{
  "id": 4493602,
  "title": "VCUarts Qatar welcomes record student enrolment for new academic year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/vcuarts-qatar-welcomes-record-student-enrolment-for-new-academic-year",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T21:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf Times",
    "slug": "gulf-times",
    "url": "https://www.gulf-times.com/article/732226/qatar/vcuarts-qatar-welcomes-record-student-enrolment-for-new-academic-year"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "VCUarts Qatar, a Qatar Foundation partner university, has welcomed a record number of students for the 2026-27 academic year. The school's enrollment of 376 undergraduate and graduate students represents an 8.35% increase over the previous year. Additionally, 33 students from other Education City universities are participating in cross-registration courses, bringing the total student population to 409. New student enrollment reached a record 105, marking a 7% increase from fall 2025. VCUarts Qatar Dean Amir Berbić expressed pride in these numbers, attributing them to the growing interest in the school's unique educational offerings and the broader role artists, designers, and scholars can play in shaping Qatar and the region's future. The new students participated in an orientation program and celebrated their arrival with a New Student Convocation, formally welcoming the incoming Class of 2030. The academic year ahead will offer students opportunities for interdisciplinary learning, research, creative practice, and engagement with visiting artists, designers, and scholars through the university's expanding network of international partners. VCUarts Qatar offers undergraduate degrees in Art History, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Kinetic Imaging, and Painting + Printmaking, as well as an MFA in Design. The institution, established in 1998 through a partnership between Virginia Commonwealth University and Qatar Foundation, has been a pioneering force in the region's educational landscape.",
  "summary": "The Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar), a Qatar Foundation partner university, has welcomed new and returning students to campus for the start of the 2026-27...",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Peninsula Qatar",
        "title": "VCUarts Qatar welcomes record student enrolment for new academic year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/vcuarts-qatar-welcomes-record-student-enrolment-for-new-academic-year",
        "published": "2026-08-31T06:41:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}