Georgetown University in Qatar
{{Short description|Campus of the Walsh School of Foreign Service in Doha's Education City}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Georgetown University in Qatar
| native_name = جامعة جورجتاون في قطر
| former_names = Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (2005–2015)
| image =
| image_size = 150px
| caption = Seal of Georgetown University
| motto = Utraque Unum
("Both into One")From the Epistle to the Ephesians 2:14. See [http://traditions.georgetown.edu/seal/ official explanation] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609041925/http://traditions.georgetown.edu/seal/ |date=2010-06-09 }}. [http://php.ug.cs.usyd.edu.au/~jnot4610/bibref.php?book=%20Ephesians&verse=2:14&src=! Other translations available] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113180042/http://php.ug.cs.usyd.edu.au/~jnot4610/bibref.php?book=%20Ephesians&verse=2:14&src=! |date=2009-01-13 }}.
| established = August 31, 2005
| campus = Urban
| address =
| city = Education City
| country = Qatar
| coor = {{coord|25|18|56|N|51|26|5|E|region:QA_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| affiliation = Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
| type = Satellite campus of Georgetown University
| president = John J. DeGioia
| dean = Safwan M. Masri{{cite press release|url=https://www.georgetown.edu/news/global-academic-leader-and-professor-appointed-dean-of-georgetown-university-in-qatar/ |title=Global Academic Leader and Professor Appointed Dean of Georgetown University in Qatar |publisher=Georgetown University |date=April 26, 2022}}
| undergrad = 433{{Cite web|url=https://www.qatar.georgetown.edu/academics/programs/|title = Programs}}
| faculty = 66{{Cite web|url=https://qatar.sfs.georgetown.edu/faculty/|title = Resources for Faculty}}
| colors = {{color box|#001e4c}}{{color box|#9c918b}} Blue and gray
| sports_nickname = Hoyas
| website = {{URL | https://www.qatar.georgetown.edu/}}
| logo =
| parent = Georgetown University
| campus_size =
| language = English
| free_label = Newspaper
| free = The Georgetown Gazette
| mascot = Jack the Bulldog
| motto_lang = Latin
}}
Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) is a campus of Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.) in Education City, Doha, Qatar. It is one of Georgetown University's eleven undergraduate and graduate schools,{{Cite web|url=https://www.georgetown.edu/academics/our-schools|title=Our Schools|website=www.georgetown.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-09-21}} and is supported by a partnership between Qatar Foundation and Georgetown University.
In 2015, the university broadened its remit to include executive and professional education and custom training programs, in addition to the primary Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service degree. It rebranded to Georgetown University in Qatar (previously Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar or SFS-Q) to reflect the broadening of its remit.
History and background
In 2002, Georgetown University studied the feasibility of opening a campus of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in Qatar in October 2002 and joined four other U.S. universities in opening a campus in Education City in 2005. Former U.S. Ambassador to Qatar, Patrick N. Theros called it "the most important development in American higher education in the twenty-first century."{{cite book |last=Schiwietz |first=Christine |title=America's Higher Education Goes Global |date=2022-06-07 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Americas-Higher-Education-Goes-Global/dp/154452966X}}
Since 2005, the campus became the home to the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS), GU-Q's premier research institute, which focuses on issues facing the Middle East and broader Asian region.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-19 |title=Center for International and Regional Studies |url=https://cirs.qatar.georgetown.edu/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Georgetown University in Qatar |language=en-US}}
In April 2021, Georgetown University has appointed Safwan M. Masri, professor at Columbia University, Executive Vice President of Columbia Global Centers, as the new dean of Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q).{{Cite web |date=2022-10-05 |title=A Celebratory Reception Welcomes New Dean, Dr. Safwan M. Masri |url=https://www.qatar.georgetown.edu/new-dean-of-georgetown-university-begins-tenure-at-the-qatar-foundation-partner/ |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Georgetown University in Qatar |language=en-US}}
In September 2023, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War, former Iraqi President Dr. Barham Salih attended and delivered a speech at an academic conference organized by GU-Q.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-14 |title=Landmark Conference Marks 20th Anniversary of Iraq War with High-Level Dialogue on Global Diplomacy |url=https://www.qatar.georgetown.edu/landmark-conference-marks-20th-anniversary-of-iraq-war-with-high-level-dialogue-on-global-diplomacy/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Georgetown University in Qatar |language=en-US}}
GU-Q has trained two Rhodes Scholars, namely Khansa Maria (Class of 2021), who won the award in 2020, and Asma Shakeel (Class of 2024), who won the award in 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-02 |title=Asma Shakeel Wins 2024 Rhodes Scholarship |url=https://www.qatar.georgetown.edu/third-georgetown-student-wins-2024-rhodes-scholarship/ |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Georgetown University in Qatar |language=en-US}}
