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The final race of Qatar University’s 4th Life is Engineering schools initiative (LIEP4) produced winners Tariq Bin Zeyad Independent School for Boys (1st place), Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Thani Independent School for Boys (2nd place), and Qatar Technical Independent School for Boys (3rd place).In an event held last Saturday at the Lusail International Circuit, forty-eight students from ...
QU’s first Grad-Faculty Forum honors academic excellence 
Qatar University’s first Grad-Faculty Forum celebrated the successes of its graduate students and emphasized the importance of mentoring in achieving academic excellence.Organized by the university’s Office of Graduate Studies, the occasion showcased research undertaken by 16 current QU graduate students from the College of Engineering, College of Business and Economics, College of Arts & ...
QU road safety campaign to keep pedestrians safe
Pedestrian safety was the focus of a campaign launched at Qatar University to mark the 2nd United Nations Global Road Safety Week.The two days of talks, presentations and demonstrations on 8th and 9th May were organized by Qatar Road Safety Studies Center (QRSSC) in the College of Engineering and sponsored by Maersk Oil, with the aim of encouraging students, faculty and staff to drive more ...
QU Honors Program and ORYX GTL support top scholars
Qatar University and ORYX GTL yesterday (Sunday) signed an agreement to provide sponsorship and internship opportunities to outstanding students enrolled in the university’s Honors Program.The two-year agreement builds on existing strong relations between the two organizations and was signed on Sunday (12th May) by QU’s Vice President and Chief Academic Officer Dr Mazen Hasna and ORYX GTL’s ...
Young architects showcase tomorrow’s Qatar in QU Architecture Day
Aspiring young architects showed off their designs for the Qatar of the future, in a day of exhibitions, seminars, lectures and debates organized by Qatar University’s Department of Architecture and Urban Planning (DAUP).The Architecture Day, on 8th May, featured students projects including designs for a kiosk at Aspire Park, the redesign of the interior of QU food court and the design for a ...
Law students visit Court of Cassation
First-year students from the College of Law visited Qatar’s Court of Cassation, the highest appellate court in the state, to witness cases first-hand and meet with senior members of the judiciary.The visits, on 6th and 7th May, were an optional aspect of the undergraduate program, designed to give students a broader appreciation for the legal framework in Qatar. After sitting in on a number of ...
Students showcase talent in English Day
English students showcased their talents in a day celebrating English language, literature and culture on 6th May.The annual English Day, organized by the Department of English Literature and Linguistics (DELL) at the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) featured skits, presentations, speeches and talent shows arranged and performed by students.The event was opened by Chair of the department Dr ...
Top scholars learn more about Qatar University Honors Program
High-achieving secondary school pupils from across Qatar learned about the university’s Honors Program in a series of orientation events this week. Around 100 pupils attended briefing sessions on 5th and 6th May, for female and male students respectively, by program Director Dr Majeda Khraisheh who gave a presentation outlining the key aspects of the program. Designed for highly motivated ...
QU Taekwondo champ wins gold in Gulf tournament
A business studies student from Qatar University won gold in the 4th Gulf Taekwondo Championships held at Aspire women’s sports hall on 3rd and 4th May.Mohammed Saad Dhair, a third-year undergraduate student at the College of Business and Economics, beat off stiff competition from others across the GCC to take the top spot in his Under 58kg weight category. Qatar’s total medal haul for the ...
Gulf Studies lecture explores Asianization of the Gulf
The increasing interdependence between countries in Asia and the Gulf was the subject of a guest lecture by Professor Anouch Ehteshami, Professor of International Relations and of the HH Sheikh Nasser al-Sabah Research Programme at Durham University, UK as part of a program organized by the Gulf Studies program at the College of Arts & Sciences.In his seminar “Asianization of the Gulf: ...
