Student visas are an important priority for U.S. Embassy Doha, and we are proud of the success Qatari students have had at U.S. academic institutions. We appreciate the patience of students and their families during this extraordinary time. Guidance from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement indicates that students enrolled under a fully online program at …
Read More» U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release MEDIA NOTE July 7, 2020 The United States has long been the destination of choice for international students, and we are pleased that many international students who had planned to study this fall in the United States may still have the opportunity to do …
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Doha – Qatar’s Ministry of Education and Higher Education and U.S. Embassy Doha opened the Fourth Annual International Education Conference today – one of Qatar’s biggest educational events of the year. Over 1,000 Ministry officials, educators and administrators from Qatar and abroad are registered to attend the event, under the banner, “Education That Makes a …
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Press Release April 22, 2019 For Immediate Release DOHA: The U.S. Embassy, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education of Qatar and Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar, celebrated the winners of the fifth annual “Young Writers Competition” on April 22 at Qatar National Library. Students from 135 Ministry schools participated in this …
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The U.S. Embassy participated in the 28th annual Doha International Book Fair November 27-December 5, 2017. With the objective of promoting reading and literacy among all visitors – children and adults alike – a wide selection of English-language books written by American authors were on sale at affordable and reasonable prices. Charge d’Affaires Ryan Gliha …
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The Public Affairs Section of the Embassy is participating in the 27th Annual Doha International Book Fair, opened by the Qatar Minister of Culture and Sports H.E. Saleh bin Ghanem Al Ali on November 30th at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center. The U.S. Embassy booth is one of the most sought after because of its …
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On Thursday, September 29th the U.S. Embassy was proud to kick-off the 2016/2017 Young Writers Program with a special event hosted by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education for teachers. Check out the Young Writers website for more details about the competition: https://youngwritersqatar.com/
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IIP speaker Mr. Thomas Altman was the center of focus at the summer camp for kids organized by Qatar Scientific Club for five days from July 17 to July 21, 2016 in the Ceremonies hall of the club in Doha. For five days Mr. Altman kept the kids both boys (45) and girls (35) spell …
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In conjunction with the Ministry of Education and the Cultural Attaché of the Qatari Embassy to USA, on Tuesday evening PAS hosted a pre-departure orientation for students studying at universities in the U.S. starting in the Fall. A Consular Officer from Embassy Doha was also present to field questions about the visa and SEVIS processes. …
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On May 2nd, PAS staff visited the Bilal Bin Rabah Primary School for Boys in Muathir to conduct a story reading session with 20 second and third grade students. Staff brought American children’s stories to read with the students. The program was part of Post Doha’s ongoing Primary School Reading Program. Through the program, volunteers …
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DOHA: The U.S. Embassy, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education of Qatar and Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar celebrated the winners of the second annual ‘Young Writers Competition’ on April 20th, 2016 at Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar in Education City. The Young Writers Competition is part of an ongoing partnership between the …
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Bill Megalos and John Anderson conducted two workshops each at the Ibn Khaldoon hall of Qatar University. The workshops presented were “Workshop 1-How to find and tell your story” where Bill showed that a great topic for a film doesn’t mean that you have a story. This workshop took the attendees through the necessary research …
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