Academics and admissions
= Undergraduate programs =
Georgetown offers a four-year Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service (BSFS), with four majors within the program, the curriculum and course materials of which are identical to those offered at Georgetown's main campus in Washington D.C:{{Cite web|url=https://www.qatar.georgetown.edu/programs/bachelor-science-foreign-service-bsfs-degree-program|title=Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service (BSFS) Degree Program|date=2018-07-29|website=Georgetown University in Qatar|language=en|access-date=2019-09-21}}
- Culture and Politics (CULP)
- International Economics (IECO)
- International History (IHIST)
- International Politics (IPOL)
Georgetown University in Qatar also offers three certificate options:
- The Certificate in American Studies
- The Certificate in Arab and Regional Studies
- The Certificate in Media and Politics, opened in partnership with Northwestern University in Qatar
Additionally, GU-Q offers three minors:
- Africana Studies Minor
- Arabic Language Program and Minor
- Indian Ocean Studies Minor
= Executive and Professional programs =
Georgetown University in Qatar offers three executive master's programs:{{Cite web |title=Professional Development |url=https://ar2022.qatar.georgetown.edu/professional-development/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=Annual Report 2021-2022 |language=en-US}}
- Executive Master's in Diplomacy and International Affairs (EMDIA)
- International Executive Master's in Emergency and Disaster Management (IEDM)
- Executive Master's in Leadership-Qatar (EML-Q)
GU-Q also offers custom designed certificates, including programs on Public-Private Partnerships and Strategic Leadership Development.
Current students and graduates of GU-Q will be offered special accelerated program considerations to enroll at Georgetown University's graduate professional schools and programs.
= Admissions =
File:LAS Building at Education City.jpg
Georgetown University in Qatar has an acceptance rate of 20% for the Class of 2027. Its yield rate is unknown.{{Cite web |title=Annual Report 2021-2022 |url=https://ar2022.qatar.georgetown.edu/academic-excellence/#admissions |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=Georgetown University in Qatar |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Belinda |date=2023-08-30 |title=Georgetown’s Qatar campus: a cultural exchange and a bid for soft power |url=https://georgetownvoice.com/2023/08/30/georgetowns-qatar-campus-a-cultural-exchange-and-a-bid-for-soft-power/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=The Georgetown Voice |language=en}} The university is need-blind.{{cite web |title=Admissions |url=https://www.qatar.georgetown.edu/admissions/ |publisher=Georgetown University in Qatar |access-date=4 May 2023}}
Research and faculty
The Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) sponsors studies of regional and international significance, including research initiatives in the areas of international relations, political economy, and domestic politics of the Persian Gulf.
Past and current research projects{{Cite news|url=https://qatar.sfs.georgetown.edu/research/faculty-research|title=Faculty Research|date=2014-07-07|newspaper=Georgetown University - School of Foreign Service in Qatar|access-date=2016-11-16}} have included the study of Islamic bioethics, skills training for migrant workers, food security in Qatar, Arabic language pedagogy for heritage learners, and the history of women in Persian Gulf countries, among many other topics. Funding sources are available both within GU-Q and from external funding bodies.
GU-Q students formed the Middle Eastern Studies Association (MESSA){{Cite news|url=https://qatar.sfs.georgetown.edu/messa-middle-eastern-studies-students-association|title=MESSA - Middle Eastern Studies Students Association|date=2012-02-01|newspaper=Georgetown University - School of Foreign Service in Qatar|access-date=2016-11-16|archive-date=2017-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703131325/https://qatar.sfs.georgetown.edu/messa-middle-eastern-studies-students-association|url-status=dead}} in 2012 as a forum for organizing an annual global conference to showcase undergraduate research in the social sciences and humanities. The conference is also fully organized by GU-Q students who consult extensively with a faculty board to help select papers for presentation and to peer review papers for possible publication in the annual Journal of the Georgetown University in Qatar Middle Eastern Studies Student Association. This journal is the first peer-reviewed scholarly journal run by students in Qatar.{{Citation needed|date=May 2018}}
GU-Q students have access to research grants funded by the Qatar National Research Fund Undergraduate Research Experience Program (QNRF-UREP){{Cite news|url=https://qatar.sfs.georgetown.edu/research/student-research/urep|title=UREP|date=2014-07-07|newspaper=Georgetown University - School of Foreign Service in Qatar|access-date=2016-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628000040/https://qatar.sfs.georgetown.edu/research/student-research/urep|archive-date=2017-06-28|url-status=dead}} for research projects with topics that are relevant to Qatar's national development.
