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  • Georgetown Students Confront Economic Assumptions in Community Engagement Program Trip to Vietnam
    Students

    Georgetown Students Confront Economic Assumptions in Community Engagement Program Trip to Vietnam

    For 10 students at Georgetown University in Qatar, the academic study of economics, history, finance, and culture took a decisively personal turn, with a recent trip to Vietnam as part…

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    Alumni

    Development Pros Sharpen Skills at Georgetown in Qatar

    “Facts and figures,” declared Dr. Khalid Ali Al-Quradaghi. “Providing scientific ways to measure the impact evaluation, that’s what a successful development program is based on.” Dr. Al-Quradaghi is the Director…

  • Foreign Investment Tops Commerce Leader's Talk at Georgetown in Qatar
    Alumni

    Foreign Investment Tops Commerce Leader’s Talk at Georgetown in Qatar

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s David Chavern spoke about foreign investment in the U.S. during a recent talk at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Qatar (GU-Q). Chavern, who…

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    Georgetown Students’ Migrant Research Tapped by International NGO

    Three years ago, when six Georgetown students teamed up with their professor to design a financial literacy curriculum for migrant workers, little did they know that the fruits of their…

  • 'Barefoot in Baghdad' Author in Doha for Book Reading
    Alumni

    ‘Barefoot in Baghdad’ Author in Doha for Book Reading

    Georgetown University in Qatar will host international activist and author Manal Omar in an enthralling lecture and book reading on June 10 at 6:00 pm. The evening is being hosted…

  • Georgetown Professor Wins Prestigious Social Sciences Award
    Alumni

    Georgetown Professor Wins Prestigious Social Sciences Award

    Steven Ward, visiting assistant professor at Georgetown in Qatar, has been awarded the 2012 Harold N. Glassman Dissertation Award in the Social Sciences. Ward’s dissertation title is Status Immobility and…

  • Al-Johara Hassan Ahmed Al-Thani Receives Gold Award
    Alumni

    Al-Johara Hassan Ahmed Al-Thani Receives Gold Award

    Georgetown alumna Al-Johara Hassan Ahmed Al-Thani (SFS-Q’12) received the Outstanding University Graduates Gold Award at the recent Education Excellence Day ceremony. Al-Thani was a Culture and Politics major who graduated…

  • Georgetown Executive Training Opportunity to Boost Effectiveness and Assess Impact of Social Programs
    Alumni

    Georgetown Executive Training Opportunity to Boost Effectiveness and Assess Impact of Social Programs

    A new comprehensive executive training course called the Executive Education on Impact Evaluation is being offered by Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) in partnership with the Innovation for Poverty Action…

  • Staff at MOFA Diplomatic Institute Train with Georgetown
    Alumni

    Staff at MOFA Diplomatic Institute Train with Georgetown

    Employees of the Diplomatic Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) participated in an exclusive five-day International Relations course provided by Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Qatar…

  • Georgetown Student Wins HBKU Student Leader of the Year
    Students

    Georgetown Student Wins HBKU Student Leader of the Year

    “Know when to lead from behind.” That’s Indeewaree Thotawattage’s advice. The Georgetown student is this year’s recipient of the HBKU Student Leader of the Year award. HBKU, also known as…