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  • Students

    A Georgetown Education Opens Doors for Student

    Bilal Shakir is an International Economics major at Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q). He’s only been a University student for two years but he’s packed a lot of learning and…

    A Georgetown Education Opens Doors for Student
  • Students

    Georgetown Students Take on the Arab Spring

    The term ‘Arab Spring’ has been examined and scrutinized countless times following the 2011 uprisings in Tunisia that triggered a wave of unrest throughout the region. For over 70 Georgetown…

    Georgetown Students Take on the Arab Spring
  • Students

    MOU Enables Georgetown Students to Hone Policy Skills with Brookings Doha

    Thanks to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in June, the Brookings Doha Center (BDC) will reserve one or more internships per semester for qualified Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q)…

    MOU Enables Georgetown Students to Hone Policy Skills with Brookings Doha
  • 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…

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

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  • 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…

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

    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…

  • 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…

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

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

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