Georgetown Qatar welcomes 150 new students, announces new majors and minors

Georgetown University in Qatar is set to admit 150 new students to its Class of 2030. Among the admitted students, over half are bilingual, speaking three or more languages. Many have impressive accomplishments, ranging from being part of Qatar's National Sports teams to excelling in performing arts and academic competitions. The university will introduce three new majors and minors, including Science, Technology, and International Affairs (STIA), Art, Heritage, and Cultural Diplomacy, and Women’s and Gender Studies.

The addition of seven new faculty members and five visiting appointments will help support the curriculum expansion. The new students were welcomed at the New Student Convocation ceremony by the university's president, Eduardo M Peñalver, and acting dean Clyde Wilcox. Peñalver encouraged the students to take advantage of the university's diversity and observe events unfolding in the region.

Wilcox and Professor Nandini Deo advised students to define themselves by the problems they aim to solve and identify unfair, unjust, or underdeveloped aspects of the world to address. Adarsh Kumar, a student from Bihar, India, accepted the banner on behalf of the class. Raised with limited access to education, Kumar founded an educational nonprofit at age 13 and launched an online tutoring platform, Skillzo, which has helped over 20,000 students.

Kumar's dedication earned him the 2025 Chegg.org Global Student Prize and made him the youngest Google Youth Advisor. The incoming class has 150 students from 42 nationalities and 25 languages, with 43% Qatari, 38% resident expatriates, 31% international students, and 9% first-generation college students.