Northwestern University in Qatar Class of 2016 kicked off their undergraduate journey after a week-long orientation programme with the traditional ‘March through the Arch.’ Marking record standardised test scores, over 40% of the incoming class is Qatari, with the rest hailing from 15 different countries, including Jordan, Syria, Canada, Bulgaria and China. Pictured here is Lolwa M al-Amri, cheered on by NU-Q faculty and staff