About Northwestern Qatar - Northwestern University in Qatar Northwestern University Contact Careers Directory MyNU-Q Search NU-Q Websites About Northwestern Qatar Northwestern University in Qatar is a multidisciplinary community of evidence-based storytellers focused on the Global South. Driven by our core values of excellence, community, collaboration, and sustainability, we are a distinctive global institution that delivers an exceptional education in media arts, sciences, and crafts. Positioned at the forefront of knowledge production and digital innovation, we amplify Northwestern University’s global impact in research, teaching, and service through our partnership with Qatar Foundation, contributing to Qatar’s rise into a knowledge society. Core Values Excellence We are committed to the highest standards, and believe that academic integrity, intellectual rigor, independent inquiry, and free expression catalyze excellence. We strive to expand intellectual, creative, and professional boundaries in pursuit of excellence. Community We are committed to the growth of the whole person, and believe that our pluralism, mutual care, rational dialogue, civic engagement, and a global outlook, anchor our identity and belonging. We speak with an authentic voice to all constituents. Collaboration We are committed to shared governance, teamwork, and peer-mentoring, through which we build a resilient institution, make decisions at the most appropriate level, resolve challenges, accomplish our mission, and collectively elevate ourselves and others. Sustainability We are committed to human, institutional, and environmental sustainability, to the careful stewardship of resources, and to building a forward-looking institution; we believe in maximizing the positive impact of our work on one another, our university, and the earth. keyboard_arrow_left keyboard_arrow_right Dean & CEO Marwan M. Kraidy Marwan M. Kraidy is a scholar of global communication and an authority on Arab media, culture, and politics. An award-winning author and Andrew Carnegie Fellow, Kraidy’s research centers around the relationship between culture and geopolitics, theories of identity and modernity, and global media systems and industries. He is also an expert on the Middle East and fluent in Arabic. More on Dean Marwan M. Kraidy Our People We're proud of our global community. Northwestern Qatar students, faculty, and staff represent nearly 60 nationalities. Our graduates join a growing network of creative, enterprising Northwestern Qatar alumni, as well as tens of thousands of Northwestern alumni in leadership and creative roles around the world. keyboard_arrow_left keyboard_arrow_right keyboard_arrow_left keyboard_arrow_right Our home in Education City orthwestern Qatar is part of the Qatar Foundation's Education City, a destination for artists and scientists, entrepreneurs and educators, researchers, and innovators. We are one of six U.S. universities in Education City, the Qatar Foundation’s flagship initiative, a unique model of academic and research excellence, pioneering a new approach to multidisciplinary, global education and enabling breakthroughs that benefit Qatar and the rest of the world. Our campus in Qatar is educating the next generation of journalists and media professionals. Our Campus in Qatar Northwestern Qatar offers academic programs in journalism, media, and communication. As part of Northwestern University, one of the world’s premier research universities, we encourage the pursuit of knowledge across disciplines. Watch the video open_in_new Rankings Northwestern University ranks among the top universities in the world. #7 National University (U.S.) U.S. News & World Report, 2026 #15 College/University Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Ed, 2025 #19 Best Value School U.S. News & World Report, 2026 #31 World University Times Higher Education, 2025 Become a student Learn more about admission to Northwestern Qatar. Admissions Northwestern University in Qatar Education City, Qatar +974 4454 5100 Get directions Become a student Work at NU-Q Contact About Northwestern Qatar Careers Directory Contact NU-Q Admissions How to Apply Tuition & Aid Academics Undergraduate Programs Executive Education Undergrad Academic Calendar open_in_new Faculty Directory Research at Northwestern Qatar Research Topics Publications & Reports Campus Visit Map Location Student Life Library Safety open_in_new More Northwestern Qatar News Events Careers at NU-Q MyNU-Q open_in_new Resources for Students open_in_new Sharepoint open_in_new Privacy Statement open_in_new © Northwestern University