= Notable Faculty =
In 2022, GU-Q faculty numbered 66,{{Cite news |date=2015-12-03 |title=Meet Our Faculty |url=https://qatar.sfs.georgetown.edu/faculty/meet-our-faculty |access-date=2016-11-16 |newspaper=Georgetown University - School of Foreign Service in Qatar |archive-date=2017-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628023404/https://qatar.sfs.georgetown.edu/faculty/meet-our-faculty |url-status=dead }} which includes both teaching and research staff.
- Gerd Nonneman, Chair of International Politics, Professor of International Relations and Gulf Studies
- Patrick Laude, French theologian and philosopher, Professor of Theology
- Ian Almond, Professor of World Literature
- Karl Widerquist, Professor of Philosophy
- Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf, Professor of Anthropology
- Androulla Kaminara, Distinguished-Diplomat-in-Residence, First female European Union (EU) Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Maurice Jackson, American historian and visual artist, Visiting Associate Professor of History
= GU-Q Publications =
- Basic Income Studies
- HAWWA: Journal of Women in the Middle East and the Islamic World
- Journal of Arabian Studies
- Monsoon
- The Muslim World{{Cite web |date=2024-04-02 |title=Publications |url=https://www.qatar.georgetown.edu/research/publications/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Georgetown University in Qatar |language=en-US}}
Campus
{{main|Education City}}
File:Entrance to Georgetown University in Education City.jpg
The Georgetown University in Qatar building{{Cite news|url=https://qatar.sfs.georgetown.edu/campus-life/services/facilities|title=Facilities|date=2014-07-07|newspaper=Georgetown University - School of Foreign Service in Qatar|access-date=2016-11-16|archive-date=2017-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628083049/https://qatar.sfs.georgetown.edu/campus-life/services/facilities|url-status=dead}} in Education City was inaugurated in February 2011. The purpose-built 360,000-square-foot (33,000 m2) building features a three-story high atrium, an auditorium with a seating capacity for 300 people and 14 classrooms and lecture halls. It includes offices, classrooms, a library and other facilities for more than 200 undergraduate and graduate students. The facility was designed by Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta.
GU-Q's office in Washington, D.C. is located at the Leavey Center at Georgetown University.{{Cite web |title=Contact Us |url=https://www.qatar.georgetown.edu/about/contact-us/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Georgetown University in Qatar |language=en-US}}File:Georgetown University campus from the Key Bridge 2006.jpg
= James Reardon-Anderson Memorial Library =
The James Reardon-Anderson Library was the largest library in Qatar before the Qatar National Library was built. The library is one of nine Georgetown University libraries. The library offers online access to more than 2 million scholarly resources and an intercampus loans service with Georgetown's library services in Washington DC. There is also an interlibrary loans services agreement with other universities on the Education City campus and with Qatar University. The Library houses over 90,000 books,{{Cite web|url=http://www.library.georgetown.edu/qatar/collections|title=Collections & Gifts {{!}} Georgetown University Qatar Library|website=www.library.georgetown.edu|access-date=2016-11-16}} and over 6,000 multimedia items.{{Cite web |title=All Georgetown University Libraries {{!}} Georgetown University Library |url=https://library.georgetown.edu/libraries |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=library.georgetown.edu}} The Library space is open to the public. As of 2016, over 650,000 members of the GU-Q community and the general public have visited the library since 2005.
