Texas A&M University at Qatar
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| Type |
State university Branch of Texas A&M University |
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| Established | 2003 |
| Endowment | $5.6 billion (Systemwide) |
| Chancellor | John Sharp |
| President | Michael K. Young |
| Provost | Dr. Karan Watson |
| Dean | Dr. César O. Malavé |
| Students | 542 (Fall 2015) |
| Undergraduates | 493 (Fall 2015) |
| Postgraduates | 49 (Fall 2015) |
| 0 (Fall 2015) | |
| Location |
Education City, Al Rayyan, Qatar 25°18′53″N 51°26′22″E / 25.3148°N 51.4394°ECoordinates: 25°18′53″N 51°26′22″E / 25.3148°N 51.4394°E |
| Campus | Multi-versity Education City, 2,400 acres (9.7 km2) |
| Colors | Maroon and white |
| Nickname | Aggies |
| Mascot | Reveille IX |
| Affiliations | AAU |
| Website | www |
Texas A&M University at Qatar is a branch of Texas A&M University located in Education City, Al Rayyan, Qatar. The University offers undergraduate degrees in chemical, electrical, mechanical, and petroleum engineering. A graduate program for chemical engineering (Master's degree) commenced in 2011. The curriculum that is offered at Texas A&M University at Qatar is identical to the one offered at the main campus in College Station. Dr. César O. Malavé serves as the Dean and COO of the campus while Dr. Eyad Masad serves as Vice Dean and Dr. Kenneth R. Hall serves as Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies.
Texas A&M University's campus in Qatar was established in 2003. The campus was set up through an agreement between Texas A&M and the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development, a private institution under the laws of the State of Qatar. The Qatar Foundation was started by then-emir Shiekh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and his wife and mother of the current emir Sheikha Moza bint Nasser. The campus was opened as part of Qatar’s "massive venture to import elite higher education from the United States to Doha using the oil and natural gas riches of the tiny Persian Gulf nation". Since 2003, there have been 635 graduates.
The original agreement was for undergraduate programs in chemical, electrical, mechanical, and petroleum engineering. In 2010, an additional agreement established a graduate studies program in engineering. In 2011, a third agreement established a research program. The two initial agreements ended in June 2013 and in January 2014 a renewal agreement was signed for a period of ten years.
According to the agreement between Qatar and TAMU, the curriculum at the Doha campus will "duplicate as closely as possible" the curriculum at TAMU’s main campus. Questions have arisen over whether schools such as TAMUQ in Education City are truly able to grant students the same freedom of thought, expression and association as is available to students at the U.S. campuses due to Qatar’s much stricter laws that inhibit these freedoms. This causes doubt over whether TAMUQ can really uphold the same academic curriculum and academic standards as Texas A&M, College Station.
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