U.S. universities in Qatar wary of diplomatic upheaval isolating the country - News Summed Up

U.S. universities in Qatar wary of diplomatic upheaval isolating the country


Texas A&M University at Qatar is located on the Education City campus in Doha. There has long been tension in the region, said Clyde Wilcox, a Georgetown University professor who is teaching in the School of Foreign Service in Qatar. The Saudis closed off Qatar’s only land border and, with Egypt and the UAE, blocked all air travel to the country. Carnegie Mellon University, Weill Cornell Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Texas A&M University, Northwestern University, Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, HEC Paris and University College London have campuses in Qatar. “VCU Qatar enrolls about 365 students representing 41 nationalities and employs 63 faculty representing 15 nationalities.


Source: Washington Post June 12, 2017 20:18 UTC



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