Twenty-five students from Texas A&M University at Qatar (Tamuq) and eight students from the main campus in College Station participated in the Texas Summer Research Experience programme.
Students from the Doha campus were matched with research teams on the College Station campus and given an opportunity to work on projects with other undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and Texas A&M faculty.
Students from College Station were also matched with research projects for the summer in Qatar and worked in labs at the Tamuq Engineering Building in Education City.
Apart from research education at the respective universities, students got to experience different cultures and perspectives during their summer abroad.
Dr Ryan McLawhon, executive director, Student Affairs and Academic Services at Tamuq, said, “The Texas Summer Research Experience provides students a unique opportunity to combine undergraduate research and global competence. Through these experiences, students gain real-world problem-solving, research, and inquiry experience while immersed in another culture.”