Dawrat

Type of site

| Online education
Available in| Arabic
Founded| 2011 (2011)
URL| dawrat.com
Registration| Required
Current status| Active

Dawrat (Arabic: دورات, meaning Courses in English) is an educational platform for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) founded in 2011 and headquartered in Kuwait, it is aimed at students in the Middle East and North Africa.[1][2][3][4][5]

## History[edit]

Dawrat was founded in 2011 by Mohammad Al Suraye and Youssef Bonachi as a site where course organizers, instructors, colleges and educational institutes can create their own accounts, provide training courses and communicate with students.[6][7] As of 2022, the platform has more than 100,000 students and instructors,[8] and more than 10,000 courses in Arabic language.[1]

In 2014, Dawrat has offered 16.67% of its stake to those wishing to participate in the company’s crowdfunding process, after the number of visitors reached more than 1,000 visitors per day.[9]

In May 2015, Dawrat launched the Learn anytime anywhere initiative under the auspices of the Kuwaiti Ministry of State for Youth Affairs to provide online learning and training courses for graduate students.[10]

In December 2020, Dawrat entered into an agreement with the Kuwait College of Science and Technology to provide scientific content and technology-related training courses prepared by professors and assistant professors at the college.[11] In the same year, Dawrat cooperated with the Public Authority for Youth in Kuwait to provide 750 free courses for young trainees.[12][13]

In March 2021, Capital SBX and investor Farah Al Humaidhi funded Dawrat with an undisclosed amount and acquired 40% of the platform's shares.[14][15]

## Recognitions[edit]

In May 2015, the platform won the Kuwait eContent Award presented by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences.[16]

In January 2017, the founder of the platform, Mohammad Al Suraye, won the Kuwait Youth Excellence and Creativity Award in its first season for creating Dawrat and was honored by the former Emir of Kuwait, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.[17]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Kuwait-based educational tech startup Dawrat expands into Saudi Arabia". Arab News. 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
2. ^ "«دورات. كوم»... «السريع» في عالم التدريب - الراي". alraimedia.com. 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
3. ^ "Dawrat expands to KSA - Wamda". wamda.com. 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
4. ^ "الدورات التدريبية سوق تجاري مفتوح". alanba.com.kw. 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
5. ^ "اختتام فعاليات مؤتمر (المهندسون الشباب - قادة المستقبل)".
6. ^ "Dawrat.com... جميع الدورات التدريبية في موقع واحد". Alrai-media (in Arabic). 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
7. ^ "محمد السريع: موقع «دورات دوت كوم» يضم شرائح المجتمع كافة". alwatan.kuwait.tt. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
8. ^ Leon, Pamella de. "Kuwait-Headquartered Edtech Platform Dawrat Offers Courses And Workshops From Industry Experts". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
9. ^ "شركة "إس بي إكس كابيتال" والمصممة "فرح الحميضي" تستحوذان على 40 % من منصة "دورات" لتكنولوجيا التعليم - ومضة". Wamda (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-08-11.
10. ^ "دورات دوت كوم يكشف ماهية الدورات التدريبية ويطمح للعالمية". alanba.com.kw (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-08-11.
11. ^ "مذكرة تفاهم بين الكويت للعلوم والتكنولوجيا ومنصة دورات". alanba.com.kw (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-08-11.
12. ^ "هيئة الشباب الكويتية تطلق دورات تدريب متنوعة للشباب عبر الإنترنت".
13. ^ "هيئة الشباب الكويتية: تمكين الشباب وتنميتهم في مقدمة اهتماماتنا".
14. ^ "«SBX Capital» وفرح الحميضي تستحوذان على 40 في المئة من «دورات»". Alrai-media (in Arabic). 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
15. ^ "شركة "إس بي إكس كابيتال" والمصممة "فرح الحميضي" تستحوذان على 40 % من منصة "دورات" لتكنولوجيا التعليم - ومضة". Wamda (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-08-11.
16. ^ "التقدم العلمي تعلن فوز 25 مشروعا بجائزة الكويت الإلكترونية".
17. ^ "محمد السريع: جائزة الكويت للتميز حافز رئيس للإبداع". Alrai-media (in Arabic). 2017-01-08. Retrieved 2022-08-11.

## External links[edit]

* Official website