Bashir invited for research visit to the Netherlands
Published May 18, 2011Globalization Studies Institute at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands has invited Dr. Hassan Bashir, assistant professor of political science, to be a visiting professor for summer 2011.As a representative of the Liberal…
CODE brings international accolades to University
Published May 17, 2011Syed Muhammad Taha and Alya Al Harthy, members of the Council of Debating Engineers (CODE) won the Sciences Po (Le Havre) Intervarsity Debating Championship. Organized by the the Sciences Po (Le Havre) English Debating Society,…
University collaborates on globalized ethics workshop
Published May 16, 2011Dr. Hassan Bashir, assistant professor of political science, and Dr. Eyad Masad, professor of mechanical engineering, in collaboration with Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, organized a two-day international workshop on "Professional Ethics in a Globalized World: Towards…
Texas A&M presents honorary doctorate to HE Minister Al-Attiyah
Published May 05, 2011Texas A&M University at Qatar bestowed an Honorary Doctorate degree upon His Excellency Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, deputy premier and chief of the Amiri Diwan, Thursday evening at its commencement exercises. The honor recognizes Minister Al-Attiyah's exceptional contributions to the University and to the engineering community. The commencement event graduating 55 new engineers was…
Texas A&M at Qatar graduates its 200th Aggie engineer
Published May 05, 2011Texas A&M University at Qatar graduated 55 new engineers at the University's commencement ceremony Thursday, 5 May. The event was a milestone for the University, as it will graduate its 200th new engineer and its 100th Qatari engineer.Texas A&M at Qatar Dean and CEO Dr. Mark H. Weichold commented on the graduating class, saying, "Texas A&M at Qatar is exceedingly proud of this…
University to host regional paper contest
Published May 03, 2011Texas A&M at Qatar will host the regional SPE paper contest on 16 May.Organized by the Dubai Chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, undergraduate and graduate students will be presenting papers. Winners will be determined by a panel of industry representatives. Winners from the undergraduate and graduate level will advance to international…
Faculty and staff awards honors announced
Published Apr 27, 2011Several faculty and staff were honored during the 2010 faculty and staff awards last week. Honorees were recognized for five years service, STAR awards, faculty excellence, research excellence and Dean's Meritorious Service Award.Five year service awards
Admission offers made to elite of 1,800 applicants
Published Apr 21, 2011Texas A&M at Qatar made admissions offers this week to applicants from among the largest pool of applications since the Qatar campus opened in 2003, officials said.For the incoming class of 2015, the admissions office received a record high number of 1,800 total applications. "Admission to Texas A&M at Qatar has become very competitive, with only…
Visualization Development Competition winners awarded
Published Apr 20, 2011Faculty in the Mechanical Engineering Program were named winners of the University's third annual Visualization Development competition this week.From 13 proposals submitted from institutions and government agencies throughout Qatar, four projects were selected to work with Texas A&M at Qatar’s visualization experts on developing the projects.…
University to host Aggie Moms reception
Published Apr 19, 2011All Aggie Moms of new, current and former students are invited to the Aggie Moms Reception on Wednesday, 27 April, at 9:30 a.m.The annual Aggie Moms Reception hosts mothers of newly accepted Aggies to learn more about their son's or daughter’s Aggie experience and about the Aggie Moms Chapter. Current and former students, along with their parents,…