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Texas A&M University at Qatar will host the World Congress on Engineering Education (WCEE 2013) on 7-9 January 2013 at the Qatar National Convention Centre. The event, sponsored by Maersk Oil Qatar, will attract engineering leaders, educators and innovators from top engineering institutions around the world and is set to become the preeminent gathering for engineering professionals and…

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…

Texas A&M at Qatar will host the first World Congress on Engineering Education 7-9 Jan. Maresk Oil is the exclusive sponsor and industry partner for WCEE, which is designed to provide a forum for researchers, engineers and academicians from all over the world to present and disseminate their research results and development activities on modern engineering education. It also provides a…

Fourteen students in Deanna Rasmussen's foundations of English class recently visited Compass International School to deliver presentations on Qatar’s history and culture to year four and five Compass students. Students presented four different interactive presentations to four different classes of children. The children learned more about Qatari hospitality, ate dates, learned about dress…

Azhar Khan '13 and Zahra Gulam '13 represented the student chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Engineering Conference 9-14 Nov. at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center. Khan's presentation titled, "Corporate Social Responsibility in the Oil and Gas Industry," placed fourth in the ADIPEC Young Members SPE Competition. The conference…

Faculty from Texas A&M University at Qatar are participating in two public presentations organized by the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP18/CMP8).The two public sessions are part of the QNRF’s part of its presence at Qatar Sustainability Expo, which is being hosted at the Qatar International Exhibition Centre (Al Losail Street, West…

Texas A&M at Qatar will host the sixth annual invitational basketball tournament. The Aggie men's team will face-off against the Falcons of Qatar Academy on 30 Nov. The game is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. in the gymnasium of American School of Doha.Tournament Schedule:Friday, 30 Nov. 30th Georgetown University…

The Staff Advisory Council (SAC) will host University staff at a morning coffee break, sponsored by the Chemical Engineering Program, in the recessed fountain courtyard on 21 Nov. Dr. Srinath Iyengar, SAC chair, said, "The purpose of this monthly break is to get Texas A&M at Qatar staff together, bring the larger University community out to socialize and get in touch with each other."…

Texas A&M at Qatar, 19-20 Nov., will conduct a specialized course for engineers involved in the product application, design, development, monitoring and testing of electric drives and power converters. The course, titled "Power Electronics for Industrial Applications" brings together the techniques prevalent in industries today and those currently under development and being researched…

The University offered a one-day short course, in partnership with Rolls-Royce and Qatar Science and Technology Park to senior and junior mechanical engineering students as well as industry leaders from local companies on 12 Nov. The course focused on learning about new technologies available as well as provide networking opportunities with Rolls-Royce/OSyS and other industry leaders.