VCUarts Qatar is the Qatar campus of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Richmond, Virginia. It was established in 1998 through a partnership with Qatar Foundation and was the first university to open its doors in Education City. The contract was renewed in July 2012 and goes through July 2022. VCUarts Qatar provides students the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design, Interior Design, Fashion Design, Art History, or Painting and Printmaking and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Design Studies. As part of the contract, VCU is not allowed to open any other degree-granting arts or design programs in other Middle Eastern countries.