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Northwestern Qatar
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Northwestern University's campus in Doha, Qatar, gives students a global and holistic education. Bachelor's degrees in communication and journalism. Member of Qatar Foundation.
Day 2 of #NUQWebSummit2026 programming is about to kick off.

Join us at #E428.

February 3, 2026 at 6:01 AM
The Media Majlis Museum at Northwestern University in Qatar will present a critical and immersive exploration of the future of the Gulf region in its spring 2026 exhibition, “What’s between, between?,” running from January 26 to May 14th, 2026.
January 20, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Faculty, students, and staff marked Health & Wellness Day as they engaged with health specialists on campus and explored strategies for supporting mental and physical well-being.
January 19, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Alondra Nelson, Harold F. Linder Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study based in Princeton, joined Dean Marwan M. Kraidy for a conversation on artificial intelligence, society, and public responsibility.
January 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Tune in live today for the spring 2026 Dean’s Global Forum featuring Alondra Nelson, Harold F. Linder Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, in conversation with Dean Marwan M. Kraidy.
🕛 1:00 p.m.

Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/GgwEbs4Rktk
The Dean's Global Forum
Alondra Nelson, Harold F. Linder Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, joins Dean Kraidy in a conversation on the social and political life of science and technology in society, addressing enduring issues and pressing global m...
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January 13, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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Tune in live for the upcoming Dean's Global Forum, featuring Alondra Nelson, Harold F. Linder Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, in conversation with Dean and CEO Marwan M. Kraidy.

📅 Tuesday, January 13, 2026
🕕 1:00 pm
📍 Events Hall

🎥: www.youtube.com/live/GgwEbs4...?
The Dean's Global Forum
Alondra Nelson, Harold F. Linder Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, joins Dean Kraidy in a conversation on the social and political life of science and technology in soci...
www.youtube.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Tune in live for the upcoming Dean's Global Forum, featuring Alondra Nelson, Harold F. Linder Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, in conversation with Dean and CEO Marwan M. Kraidy.

📅 Tuesday, January 13, 2026
🕕 1:00 pm
📍 Events Hall

🎥: www.youtube.com/live/GgwEbs4...?
The Dean's Global Forum
Alondra Nelson, Harold F. Linder Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, joins Dean Kraidy in a conversation on the social and political life of science and technology in soci...
www.youtube.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Join Alondra Nelson, Harold F. Linder Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, and Dean Marwan M. Kraidy for the spring 2026 Dean’s Global Forum, in a conversation titled “AI: Purpose, Governance, and Public Benefit.”
January 6, 2026 at 10:34 AM
December 21, 2025 at 4:30 AM
December 18, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Assistant Professor Heather Jaber reflects on her experience as an inaugural Global Humanities Fellow at the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs and the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities, explaining how the fellowship supported the advancement of her book project on “digital bahdala.”
December 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Shakeeb Asrar came to NU-Q in 2012 planning to transfer. He stayed—and it changed everything. Today, he’s back as a professor helping students tell stories that matter.

Read more: https://www.qf.org.qa/stories/generation/rewriting-the-script-how-doubt-became-purpose
Rewriting the Script: How Doubt Became Purpose
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December 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#IAS_NUQ introduced a new framework for examining digital life beyond Western-centric epistemic genealogies in “From interAsian to transAsian digitalities", a special issue of First Monday.
Read more: https://www.qatar.northwestern.edu/news/articles/2025/12-transdigitalities-FirstMonday.html
#IAS_NUQ’s InterAsian Digitalites initiative introduces new “TransAsian Digitalities” framework, in long-standing First Monday journal special issue
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December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Watch highlights from the NU-Q Global South Lecture featuring renowned communication scholar Andrea Medrado, hosted by #IAS_NUQ. In her talk, “Favel IA: South-to-South Dialogues on Digital Colonialism, Participation and Justice,” Medrado unpacked the tensions of digital technologies like AI.
November 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Watch highlights from the NU-Q Global South Lecture featuring renowned communication scholar Andrea Medrado, hosted by #IAS_NUQ. In her talk,
"Favel IA: South-to-South Dialogues on Digital Colonialism, Participation and Justice,' Medrado unpacked the tensions. of digital technologies like Al.
November 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Congratulations to Northwestern University in Qatar men’s football team for winning the Education City Tournament after a thrilling penalty shootout against Texas A&M at Qatar and a heroic run in the tournament.

Go Cats! 💜⚽
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Congratulations to Northwestern University in Qatar student Jannat Malik, who was recognized with the Best Emerging Filmmaker award for her film “We Will Keep Swaying” at the second edition of the EU Youth Short Film Festival, organized by the Delegation of the European Union to Qatar.
November 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Northwestern University in Qatar wrapped an expanded engagement at WISE 12 Summit, where faculty, students, and
§cholars contributed to conversations on the intersection of education, technology, and human values.
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Northwestern University in Qatar led a distinctive presence at the 2025 Middle East Studies Astociation (MESA) Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.
November 26, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Northwestern Qatar is shaping the future of education in an AI-driven world at #WISE12, with faculty panels, an AIM Lab podcast, student reporting, and a Media Majlis Museum exhibition.

Learn more: www.qatar.northwestern.edu/news/article...
Advancing global dialogue on AI in education at WISE 12 Summit
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November 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Professor Joe Khalil's book, The Digital Double Bind,co-authored with Professor Mohamed Zayani, received the Information Technology & Politics Best Book Award from the American Political Science Association, which recognizes exceptional scholarship.
www.qatar.northwestern.edu/news/article...
Khalil explores digital dynamics shaping Middle Eastern societies in latest book
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November 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Three NU-Q student films will take the spotlight at the Doha Film Festival 2025, where they have been selected for the Made in Qatar program, bringing together stories on family, traditions, and resilience.

Read more: https://www.qatar.northwestern.edu/news/articles/2025/11-dff-2025.html

November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Eight Northwestern Qatar scholars will lead a distinctive presence at the 2025 Middle East Studies Association (MESA) Annual Meeting, taking place November 22–25, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Learn more: https://www.qatar.northwestern.edu/news/articles/2025/11-mesa-conference-2025.html
Northwestern Qatar researchers to advance Middle East scholarship at 2025 MESA Annual Meeting
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November 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
In’utu Imbuwa, a graduate from the Class of 2025, has been named a 2026 Rhodes Scholar, earning one of the world’s most prestigious academic honors and becoming the school’s second recipient of the award.

Learn more: www.qatar.northwestern.edu/news/article...
In’utu Imbuwa '25 named 2026 Rhodes Scholar
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November 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Professor Mark Graham discusses “The Fairwork Project: Towards Equitable AI Practices” and the broader questions of equity & inclusion in the age of AI in a new episode of the @nuqatar.bsky.social Podcast.
Listen now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6pyCF2KCZMDW6YJ2KkWhQt?si=TN58iqoeR-qOsxuqBmnXdQ
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM