Doha: UCL Qatar-University College London in Qatar is preparing for the arrival of prospective students next week, as it gets ready to host its post-graduate Open Evening. The event, which is open to the public, will take place at Georgetown University’s Education City campus on March 19, from 6pm.
The Open Evening is the first event to take place in a week-long showcase of UCL Qatar’s various contributions and partnerships in Qatar, celebrating what the country’s higher education and cultural heritage. The showcase, called UCL Qatar Week, includes a public lecture in partnership with Qatar National Library titled Seeing Yourself in History with Community-Based Archives: On Building the Award-winning South Asian American Digital Archive and the Sudan’s Ancient History: Hwida and Maawia Investigate Meroe’s Iron children book launch on the UCL Qatar research in Sudan, part of the Qatar-Sudan Archeological Project.
The Open Evening is for the public to learn more about the university’s academic programmes and see the campus and facilities firsthand. Visitors can learn more about UCL Qatar, accommodation and the student experience, the admissions process, and the two programmes offered: MA in Library and Information Studies and MA in Museum and Gallery Practice.
“We hope that prospective MA students will use this opportunity to learn more about our strong academic history, programmes, and the range of opportunities available to UCL Qatar students,” said Ciara Canning, Student Recruitment and Affairs Officer. “Both programmes offered here at UCL Qatar are unique in their focus on Qatar and the Arab world, offering research-based learning and international work-placement opportunities to students.”
The event will include representatives from both programmes as well as campus life, who will be on hand to answer any queries prospective students might have about life in UCL Qatar. Student Recruitment and Services staff along with current students and alumni will be there to meet and speak with visitors and share tips and advice on applying to UCL Qatar. The presentationsg include: a welcoming word from UCL Qatar Director Sam Evans; an introduction of the courses offered; and an outline of the application process.
Also a public lecture will take place on March 20 at the QNL, by Michelle Caswell, Assistant Professor of Archival Studies in the Department of Information Studies at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).
