"We live in an extraordinary moment in Qatar, as you can imagine, but ... there has been an amazing coordination among all the universities in, first of all, minimizing the risk of the students and, secondly, in assuring the continuity of education by online means and also doing the adaptations that are needed in terms of assessment and everything else. We learned a lot during the COVID times and those lessons learned there have been extremely useful in this specific situation at this time."
"All of the students did opt to go back, but it was certainly a long, stressful day for them. To all of the students who were affected, I know the entire community wishes you a peaceful and r"
Education City, a research complex near Doha hosting satellite campuses for six U.S. universities, evacuated student housing early Saturday morning following missile attack warnings. Qatar's defense forces successfully intercepted an incoming missile. The 282 students living in dorms were relocated to hotels and other facilities for one night before returning safely. The universities—Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, Northwestern, Texas A&M, Virginia Commonwealth, and Weill Cornell Medicine—have been operating remotely for weeks during the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran. Only about a quarter of Education City's students live in dorms. University leadership coordinated the evacuation while maintaining educational continuity through online instruction, applying lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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