Student Leadership Exchange Program

Student Leadership Exchange Trip 2009
The exchange trip to College Station, Texas, provides an opportunity for a group of students from the Qatar campus to interact with students at the main campus for a week. It is a chance for you to become a culturally aware citizen of the world, meet new people, discover personal strengths, and add an international dimension to your resume!

Previous trips have included visits to Kyle Field, the College of Engineering, the Bonfire Memorial, and NASA Space Center in Houston. In addition, TAMUQ students were assigned a partner student from the main campus for a day, attending classes and extracurricular activities with them.

The student exchange program is important to both campuses as it is a chance for you to interact with your counterparts in College Station and for them to learn something about you.  If you go to the United States, you will be able to tour the main campus, interact with students, attend classes, participate in extracurricular activities, see famous sights, and experience the highlights of Texas and American culture. A delegation of students from the home campus will also visit Qatar during their spring break, and selected students are expected to assist in welcoming these students to TAMUQ.

A selection committee with representatives from across the university will select between 8 and 12 students to participate in this program. All enrolled students who are not on academic probation (i.e. a minimum GPR of 2.0) as of the end of the fall 2008 semester are eligible to apply. In addition to completing the application, a personal interview may be required for finalists. Students will be selected on the basis of their academic performance at TAMUQ, extracurricular involvement, leadership activities and potential, as well as positive attitude and good conduct. Your personal statement and essays will also be an important component of the selection process. 

Applications for the 2009 exchange trip will be available during the fall 2008 semester.

For more information, contact: jeffrey.sulik@qatar.tamu.edu