Start of the Academic Year: a ‘Brilliant’ Week

Welcome to Qatar University and the Foundation Program Department of English! This week was the start of the academic year at Qatar University (QU). Foundation Program Department of English (FPDE) staff and instructors had a week of mandatory meetings and presentations to attend. As a new hire, I spent the first couple days sorting out… Continue reading Start of the Academic Year: a ‘Brilliant’ Week

Idle Time in Doha

Eid greeting e-card from Qatar University Today marks the second week of my arrival in Doha. It’s hard to believe how long I’ve been here and how little I’ve actually done. When I arrived, there were about three working days to complete human resource (HR) matters for Qatar University (QU) before Eid al-Adha; then all… Continue reading Idle Time in Doha