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Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q / Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in Qatar)
Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q / Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in Qatar) is a recognised university in Qatar. Below is what AlmiStudy
records about it — only verified fields are shown; anything not confirmed
is deliberately left out rather than guessed.
CityDoha
RegionAsia
TypePrivate
SubjectsInternational Relations; Social Sciences; Languages & Linguistics
AccreditationMinistry of Education and Higher Education, State of Qatar (MOEHE / وزارة التعليم والتعليم العالي) — apex regulator for Qatari HEIs. Qatari HE classifications: (1) PUBLIC NATIONAL — Qatar University (flagship 1973), University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST 2022 from CNA-Q merger), Community College of Qatar, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies; (2) QATAR FOUNDATION RESEARCH — Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU 2010, Qatar Foundation's flagship research university); (3) EDUCATION CITY BRANCH CAMPUSES — UNIQUE GLOBAL MODEL — 6 American university branches + 2 European: Cornell (Weill Cornell Medicine 2001), Texas A&M 2003, Carnegie Mellon 2004, Georgetown School of Foreign Service 2005, Northwestern Journalism + Communications 2008, VCU School of the Arts 1998 (FIRST Education City branch), HEC Paris 2010 (business), University College London 2010-2020 (closed); (4) PRIVATE — Lusail University, Stenden/NHL Stenden Qatar, etc. Plus Qatar National Library + Qatar Foundation research network. Arabic is national language; English is HE primary medium across nearly all institutions (Education City branches are 100% English American/European-curriculum with same degrees as home campus).
Founded 2005 (chartered as branch campus of Georgetown University USA School of Foreign Service in Education City). BRANCH CAMPUS of Georgetown University (Washington DC USA, founded 1789 — America's oldest Catholic + Jesuit university). Founded 2005 in Education City. ~250 students. Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service — Georgetown's internationally renowned diplomacy degree, offered in Doha for first time outside DC. ENGLISH-MEDIUM. Premier Middle Eastern diplomatic + international affairs training in region.
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