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Leading Scholars Join Georgetown Faculty to Bring Doha Students New Global Perspectives

29 September 2014

The summer heat has yet to melt into cooler autumn temperatures in Doha, but for students attending Education City campuses this fall semester, classes are already in full swing. Some…

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Georgetown and Silatech sign MOU for New Student Internship Opportunities

29 September 2014

Students attending Education City’s Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) will soon have the opportunity to earn school credit and gain professional experience through a newly launched internship program at Silatech,…

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Georgetown Guides Qatar’s High School Students to University Success with GPS

28 September 2014

On July 24, 40 high school students from 22 different area high schools in Qatar representing 15 different nationalities completed four weeks of intensive preparation for university life through Georgetown…

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Georgetown SFS-Q Students Sharpen Debating Skills over Contentious Topic

23 August 2014

Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Q) hosted a lively debate, as two teams of its students showed off their persuasive public speaking skills, arguing the case for…

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Lithuanian President Visits Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar

23 August 2014

President of the Republic of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė, visited Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar this week. In 1991, she completed a special course for senior executives at…

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Georgetown University Students Impress at Annual Qatar Debate Nationals Tournament

23 August 2014

Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service (SFS-Q) debating team geared up for the annual Qatar Debate Nationals Tournament as the incumbent, well-placed to retain the number one slot at Education…

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Non-Proliferation of N-weapons Conference Begins at SFS-Qatar

23 August 2014

Hans Blix, the former UN weapons inspector for Iraq, has warned at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Q) of the “grave danger” that regional uranium enrichment…

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Georgetown and Northwestern Announce Joint Program in Media and Politics

16 August 2014

In a signing ceremony with Dean Everette Dennis of Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) and Dean Gerd Nonneman of Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), the two deans inaugurated a new…

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Can the Alaska Model Work in Qatar?

15 August 2014

You may think that Qatar and Alaska have nothing in common. What could the sunny desert have in common with the northern snowy climes of Alaska? You might be surprised…

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Georgetown SFSQ Roundtable Brings Together British and Qatari Education Partners

15 August 2014

The British Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts, recently concluded a visit to Education City where he took part in a research roundtable organized by the British Council and…

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Georgetown SFS-Q Professor Amira Sonbol's New Book Gulf Women Details History of Arab Women

15 August 2014

With the publication of the groundbreaking book Gulf Women, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Q) Professor Amira Sonbol has continued her contribution to documenting the history and…

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Prof. Zayani Discussing The Recent Al Jazeera Acquisition

15 August 2014