Georgetown University in Qatar • Annual Report 2020-2021
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Students develop advanced original research and research proposals that are published and funded by organizations around the world. Student research is supported through faculty mentorship, scholarly events, library workshops and tutorials, the Writing Center, and funding for research-related travel. As a result, original research on understudied areas have become the scholarly focus of students at GU-Q. An interest in disability rights in Qatar was instrumental in Khansa Maria (SFS‘21) winning the Rhodes Scholarship, and research on expatriate workers garnered Irene Promodh (SFS‘21) a publication in a top peer reviewed journal. Syed Taha Kaleem’s (SFS‘22) selection as a Berkley Center-Pulitzer Center international reporting fellow for summer 2021 is another example of how original student research is capturing international attention.
