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  • Students

    Virtual 2021 Commencement Ceremony Celebrates 71 Seniors

    QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) recognized 71 students, including 53 women and 18 men, at a virtual commencement ceremony attended by dignitaries, friends, and families on Saturday, May…

  • Students

    Outstanding Seniors Will Leave a Lasting Legacy in Their Communities

    Across Qatar Foundation, senior students from branch campuses of partner universities are preparing to receive their diplomas. For the graduating Class of 2021 at QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar…

  • Students

    Graduates Plan for an Impactful Future in International Affairs

    The Class of 2021 at QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) is preparing to take the next steps on the education journey. Making a lasting impact in the classroom…

  • Everyday Energy Approaches to Lived Experience Webinar
    Research

    CIRS Launches Its Newly-Formed Energy Humanities Research Initiative

    With the aim of contributing to new thinking about the impact and future of fossil fuels, the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) launched its newly-formed Energy Humanities research initiative with a public webinar titled “Everyday Energy: Approaches to Lived Experience.” The event featured leading experts in the field of Energy Humanities, a rapidly emerging field of study in the humanities and social sciences that examines the connections between energy and society.

  • Students

    Georgetown Debate Team Named Qatar Universities Debate League and Nationals Champions

    In a clean sweep of the country’s college-level debate circuit, QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar’s (GU-Q) student debate team has been crowned winner of both the Qatar Universities Debate League (QUDL) and Qatar Universities Nationals Debate Tournament for the 2020-2021 season, as well as clinching the Best Speaker Award at both events and several other awards. 

  • Dean Ahmad Dallal
    Students

    Georgetown Students Garner Honors for Academic Success

    More than 150 students at QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) have been recognized for their high academic achievement during the Spring 2020 and Fall 2020 semesters with the…

  • Students

    USAID Executive Gives Georgetown Students Insights into the Politics of Aid in Joint Event with Education Above All

    An ongoing collaboration between QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) and Education Above All (EAA) resulted in a unique classroom experience for GU-Q students, and the opportunity to learn…

  • Students

    Annual GU-Q Crisis Simulation Tackles Crisis in Libya

    At QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), 35 students took part in the annual Crisis Simulation diplomacy exercise, which allows participants to practice the intensive, multi-party negotiations required to…

  • Professor Firat Oruc, GUQ
    Research

    Georgetown Scholar Publishes Research on the Early History of Cinema in the Gulf

    The early history of cinema in the Gulf region is the focus of newly published research by Assistant Professor Firat Oruc at GU-Q, a QF partner, titled “Petrocolonial Circulations and…

  • Prof. Edward Kolla
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    GU-Q Scholar Shares the Surprising Story of the Passport at Webinar

    The surprising story of the modern passport, the world’s most recognizable document, was the focus of a Faculty Fellow talk by Dr. Edward Kolla, Associate Professor of History at QF…