Center for International and Regional Studies

Conference: Education and Change in Qatar and the Arab World

Date: 21-22 April 2007 Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location: Four Seasons Hotel

The Center for International and Regional Studies, SFS-Qatar and the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University, co-sponsored this two-day conference in Qatar held April 21-22, 2007.

Cultural Event: American Arts Festival

Date: 16 February - 8 March 2007 Time: All day

Location: Various locations, Doha, Qatar

The American Arts Festival was designed to provide an opportunity for Qatar, and the region, to experience and engage with different aspects of American culture through its arts. The festival focused on three areas: poetry, photography and jazz.

MUN: Student Trip to Oxford International Model United Nations

Date: 2 February 2007 Time: All day

Location: Oxford University, United Kingdom

Selected SFS-Q students gained MUN experience during a MUN-conference at Oxford University.

MUN: Model United Nations Conference 2007

Date: 10 January 2007 Time: All day

Location: Intercontinental Hotel, Doha, Qatar

The second annual MUN conference hosted by CIRS featured participants from almost 50 schools in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.