Jesuits visiting George Town University in Qatar

نوفمبر 29, 2025 | خبرات يسوعيّين

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“In early November, a delegation of Jesuits in PRO (Frs. Jad Chebly, Gabriel Khairallah, Doug Jones, and Dan Corrou) visited the campus of Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q). They were hosted by Fr. Ryan Maher, S.J. (UEA), who currently teaches at GU-Q and is the only Jesuit on staff. They had the chance to meet with a number of administrators, faculty members, and students. The delegation was invited as part of ongoing discussions between GU-Q, USJ, and JRS as to possible ways to deepen collaboration in teaching, research, and internships. 
 
Georgetown University, the oldest Jesuit university in the United States, was invited to establish a campus in Doha in 2005, as part of the Qatar Foundation’s Education City project. The goal of the foundation was to increase educational opportunities for Qatari youth, especially Qatari women. Twenty years later, GU-Q enrolls approximately 540 students and employs over 150 faculty and staff. Of the student body, over 40% are Qatari, a large percentage are children of foreign workers in Qatar, and the remainder are international students from around the region and beyond. All students complete a full Georgetown University undergraduate degree, the Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service.
 
The delegation found the campus community to be welcoming and full of energy. Both students and faculty expressed a desire for deeper engagement in the Jesuit mission, and, if possible, for a greater presence of Jesuits on campus. All students must take courses in theology and philosophy, and Georgetown’s hallmark Problem of God course is a requirement for all students, regardless of their religion. Students and faculty alike expressed a hunger for discussion and programming on matters of faith, meaning, and social justice. Students undertake a large amount of service in various parts of the world, including as part of service-learning courses, and emphasize the crucial importance of this service to their overall academic experience. In short, the delegation found that there is fertile ground for deepening the Catholic and Jesuit mission at GU-Q across many dimensions, and for interested Jesuits to come to campus and offer programs or courses.”
 
 
Fr. Doug Jones, S.J.

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