Aspire Academy

Aspire Academy was established by an Emiri Decree, No. 16 of 2004, as an independent government-funded agency that reported directly to HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani through HH the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani. Later, an Emiri Decree – No.1 of 2008 – incorporated the Aspire Academy as a strategic business unit (SBU) into the new, parent organization of Aspire Zone Foundation.

Since its establishment in 2004, Aspire Academy is mandated to provide sports training and education to students with sporting potential, in an exceptional learning and sporting environment. The overall purpose is to have Qatari athletes that are well prepared in their sport, and academically, to meet the needs of the Qatari society and realize its aspirations in international sports competitions.

By 2020, we will be recognized as the world’s leading sports academy in the development of youth athletes. We will be a leading player in fitness, health and wellness education in Qatar.We develop well educated sports champions. We foster Qatar society realizing a healthy, active lifestyle.

Our values create the sense of purpose to ensure that we succeed as a world leading organization. We take immense pride in our values which are critical to Aspire's long term success. We are accountable for using and developing our individual and collective capabilities to achieve outstanding results both for the individual and for the community.

We work together collaboratively to achieve our strategy in a spirit of cooperation and support, valuing each other’s skills and contributions.We work together collaboratively to achieve our strategy in a spirit of cooperation and support, valuing each other’s skills and contributions.

We fulfill our responsibilities to be leaders in our professional discipline through the application of best practices in a scientific, caring and committed way. We build trust through loyalty, honesty, ethical standards and fairness. We never take advantage of a privileged position for personal gain. We honor sensitively the values, rights and needs of others and embrace the diversity provided by each individual, irrespective of culture, orientation, race, class or gender. We constantly research, create and develop new solutions to deliver outstanding results for our student-athletes, partners and society.