Multiversity

Annual Report 2020-2021 •

Georgetown University in Qatar

Joint Curricular Programs

GU-Q’s ongoing collaborative efforts resulted in a new joint minor, Africana Studies with NU-Q, and beginning Fall 2021, the expansion of the Certificate in Media and Politics (CMAP) jointly offered by GU-Q and NU-Q to include Carnegie Mellon University (CMU-Q).

Multiversity Enrollment

Through cross registration agreements and joint programs, 62 university students and two students from the Academic Bridge Program were enrolled in courses at GU-Q, while 42 GU-Q students took courses at other universities. The Doha Seminar course, Behind the Headlines: Context and Meaning of Qatar on the World Stage, was again co-taught by Sohaira Siddiqui (GU-Q) and Zachary Wright (NU-Q).

Peer Knowledge Sharing

GU-Q representatives on the Education City Teaching and Learning Steering Committee contributed to policy discussions and shared best practices for remote and hybrid teaching and learning.

Collaborative Events

EDUCATION CITY

Through the first Education City-wide Career Connect, students and alumni met virtually with more than 40 local organizations to find internships and explore job opportunities.

QATAR FOUNDATION (QF)

Qatar Foundation Community Engagement Director Amy Johnson and Executive Director of City Operations Hamad Al-Kuwari spoke to students in the Georgetown Leadership Track program at a “Building Connections with Qatar Foundation” event.

HAMAD BIN KHALIFA UNIVERSITY (HBKU)

Jawaher Al-Shamari (SFS’21), Mae Al Shebani (SFS’21), and Iman Ismail (SFS’21) were speakers at the HBKU Qatar Youth Empowerment conference.

The Future is Female student group collaborated with the Georgetown Women’s Society and HBKU to host a panel discussion on “Painting a Picture: Reconstructing Images of Women,” featuring professors from Texas A&M University in Qatar (TAMU-Q).

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY IN QATAR (TAMU-Q)

Associate Dean Anne Nebel was a panelist for the TAMU-Q Women’s Faculty Forum webinar on “Women in Leadership in Education City” that included speakers from HBKU, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), and TAMU-Q.

The Muslim Students Association at GU-Q and the TAMU-Q Peace Club collaboratively held a “Palestine and the Zionist Identity” panel discussion.

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS QATAR (VCUARTS QATAR)

The Georgetown Women’s Alliance-Qatar hosted a movie discussion moderated by Lina Noureldin (SFS’21) featuring Lakisha Tilman of VCUarts Qatar Student Affairs and Kimberly Underwood from Georgetown’s School of Continuing Studies.