Global Engagement

As Georgetown University in Qatar celebrates its twentieth anniversary, Georgetown leaders signed an agreement to continue operating its campus in Doha for the next 10 years.

Ten Georgetown University students from campuses in the United States and Qatar recently came together in India for an immersive research experience as part of the interdisciplinary course Indian Ocean Research Colloquium.

As part of the Centennial Lab course "Senegal: Public Interest Technology," Georgetown undergraduates joined students from Senegal to develop technology that addresses community concerns in Dakar.

The McDonough School of Business has announced the launch of a new master’s degree in international business and policy degree that will begin in September 2025. The Dubai-based program is adapted from the university’s signature IBP program.

Leading academics, lawyers, and international human rights advocates gathered on April 8, 2025 for the 2025 Samuel Dash Conference on Human Rights hosted by Georgetown Law’s Human Rights Institute.

Wilbert Fils Pierre-Louis (SFS'26) traveled to Cuba to participate in the diplomacy seminar hosted by the Instituto Superior de Relaciones Internacionales, where his paper was accepted for presentation.

Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, chairperson of Qatar Foundation, attended a celebratory event marking Georgetown University in Qatar’s twentieth year as a valued partner university in Education City.

Gabor Scheiring, assistant professor of comparative politics at Georgetown University in Qatar has been selected as a global fellow by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation. The fellowship recognizes Scheiring as a “global thought leader.”

At an event offered by the Office of Student Affairs, Al Liwan Qatari Student Club, and the South Asian Society, students at Georgetown University in Qatar learned about the cultural significance of henna across different regions.

School of Health students spent their spring break in Nairobi, Kenya, visiting government agencies, international companies, and nongovernment organizations in order to better understand one of Africa’s most dynamic economies.

Diane Li (C’26) is part of the inaugural class of the B.S. in environment and sustainability. Diane spent two months working at the Natural History Museum of Crete, Greece, where she helped the Vertebrates Department gather data.

From training health care workers to innovating with new care models, Georgetown University School of Nursing faculty, students, and alumni are driving change across the globe.

Over spring break, graduate students in the Master of Science in Health Systems Administration program traveled to Spain to learn about the nation’s health care system as part of an experiential learning opportunity at the School of Health.

In spring 2025, the Community Engagement Program at Georgetown University in Qatar partnered with a tourism company founded by Nikhil Sangroula (SFS'23) to build an energy source in a remote village in Nepal.

Students from Georgetown University in Qatar traveled to Indonesia through the Zones of Conflict, Zones of Peace program, where they explored the lasting impact of colonialism on the country.

Beginning in spring 2024, Georgetown Global Dialogues bring leading thinkers from the Global South into ongoing public conversations about ways forward in a divided world. The conversations will continue in Rome and Barcelona in 2025.

Nadia Baye (G’26), raised in Ghana, is earning her master of international development policy from the McCourt School of Public Policy. In summer 2025, Baye will implement her policy knowledge in development through the MIDP Summer Experience.

The Global Human Development Program hosted a discussion featuring Shiro Gnanaselvam, CEO of Social Impact, and Sloan Mann, president of DT Global, to explore the future of development and highlight career paths for young professionals.

Sophia Rose Monsalvo (C’26) is part of the inaugural class earning the B.S. in environment and sustainability. Her recent research in Colombia recently won second place at the Big East Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium.

Faculty, students, and legal advocates gathered at Georgetown Law on March 24 for a discussion of the new presidential administration’s activities on a range of immigration issues including detention, deportation, and asylum.

Jean-Baptiste Mazarati (G'12) has emerged as a health leader in his native Rwanda, contributing to the development of a renowned health care system and protecting the country from Ebola, COVID-19, and other threats.

This blog posts from the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security discusses the vulnerabilities and oppression that ethnic minority women face in Burma and explores the unique roles they play in peacebuilding.

School of Foreign Service students spent spring break engaging thoughtfully with host communities and gaining insight into diverse worldviews in Ghana, Taiwan, Romania, and more.

Kareema Dauod-Akguc (SFS’04, G’05) reflects on her time teaching at Georgetown University in Qatar during a sabbatical from her two-decade-long career as a diplomat at the U.S. Department of State.

In March 2025, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) published two new reports on the gender-climate-security nexus in partnership with the Embassy of Denmark in Washington, D.C.

Lillian Alexander (G'20) draws on her international development policy degree and the lifelong community she gained at the McCourt School of Public Policy as director of impact at Mercy Corps Ventures.

In this blog post, Luke Hughes (SFS’27) tells the story of his spring break pilgrimage to Spain with Magis Immersion Seminars, walking the path that St. Ignatius took from his hometown to the port of Barcelona.

For the third consecutive year, students in the Women as Change Makers at Georgetown University in Qatar course embarked on a trip to Washington, DC designed to empower women and foster camaraderie.