GU-Q News
A Look Back at Our 20th Anniversary Year
It was a historic year for Georgetown University in Qatar as we celebrated our 20th year of partnership with Qatar Foundation. As we conclude the year, we pause to look…
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GU-Q News
“I Don't Wear Ties; I Hope You Are Not Disappointed”: Albania’s PM Charms GU-Q Students with Unfiltered Advice and a Call for More Albanians at Georgetown
In a wide-ranging and delightfully off-script conversation at Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), Albanian Prime Minister HE Edi Rama blended humor with practical yet unconventional guidance for the next generation…
Alumni, GU-Q News
Ever Joined A GMUN Conference? You Have Jibin Koshy to Thank
Meet Jibin Koshy, Alumnus and MUN Maestro Few events at Georgetown University in Qatar are as widely anticipated as the Georgetown Model United Nations (GMUN), which this fall brings…
GU-Q News
From Mosque to Home: Discovering the Hidden Wonders of Islamic Architecture, Design, and Artisanship
Throughout centuries, the human search for divinity has assumed different forms, from holy scriptures to poetry and art, finding its most tangible shape in architecture. Islamic architecture is a particularly…
Alumni, Faculty, GU-Q News
GU-Q’s Contribution to Values-Centered Dialogue at WISE Humanity.IO
The energy surrounding this year’s WISE Humanity.IO Summit began days before the opening session, as Georgetown University in Qatar’s atrium filled with students visiting WISE sign-up booths, and preparing to…
GU-Q News
Talk and Cultural Festival Featuring Japanese Ambassador to Qatar Draws Crowds
It may have been a formal Ambassador Speaker Series event featuring Japan’s Ambassador to Qatar detailing the history of Japanese-Qatari diplomatic ties, but Georgetown University in Qatar transformed it into…
GU-Q News, Students
"We Have the Talent and Resources": GU-Q Builds Platform for Unmediated Global Dialogue
When acclaimed author Pankaj Mishra stepped onto the GU-Q campus for conversations with Writer-in-Residence Kamila Shamsie, he opened with a confession: “It’s fantastic to find myself far away from what…
Alumni, GU-Q News
GU-Q Announces Fatima Yunusa as Third Alumna in Five Years to Receive Prestigious Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University
Class of 2024 Georgetown University in Qatar graduate Fatima Yunusa (SFS’24), has won the 2026 Rhodes Scholarship — the world’s oldest and most competitive international scholarship. A Nigerian development practitioner,…
GU-Q News, Students
Transforming not Translating: GU-Q’s Approach to Global Education, and Why it is Hosting the Next Georgetown Global Dialogue
When Dean Safwan Masri opened the second day of Georgetown Global Dialogues (GGD) in Barcelona with Homer’s Iliad, he was demonstrating what Georgetown University in Qatar brings to global conversations:…
GU-Q News, Students
Leading Under Fire: Georgetown Qatar Global Diplomacy Masterclass in Session
When during the first week of November world leaders arrived in Doha for the Second World Summit for Social Development, the ideals of human-centered development and global solidarity weren’t just…
Faculty Awards, GU-Q News
“Socialpreneur,” Comedian, Model, and Activist Nawaal Akram Takes on Georgetown Qatar
When Nawaal Akram (SFS’29) rolls into a room in her high heels, latte in hand, she brings with her a mix of humor, purpose, and unstoppable determination. A comedian, model,…
GU-Q News, Indian Ocean, Students
Two Campuses, One Island: Georgetown's Global Education in Action
The UNESCO World Heritage sites were incredible. The museum collections, world-class. But Lucas Solomon’s favorite memory from Mauritius? Hours on bicycles with friends from both Georgetown campuses, stopping to talk…
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