Tamuq hosts open house for aspirants

Texas A&M University at Qatar (Tamuq) has welcomed potentialmaster’s students for its annual Graduate Studies Open House at theTexas A&M Engineering Building in Education City.  The event aimed to answer questions for prospective students aboutTamuq’s master’s degrees in chemical engineering: the Master of Scienceand Master of Engineering. Attendees learned about Texas A&M at Qatar’s graduate programmeofferings, degree eligibility requirements and the resources offered,including financial aid opportunities and flexible schedules. Potentialgraduate students interacted with current graduate students and some whohave recently graduated with their master’s degrees. Faculty and administrators gave information on the programme as well aspart-time employment options for full-time students through teaching andresearch assistantships. The organisers also emphasised that TexasA&M at Qatar’s flexible class schedules allow part-time studies forthose students who are employed full time in industry or government.Speaking to the prospective students, Tamuq dean Dr Cesar O Malave said:“At Texas A&M at Qatar, we are cultivating a new generation ofengineering leaders and researchers who will have — and are alreadyhaving — a direct impact on the State of Qatar’s growth and development.As a graduate student in chemical engineering at Texas A&M atQatar, you’ll be involved in responsive research that is tacklingQatar’s Grand Challenges, and contribute to Qatar’s goal of being aknowledge-based economy.”Graduate students Tala Katbeh, Byanne Malluhi, Bara Anaya and HusnainManzoor talked with prospective students about the programme and theirexperiences as master’s students at Texas A&M at Qatar. A panel discussion, ‘Outlook for R&D in the Fourth IndustrialRevolution: Why Pursue Post-graduate Studies? Aligning Industry andAcademia for the Future of Work’, featured Dr Marwan K Kraisheh fromQatar Environment & Energy Research Institute; Jabir al-Ghayathin,accounting manager, Oryx GTL; Nabila Adam Mohamed, winner of an Oryx GTLStudent Award for the Advancement of Post-graduate Studies in Qatar;Muaz Salem, who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Tamuq; andDr Ioannis G Economou, associate dean for academic affairs and professorof chemical engineering, Texas A&M at Qatar. Dr Patrick Linke, executive director of graduate studies and chair ofthe Chemical Engineering Programme at Tamuq, said: “Studying beyond a BSdegree is a great opportunity to further deepen knowledge and developnew skills. It allows students to engage in cutting-edge research withleading experts in their chosen field of specialisation and topersonally contribute to the advancement of knowledge. Graduate studiesalso can enhance career progression and open broader career options. Thegraduate studies Open House allows prospective graduate students tolearn about our programmes, resources and campus life at Texas A&Mat Qatar.”Applications for the Master of Science (MS) and Master of Engineering(MEng) programmes are being accepted for the fall 2018 semester and willremain open until May 15.For information about the Tamuq Graduate Studies programme, visit https://www.qatar.tamu.edu/graduate-studies or call 44230135.