A total of 3,000 students have been admitted for the new academic year at Qatar University.
During an orientation exercise that began yesterday, the new students registered into their respective programmes and were familiarised with the university, its programmes, academic and extra-curricular activities, policies, services and campus resources.
Students were obliged to attend the orientation event, failing which they would not be allowed to register for or attend classes.
During the first day of the event, female students from the College of Engineering and male students from the colleges of Arts and Sciences and Business and Economics were provided the opportunity to gain relevant information that would ease their transition into the new academic environment.
They participated in a number of activities to get acquainted with their colleagues and toured the campus and its facilities. They also got the chance to meet with the deans, associate deans, and administrators of their colleges as well as their peers.
On the second assigned day of their orientation, the students will attend a workshop titled “My University 101” during which they will be introduced to the university’s academic and non-academic policies.
They will also receive their QU ID and meet with their academic advisers who will advise them on courses selection for the Fall 2015 semester.
QU vice president for Student Affairs Dr Omar al-Ansari said: “This event is a cornerstone of the QU experience that our newly-admitted students are about to embark on. We are excited to continue providing our world-class education to a new generation of students and future leaders and we look forward to celebrating the innovation and creativity that they will bring to the QU community and the wider society.”
New male and female students from the colleges of Education, Law, Medicine, Pharmacy, and Sharia & Islamic Studies will participate in similar orientation exercises which will continue until September 10.
A group of students during the orientation session.