In honor of its founding dean James Reardon-Anderson, the GU-Q Library was officially renamed the James Reardon-Anderson Memorial Library in 2023.{{Cite web |title=James Reardon-Anderson Obituary (2022) - Washington, DC - The Washington Post |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/james-reardon-anderson-obituary?id=38299780 |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Legacy.com}}
Student life
= Student organizations =
About 25{{Cite news|url=https://qatar.sfs.georgetown.edu/campus-life/activities/student-organizations/clubs-and-organizations|title=Clubs and Organizations|date=2014-07-07|newspaper=Georgetown University - School of Foreign Service in Qatar|access-date=2016-11-16|archive-date=2017-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628064139/https://qatar.sfs.georgetown.edu/campus-life/activities/student-organizations/clubs-and-organizations|url-status=dead}} student organizations exist on the school's campus. Student organizations include [https://georgetowngazette.com The Georgetown Gazette], Brainfood, the Women's Society and Development Club, Amal, Hoya Empowerment and Learning Program (HELP), Model United Nations, Photography Club, Senior Class Committee, Performing Arts Club, Fencing Club, The Free Society, Georgetown Business Society (GBS), Students for Justice in Palestine (GUQ-SJP), Southeast and East Asian Student Association (SEA), and the Georgetown Investment Association (GIA). Funding for student organizations comes from the Student Activities Commission (SAC) while the student body as a whole is represented by the Student Government Association (SGA).{{Cite web |title=Student Government Association (SGA) |url=https://www.qatar.georgetown.edu/campus-life/student-life/student-organizations/student-government-association-sga/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=Georgetown University in Qatar |language=en-US}}
Student development
= Study abroad experience =
There are 213 study abroad programs in 57 countries available to GU-Q students, GU-Q students usually choose to study abroad for one or two semesters at Georgetown's main campus in DC, Villa Le Balze, or other partnering institutions with the Georgetown main campus.{{Cite web |title=Study Abroad |url=https://www.qatar.georgetown.edu/academics/experiential-learning/study-abroad/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Georgetown University in Qatar |language=en-US}}
= Zones of Conflict, Zones of Peace =
Zones of Conflict, Zones of Peace (ZCZP) is one of GU-Q’s academic program, aiming to lead students to explore areas of the world that have been involved in political and military conflicts every semester. Previous destinations include Nepal, China, Spain, Finland, Japan, the United States, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Germany, Rwanda, Cambodia, Palestine, Jordan and other countries and regions.{{Cite web |title=Experiential Learning |url=https://www.qatar.georgetown.edu/academics/experiential-learning/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Georgetown University in Qatar |language=en-US}}
List of deans
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! scope="col" | Name ! scope="col" | Years ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Refh}} |
|---|
| align="center" |1
! scope="row" |{{sortname|James|Reardon-Anderson}} | align="center" |2005–2009 | |
| align="center" | -
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Mehran|Kamrava|nolink=1}} | align="center" |2009–2011 |Interim dean | align="center" |{{Cite news |last=Byrne |first=Mariah |date=May 25, 2011 |title=University Selects New SFS-Q Dean |url=https://thehoya.com/university-selects-new-sfs-q-dean/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010175833/https://thehoya.com/university-selects-new-sfs-q-dean/ |archive-date=October 10, 2022 |access-date=October 10, 2022 |work=The Hoya}} |
| align="center" |2
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Gerd|Nonneman}} | align="center" |2011–2016 | |
| align="center" |3
! scope="row" |{{sortname|James|Reardon-Anderson}} | align="center" |2016–2017 | |
| align="center" |4
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Ahmad S.|Dallal}} | align="center" |2017–2021 | |
| align="center" | -
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Clyde|Wilcox|nolink=1}} | align="center" | 2021–2022 | align="center" | Interim dean |
| align="center" |5
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Safwan M.|Masri}} | align="center" |2022–{{sort|{{currentyear}}|present}} | |
Notable alumni
- Sheikha Moza bint Nasser (honorary doctorate, 2005), mother of the Emir of the State of Qatar, co-founder and chair of the Qatar FoundationFile:Alliance of Civilizations Forum Annual Meeting Brazil 2010 - 16.jpg
- Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (2010), Deputy Emir of the State of Qatar
- Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (2019), chairman of Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup bid committee
- Nasser Yousef Al-Jaber (2010) – CEO, Teach for Qatar{{Cite web |title=Notable Georgetown Alumni |url=https://www.qatar.georgetown.edu/admissions/notable-georgetown-alumni/ |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=Georgetown University in Qatar |language=en-US}}
Strategic partnerships
GU-Q has partnerships and ongoing collaborations with a number of educational institutions, government bodies, and civil society organizations mainly in Qatar, with a dearth of connection to the larger, more relevant international community.
- Qatar Foundation
- Hamad Bin Khalifa University
- Northwestern University in Qatar
- World Innovation Summit on Health (WISH)
- Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
- Texas A&M University at Qatar
- Doha Debates
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar
- Qatar Leadership Center
- Qatar National Library
- Education Above All Foundation
- Teach for Qatar
- U.S.-Qatar Business Council
- Community College of Qatar
- Qatar University
- Middle East Council on Global Affairs (former Brookings Institution)
- Doha Institute{{Cite web |title=Strategic Partners |url=https://www.qatar.georgetown.edu/about/strategic-partners/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Georgetown University in Qatar |language=en-US}}
See also
References
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External links
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