Global Engagement

In this Philstar article, Filipino Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez reflects on his conversation with School of Foreign Service students after e-visiting their class to discuss the role in international law and diplomacy in South China Sea disputes.

Georgetown faculty explored critical issues in international development—including the COVID-19 pandemic, human trafficking, and education—at the 2020 G20 Interfaith Forum, held virtually from October 13 to 16.

Georgetown University in Qatar has launched the Virtual Hub for Global Dialogue: Engaging Communities, Finding Solutions, an initiative that brings together experts and scholars to stimulate discussion around key issues defining our world today.

The International Ambassadors Program offers current students opportunities to engage with new international students and to be involved in the orientation process to play an integral role in the new student experience.

Staying connected has been especially challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using virtual events and social media, alumni leaders across 24 international clubs are bringing the Georgetown community closer together.

In order to foster community and to benefit from the knowledge and perspectives of our international students and alumni, Georgetown is organizing a webinar series this fall on key global issues.

A new collaboration between Georgetown University in Qatar and Education Above All Foundation aims to educate the next generation of young African leaders.

Ibrahim Al-Derbasti (SFS'10), a graduate of Georgetown University in Qatar, has forged a successful career and found the opportunity to give back to his community and to his country in times of national crisis and great adversity.

On August 31 Georgetown University and La Civiltà Cattolica, a prominent Jesuit journal in Rome, hosted a webinar to discuss the challenges facing Pope Francis in his efforts to reform the Church and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Through the Hoyas for Each Other program, faculty and staff volunteers organized workshops so GU-Q students could learn a new skill while getting the chance to chat with friends and university community members in a casual, stress free setting.

Omar Khalifah, associate professor of Arabic literature and culture at Georgetown University in Qatar, recently published The Sand Catcher, a novel which compels the reader to consider the significance of having Palestinians tell their own stories.

On July 14 Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, joined Georgetown students for an update on the COVID-19 pandemic, moderated by  John Monahan and Mo Elleithee.

Launched July 22, 2020, the COVID-19 Law Lab initiative gathers and shares legal documents from over 190 countries across the world to help states establish and implement strong legal frameworks to manage the pandemic. Georgetown's Global Health…

Through her spring 2020 Science for All course called Rising Seas, Warming Oceans, Science, Technology and International Affairs Lecturer Clare Fieseler introduced students to the very real impacts of human-driven climate change.

Panelists at a July 2 workshop sponsored by the Global Economic Challenges Network emphasized that institution-building requires maintaining solidarity among nations and a commitment to upholding the public good.