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Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013

Georgetown students’ Migrant Research tapped by international NGO

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 labor would be used by an international NGO to train pre-migrants and migrant families left behind. Georgetown alumnus Aakash Jayaprakash was extremely happy to see the culmination of their work when he...

Qatar Finance and Business Academy signs MoU with four leading universities in Qatar

Qatar Finance and Business Academy signs MoU with four leading universities in Qatar
Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA), the country’s top financial services training provider, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at its West Bay headquarters, with four of the top educational providers in Qatar as part of its ongoing Kawader initiative which was unveiled last month. Kawader is QFBA’s unique initiative which targets Qatari students attending...

Qatar Financial and Business Academy introduces ‘Kawader’ project to three universities

Qatar Financial and Business Academy introduces ‘Kawader’ project to three universities
Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA), the country’s top financial services training provider, has unveiled its new ‘Kawader’ programme by holding information sessions at three university campuses. These information sessions took place at Stenden University Qatar, Qatar University and also at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar. The sessions were...

Staff at MOFA Diplomatic Institute train with Georgetown

Staff at MOFA Diplomatic Institute train with Georgetown
Employees of the Diplomatic Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) participated in an exclusive five-day International Relations course provided by Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Qatar (GU-Q). 48 employees representing departments of the Ministry as well as the Emiri Diwan gathered to learn about contemporary issues facing today’s diplomatic...

Promoting Academic Integrity at Hamad bin Khalifa University and its partners

Promoting Academic Integrity at Hamad bin Khalifa University and its partners
One of the core values of leading universities throughout the world is academic integrity. With higher education opportunity spreading throughout the Gulf region, Asia, Africa, and elsewhere, many educational leadership have undertaken efforts to make sure that students understand how important academic integrity is. Without a shared understanding and commitment to academic integrity...

HBKU honours six students for their commitment to excellence

HBKU honours six students for their commitment to excellence
Hamad bin Khalifa University granted six exceptional students the ‘President’s Award’ on Saturday in recognition of their academic excellence and commitment to making a difference both on campus and within the wider community. The six winners from HBKU partner universities were honoured for their exceptional academic, service leadership and professional achievements during a...

Economist Professor Oded Stark joins Georgetown in Qatar

Economist Professor Oded Stark joins Georgetown in Qatar
The Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Q) is exceptionally pleased to announce that as of January 2013 prominent economist Professor Oded Stark has joined its community as Distinguished Research Scholar. As member of the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the University of Warsaw, Stark received his home institution’s highest academic honor, the Doctor...

Distinguished economist joins Georgetown in Qatar

Distinguished economist joins Georgetown in Qatar
The Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Q) is exceptionally pleased to announce that as of January 2013 prominent economist Professor Oded Stark has joined its community as Distinguished Research Scholar. As member of the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the University of Warsaw, Stark received his home institution’s highest academic honor, the Doctor...

Up Close and Personal: Georgetown students study conflict resolution in Rwanda

Up Close and Personal: Georgetown students study conflict resolution in Rwanda
Rwanda, a country scarred by invasion, war, genocide, and a country that is now in a state of reconciliation, justice, and renewal, was the destination of 15 Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Q) students as they embarked on a recent eight-day Zones of Conflict/Zones of Peace (ZCZP) learning trip. Before landing in Rwanda’s capital, SFS-Q students prepared...

Georgetown in Qatar students receive top honors

Georgetown in Qatar students receive top honors
On April 1st, 105 students were announced as Dean’s Honors recipients at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar’s (SFS-Q) annual Dean’s Honors Dinner. Hosted by SFS-Q Dean Gerd Nonneman and held at the Georgetown building in Education City, this event is a Georgetown tradition that celebrates the hard work of dedicated students who have excelled in their...

Georgetown Debates: GU-Q invites Doha to attend faculty and student debate

Georgetown Debates: GU-Q invites Doha to attend faculty and student debate
University students and professors from Georgetown Qatar (GU-Q) and Qatar University will be teaming up for a public debate this Wednesday, the 10th of April, at 6:00 PM, hosted by GU-Q at their Education City campus. The topic of the debate will be the Rising Power of China, with one team defending the claim that China’s rise to power will pose a serious challenge to U.S. global...

At SFSQ technology and learning go hand-in-hand

At SFSQ technology and learning go hand-in-hand
Imagine drawing a graph with your finger and applying a voiceover to explain an economic concept. The possibilities with that kind of technology, available through applications for the iPad, are what’s driving Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Q) Office of Academic Services (OAS) to explore and use current technology to help Georgetown students achieve...