Northwestern University in Qatar
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 2008 |
| President | Morton Schapiro |
| Dean | Everette E. Dennis |
| Location | Doha, Qatar |
| Campus | Education City |
| Acceptance Rate | 15.3% (2016) |
| Colors | Purple (official) and white (unofficial) |
| Mascot | Willie the Wildcat |
| Website | www |
Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) is Northwestern University’s first international campus. Founded in partnership with Qatar Foundation in 2008, NU-Q is located in Education City, Qatar. Northwestern University's Qatar campus offers a liberal arts and media education with undergraduate degrees awarded in communication and journalism. The university graduated its first class in spring 2012.
Having been approached in 2006 by the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, Northwestern agreed the following year to open its campus at Education City. The inaugural NU-Q Class of 2012 began studies in August 2008. Additional classes have been added each year, and the university has established strong ties with local organizations, partnering with media groups and collaborating with a number of regional initiatives to generate additional educational and professional opportunities for its students.
A number of notable journalists, scholars, and media professionals have addressed students and faculty at Northwestern University in Qatar, including journalist Evan Osnos of The New Yorker; television journalist Tim Sebastian; Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi; Carlos Van Meek, former head of output for Al Jazeera English; Arthur Sulzberger, publisher of the New York Times; Jeff Cole, head of the World Internet Project; Rami Khouri, editor of the Beirut Daily Star, and Sofia Al Maria, author and filmmaker.
The curriculum leading to the award of the Bachelor of Science in Communication degree is based on that of the Northwestern University School of Communication at Northwestern’s Evanston campus. Communication students at NU-Q pursue a major in Media Industries and Technologies, which combines elements of the Communication Studies and Radio/TV/Film majors offered at the Northwestern University home campus in the United States.
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