January 19th, 2026 - 11:40 GMT
Amid tectonic shifts in global power dynamics, two Georgetown University in Qatar students have earned the prestigious Schwartzman Scholarship and are preparing to expand their understanding through study in China. Kingwell Ma and Zarrish Ahmed have received fully funded, one-year Master's degrees in Global Affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing—Asia’s top-ranked university and a nexus of China’s political, economic, and technological influence. Often described as the 21st-century answer to the Rhodes Scholarship, the Schwarzman Scholars program is designed to cultivate leaders who can navigate an increasingly complex global landscape. GU-Q ...