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U.S. College Degrees in the Qatari Desert |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / EDUCATION WATCH |
| Author: Roland Flamini |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/2006 |
| Size: 789 Words, 5,013 Characters |
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When the United States tightened up on visas for Arab students following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, enrollment in Qatar's Education City jumped. Today, the largest concentration of American learning and research facilities outside the United States has over 800 students attending classes at the sprawling complex built in reclaimed desert on the edge of Doha, the capital. Three U.S. universities are already up and running, with at two more colleges that have broken ground and expect to be operating in their own buildings by 2006.
Texas A&M University, which offers degree courses in engineering, has a large main mode...
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...al project remains very much "her baby," says the foundation official. But that doesn't necessarily mean favors for the family. Recently, Carnegie Mellon turned down one of the emir's sons because his math wasn't up to standard, and then held their breath to see what would happen. "The emir told the son, too bad; get a tutor for your math," Kelly recalled.
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