine), think tanks. ## Typical specification 15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common. ## Transit Education City (Metro Green Line), Qatar University (Metro Red Line). Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment. ## Amenities Qatar National Library, Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art. ## Comparable buildings - **Qatar Foundation HQ** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Qatar%20Foundation%20HQ%2C%20Education%20City%2C%20Al%20Rayyan%2C%20Education%20City%2C%20Doha%2C%20Qatar&query_place_id=ChIJUQ6aTAfcRT4R0eGZsAmn3b4) - **Qatar Science & Technology Park** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Qatar%20Science%20%26%20Technology%20Park%2C%20Education%20City%2C%20Al%20Rayyan%2C%20Education%20City%2C%20Doha%2C%20Qatar&query_place_id=ChIJQ4KISBvcRT4RJTufWMWRmck) - **Sidra Medicine Office** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Sidra%20Medicine%20Office%2C%20Education%20City%2C%20Al%20Rayyan%2C%20Education%20City%2C%20Doha%2C%20Qatar&query_place_id=ChIJxT3dzA7cRT4RojBko_liZk8) ## Where Education City sits in Doha Education City is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Doha, classified as established tier with an average asking rent around QAR 1,400/sqm/yr · ≈ $35.8 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Doha Class A stock, Education City typically attracts Education, research, healthcare (Sidra Medicine), think tanks and competes most directly with the city's other established submarkets on building specification, transit access, and [amenitisation](/glossary/amenitisation). Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Education City: [West Bay](/cities/doha/west-bay), [Lusail Marina](/cities/doha/lusail-marina), [Msheireb Downtown](/cities/doha/msheireb-downtown), [The Pearl-Qatar](/cities/doha/the-pearl-qatar). The full Doha submarket atlas is at [/cities/doha](/cities/doha). ## Topic deep-dives for Education City For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Education City, the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket: - [Education City — ](/cities/doha/education-city/rents-and-availability) - [Education City — ](/cities/doha/education-city/tenant-profile) - [Education City — ](/cities/doha/education-city/transit-and-commute) - [Education City — ](/cities/doha/education-city/amenity-and-lifestyle) - [Education City — ](/cities/doha/education-city/trophy-and-comparables) - [Education City — ](/cities/doha/education-city/fit-out-and-spec) ## Related glossary Terminology specific to Doha Class A leasing and to the established tier: [Class A](/glossary/class-a), [Trophy asset](/glossary/trophy-asset), [Effective rent](/glossary/effective-rent), [Concession package](/glossary/concession-package), [TI allowance](/glossary/ti-allowance), [Submarket tier](/glossary/submarket-tier). ## Editorial provenance Reviewed by [**Samuel Okafor**](/about/authors/samuel-okafor) — EMEA contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our [methodology](/about/methodology) and [editorial standards](/about/editorial-standards). ### Primary sources for this page - [CBRE Marketview reports](https://www.cbre.com/insights) — CBRE - [JLL Office Insight](https://www.jll.com/en/trends-and-insights) — JLL - [Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat](https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights) — Cushman & Wakefield - [Savills World Research](https://www.savills.com/research_articles/) — Savills - [Colliers Global Office Outlook](https://www.colliers.com/en/research) — Colliers [Full sources index](/about/sources) · [Submit a correction](/about/corrections) ## Related topics - [**Class A Lease Negotiation**](/topics/class-a-lease-negotiation) — How to negotiate a Class A office lease — the playbook from LOI to signed deal. - [**Hybrid Workplace Strategy**](/topics/hybrid-workplace-strategy) — How to size, structure, and lease a Class A office for a hybrid workforce. - [**ESG / LEED for Tenants**](/topics/esg-leed-tenants) — How tenants evaluate, negotiate, and report on ESG performance in a Class A office lease. - [**Cross-border Expansion**](/topics/cross-border-expansion) — How to run a coordinated Class A office search across multiple geographies. - [**Fit-out Capex**](/topics/fit-out-capex) — How to budget, sequence, and govern Class A office [fit-out](/topics/fit-out-capex)">fit-out capex. - [**Lease vs Flex**](/topics/lease-vs-flex) — When premium flex (coworking, [managed office](/glossary/managed-office)) beats a conventional Class A lease — and vice versa. --- Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/doha/education-city), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.