Qatar University (QU) welcomed over 50 international students at an orientation event held by the International Students Section. The Section assists international students in making a smooth transition into the life of QU and Qatar and provides support services to respond to academic, personal, financial, scholarship, visa and immigration questions and issues.
Qatar University (QU) welcomed over 50 international students at an orientation event held by the International Students Section.ts comprised those enrolled in the Arabic for Non-Native Speakers Program (ANNS), visiting students, and undergraduates enrolled in various QU Colleges. The students represented a number of different nationalities - US, Canada, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Japan, Singapore, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ghana, Nigeria, Romania, Thailand, South Korea, Vietnam, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Germany, Kazakhstan, China, France, Mongolia, Chad, Somalia, Sudan, Nepal, and Yemen.
Leading the event, Section Head Huda Dabbour gave an in-depth presentation on the information contained in the International Students Guide, explaining the status of international students as those admitted to the University with student visas under QU Sponsorship. She also addressed such topics as QU and State of Qatar laws, policies and regulations, and financial aid application.
"We want the students to enjoy their stay at QU and in Qatar and will make every possible effort to ensure that their needs and concerns are addressed promptly", Huda said. "We encourage them to become part of student life and contribute their cultural identities to the many events and activities that take place on the campus and in the community
Huda noted that every year the Section sees an increase in the number of international students entering QU especially to pursue the ANNS program.
Also present at the event to meet and greet the students were ANNS Director Dr Abdullah AbdulRahman, ANNS teacher Rasha Abbas Mahmoud, and Mr Khalifa Alyazeedi of QU Student Fund Section. Representative of Masraf Al-Rayyan bank Ms Noura Hussain Fawaz was on hand to assist students with opening bank accounts and to explain aspects of Islamic banking.
Copies of the Koran in Arabic were distributed to the students which Huda noted would be beneficial not only to the Muslim students but also to the ANNS students in their study of the Arabic language.
The students were later taken on a campus walk tour to orient them to the location of the colleges and key buildings, facilities and services.
Fuente: Korea University