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  • Faculty

    The star problem: The tiny symbol distorting academic research and corrupting AI

    New research by Lamis Kattan shines light on bias in economics scholarship In economic research, a tiny statistical difference can have outsized consequences. Usually denoted with a star (or asterisks),…

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    GU-Q News

    The country His Highness saw coming

    Remembering His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the late Father Amir of Qatar When His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani arrived at Georgetown University in Qatar’s…

  • Alumni

    Five years on: what our alumni are doing now

    For two decades, Georgetown University in Qatar has served as a gateway to the world, producing graduates who are consistently sought after by leading institutions, from top consulting firms and…

  • GU-Q News

    Doha-based Hoyas welcome new Georgetown University president Eduardo Peñalver

    The Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) community is delighted to welcome President Eduardo M. Peñalver as he begins his tenure as the 49th President of Georgetown University. As President Peñalver…

  • GU-Q News

    How Pakistan brought Iran and the United States to the table — its ambassador to Qatar explains

    A rare interview with His Excellency Ambassador Muhammad Aamer, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Qatar, on diplomacy throughout the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran About two years ago, Iran and Pakistan looked like…

  • Students

    The unseen world of student workers 

    By Daphne Soriano When students come to Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), it’s usually to head to classes and study. But for a select group of students, they also come…

  • Alumni

    From corporate strategist to scholar: the academic journey of Al Jazi Al Thani

    Sheikha Al Jazi Faisal Al Thani (GU-Q’12) graduated cum laude from Georgetown University in Qatar with a major in Culture and Politics and a minor in Ethnographic Studies. She went…

  • GU-Q News

    POV: I grew up hearing stories from Nepal’s war. I couldn’t let them disappear

    Bimba Panthi is only a rising sophomore, but he’s already a published author. In Lungri, he shares personal stories from Nepal’s Maoist insurgency, a ten-year civil war from 1996 to…

  • Students

    The Laidlaw Scholars program allows GU-Q students to study cinema in Nigeria, peacekeeping in South Sudan, climate change in Kenya, and more 

    When one asks Georgetown University in Qatar students what they are doing over the summer, the answers are often more compelling than those of many other college students. Take Itiafa…

  • Faculty

    8 Faculty teams selected for inaugural DC-Doha research grants 

    Eight faculty-led projects have received funding through a new Georgetown initiative designed to deepen research collaboration between faculty in its Washington, DC, and Doha campuses. Georgetown launched the DC–Doha Collaborative…