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  • Research

    Why the Education City Stadium is Built to Last

    Professor Danyel Reiche, Visiting Associate Professor at Georgetown University in Qatar, on why the World Cup venue in the heart of Qatar Foundation’s environment in knowledge can set a new…

    Danyel Reiche
  • Research

    Georgetown’s Innovative EdTech Tools Ensure Learning Never Stops at QF

    At Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), ongoing strategic capacity building with educational technology and a growing suite of digital teaching tools allowed the QF partner to continue delivering its rigorous…

    GU-Q Seminar Room
  • Research

    Georgetown Arabic Culture Scholar at QF Pens Debut Novel on the Complexity of Palestinian Memory

    Author and scholar Omar Khalifah, an associate professor of Arabic literature and culture at Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), a QF partner, published his debut novel titled “The Sand Catcher”,…

    “The Sand Catcher”
  • Students

    At QF, the Hoyas for Others Program Brings Staff and Students Together for Community Building and Support

    Despite the great hardships caused by the ongoing global pandemic, the health crisis has also brought out the best in individuals, institutions, and communities. At GU-Q,  the crisis put the…

    Hoyas for Each Other Program
  • Research

    Dartmoor and the Origins of Prison Segregation

    Dr. Nicholas Guyatt, a Reader in North American History at the University of Cambridge, gave a public talk at GU-Q titled “Dartmoor Prison and the Origins of Carceral Segregation” where he presented his research for a forthcoming book on the early history of racial segregation policies in American penal systems.

  • Research

    Basic Income Could Virtually Eliminate Poverty in the UK at the Cost of 3.4% of the GDP, Says New Research from Georgetown

    A new study by QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), has found that the cost of a universal basic income (UBI) program large enough to virtually eliminate poverty in…

    Karl Widerquist
  • Research

    The US-Qatar Business Council Signs MoU with QF partner Georgetown

    Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), a QF partner, and the US-Qatar Business Council (USQBC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a collaborative educational partnership and to promote…

    Dean Ahmad Dallal and Sheikha Mayes bint Hamad bin Mohammed bin Jaber Al-Thani
  • Research

    GU-Q Arabic Professor Writes an Essential Arabic Reference Guide for Middle East Diplomacy

    A new book co-written by Yehia Mohamed, a professor of Arabic at GU-Q, and Elisabeth Kendall, a senior research fellow at the University of Oxford, offers Arabic language learners an…

    Yehia Mohamed
  • Admissions

    Georgetown’s Pre-College Summer Gives High School Students a Competitive Edge

    Despite the lockdowns and quarantines of the global pandemic, Qatar’s high school students were still able to prepare for their future college plans through Georgetown University in Qatar’s annual Pre-College…

    GU-Q Annual Pre-College Summer Program
  • Students

    New Student Orientation Prepares the Class of 2024 for a Return to Campus at QF

    Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) just launched a comprehensive New Student Orientation (NSO) that will run virtually July 12 through August 20  for the largest incoming cohort of first year…

    Virtual New Student Orientation