University News, Tag: events

Dr. David A. Jolliffe, professor of English, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, on 20 Jan. will present, “Literacy and Place–What Difference Do Situation and Setting Make?” Jolliffe will discuss the complicated term ‘literacy’ and will explain how issues of place (urban, suburban, rural, industrialized, agricultural, multicultural, and monocultural) influence people from various walks of life. …

26 students from the University of Maryland Clark School of Engineering are currently visiting Doha as part of the GOALS (Global Opportunities in Advancing Leadership Symposium) program. As part of the program, five Texas A&M at Qatar students participated in two days of leadership workshops and prepared digital stories to document their experiences with global …

The Aggie men’s basketball team will face the JV Dragons of American School of Doha. The game is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. at Qatar Academy gym. The Aggie women’s basketball team on will face the Hoyas of Georgetown School of Foreign Service in Qatar tonight. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:30 …

Dr. Hassan Bashir, assistant professor of political science, is the organizing chair for the 5th Global Conference “Strangers, Aliens and Foreigners.” The conference will be hosted at Mansfield College, Oxford University, United Kingdom from 5–7 Sept. 2013. The conference will explore the crucial place that strangers, aliens and foreigners have for the constitution of self, …

The Petroleum Engineering Programs has recently hosted several seminars on different aspects of petroleum engineering. From shale gas to the future of natural gas, the series of seminars featured several keynote speakers. 6 January, 2013 Shale Gas Well Design and Analysis Dr. Christine Ehlig-Economides This seminar reported on recent research findings that provided useful insights …

Dr. Jeremy Black, professor of history at University of Exeter,  on 13 Jan. presented, “War and the World Question: 1450–the Future,” as the first of the 2013 Distinguished Lecture Series. Black’s lecture focused on the consideration of the problems involved in providing an explanation of how military capability is assessed and military change occurs. The …

18 Aggie students, of the 60 selected, participated in the 2013 LeaderShape Institute last week in Al Khor. The goal of LeaderShape is to improve campus leadership by developing young adults to lead with integrity. For information contact Rachel White: rachel.white@qatar.tamu.edu, +974.4423.0509.

6 students represented Texas A&M University at Qatar at the World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) in Berlin, Germany. With over 100 countries represented, WUDC is the world’s largest debating tournament. Syed Muhammad Taha and Alya Al Harthy, along with Muhammad Hisham Uddin and Mohammad Ghamary competed in the competition. The two judges representing Texas A&M …

Team Aggie Engineers took first prize in Shell’s first Enterprise Challenge Qatar. Part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week, and in partnership with Bedaya and Mosaic, the competition required participants to attend a training session, practise in teams and then compete to see which team can make the highest net profit in an online competition that …

Texas A&M University at Qatar opened the 2012 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Design and Test Symposium Saturday at the Hilton Doha. The three-day symposium will focus on exploring emerging challenges and novel concepts in design, automation and test of electronic products. The electronic products under discussion range from integrated circuits through …