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Texas A&M University's Dwight Look College of Engineering rose to the position of 12th ranked engineering graduate school in the U.S. News and World Report's 2013 graduate school rankings. The College remained in its 7th place position among engineering graduate schools at public universities.Dr. Karen Butler-Perry, associate provost for graduate studies, Texas A&M…

Texas A&M at Qatar has unveiled a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) aimed at encouraging students to learn throughout life instead of only during their years in traditional education. The initiative, titled “Aggies Commit to Learning for a Lifetime,” seeks to empower students to develop skills, knowledge and attitudes that will promote their lifelong learning.The University has…

Texas A&M at Qatar and ConocoPhillips Qatar co-hosted the annual Qatar Process Safety Symposium from 13 – 14 March.The two-day event, titled “The Importance of Leadership Commitment in Making Safety a Core Value,” featured 18 speakers presenting on topics including incident case studies, best practices in process safety, research on process safety, incident investigations and…

Five Texas A&M at Qatar undergraduate students won first place in the poster competition of the 3rd International Gas Processing Symposium organized by the Qatar University Gas Processing Center from 5 – 7 March.Jahanur Rahman, Dhabia Al-Mohannadi, Haider Ramadhan, Maria Orillano and Mariam Al-Meer were awarded the prize for their project titled "A path to formulate new generations…

Texas A&M at Qatar conducted a specialized course titled "Building and Leading High Performance Teams" for individuals with managerial and supervisory responsibilities from 3-4 March in Katara Cultural Village.The course was offered in collaboration with the Qatar Society of Engineers (QSE) and trained leaders to create a motivating vision and establish trust within an organization.…

Texas A&M at Qatar will observe its spring break holiday from 4 - 8 March. No classes will meet during this period, but University offices will remain open. Classes will resume on 11 March.

Sixteen students will participate in the Aggie Service Learning Experience (ASLE) trip to South Africa beginning 2 March.The team will work on construction of a compound fence and playground at a local school. Jayati Desai, a student participant, said, "Selfless service is one of Texas A&M's core values, and the ASLE enables students to experience…

Texas A&M University at Qatar and Qatar University (QU) held the third annual Materials Science and Engineering Symposium under the patronage of His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry, at the Hamad bin Khalifa University Student Center on 28 Feb. The symposium highlighted research and development trends and challenges in the field of materials science…

Dr. Sikander Ahmed Shah, professor of law and policy, Lahore University of Management Science, will offer a lecture titled "International Code of Ethics for Professionals and the Ensuing Duties and Responsibilities of Engineers" on 12 March.Shah will examine the international professional codes of ethics relating to engineers and analyze these in…

Texas A&M at Qatar is set to open its technical services facility to local partners in industry, government and other organizations with an open house event on 29 Feb.The facility will provide services and expertise to industry and organizations in the State of Qatar in various areas including electronics, machinery, material characterization and…